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949.769.1599. OC Housing News utilizes advanced search capabilities based on proprietary cost of ownership calculations and housing market analysis.

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• Publié par: bgren191
• Publié le: 04 septembre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 2

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OCHN Property
Search Guide



Learn advanced property
search techniques

HOUSING MARKET NEWS ! ! OCHN!Property!Search!Guide !
Methods(of(Property(Search(................................................................................................................................................(3!
Browsing(or(Searching(..........................(3!
Filtering)Unsuitable)Properties)................................)4!
Full)Page)Search)Versus)Quick)Searc)h .............................................................................................................)4!
Map)Search)Versus)Other)Search)Method)................................s...)5!
Community)Research)..............................................)5!
Registered(User(Account(Management(...........................................................................................................................(6!
Profile)............................................................................)6!
Favorite)Listings).......................................................................................)6!
Saved)searches)...........................................................................................................................)7!
MLS(Property(Search(Filters(...............................................(7!
Search)Box)...................................................................................................)7!
Asking)Price)................................................................)7!
Beds)and)Baths)..........................................................)8!
Rating).............................................................................................................................................................................)8!
Valuation)......................................)8!
Income,)Down)Payment,)and)Financin)g.........)9!
Cost)of)Ownership).................................................................................................................................................................................)10!
More)Filters)..............................)10!
Property)Types).......................)10!
Square)Feet)...............................................................................................................................................................................................)11!
Lot)Size).......................................)11!
Parking)and)Garage)...............................................................................................................................................)12!
Year)Built)...................................)12!
Keyword(s))..............................................................................................................................................................)12!
Listing)Facts).............................)12!
Investor)Filters).......................................................)12!
Net)Income)...............................................................................................................................................................)13!
Cap)Rate).....................................................................)13!
Cash)Flow)..)13!
Cash)Return)..............................................................................................................................................................)13!
Flip)Margin)...............................................................)13!
Multi]city)selection)...............................................................................................................................................................................)14!
Zip)Code)or)MLS)Number(s)).............................)14!
Radius)Search)..........................)15!
Polygon)Search).......................................................................................................................................................................................)15!
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[e-mail]! ! 949.769.1599! ! !! ! OCHN!Property!Search!Guide !
Methods(of(Property(Search(
The!OC!Housing!News!provides!six!methods!for!finding! properties:!
• Browse!special!categories!of!new!listings!
• Browse!by!city!and!price!range!
• Quick!Search!on!top!of!website!
• Full!property!search!page!
• Custom!map!search!
• Non NMLS!foreclosure!search!
Browsing(or(Searching(
Browsing!for!property!is!quick!and!easy,!allowing!house!hunters!to!view!many!properties!in!one!area!or!of!similar!
character,!benefitting!those!who!are!first!exploring!the!area!and!uncertain!about!what!they!want.!Browsers!find!
three!hot!lists!of!properties!at!the!top!of!the!sidebar:!dream!homes,!family!homes,!and!investment!best!buys,!
providing!oneNclick!access!to!detailed!property!profiles.!These!hot!lists!contain!newly!listed!properties!possessing!
superior!financial!qualities!and!high!ratings.!Below!these!hot!lists!are!links!to!community!pages!where!house!
hunters!can!browse!through!lists!of!all!MLS!listings!in!each!city!in!Southern!California!and!narrow!the!results!to!
certain!price!ranges.!Browsing!by!city!quickly!reveals!the!type!and!quality!of!housing!available!at!different!price!
levels,!and!it!offers!opportunity!to!explore!other!city!characteristics.!
Searching!for!properties!allows!house!hunters!to!set!precise!property!filters!to!eliminate!unsuitable!properties!
from!search!results,!saving!review!time!for!experienced!searchers.!The!quick!search!with!its!various!parameters!is!
at!the!top!of!the!website,!and!the!other!property!searches!are!available!from!the!property!search!menu.!Property!
search!works!best!with!site!registration!because!registered!users!can!save!searches!for!later!update.!Property!
search!takes!additional!time!to!set!up,!but!house!hunters!save!time!later!because!they!don’t!need!to!review!as!
many!unsuitable!properties!as!they!would!if!they!were!browsing.!!
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FILTERING(UNSUITABLE(PROPERTIES(
Property!filters!rely!on!measurable!or!quantifiable!property!characteristics!such!as!size!of!the!house!or!number!of!
bedrooms.!House!hunters!can!specify!minimum!or!maximum!acceptable!values,!or!both!if!the!searcher!wants!to!
create!a!narrow!range!of!values;!only!properties!that!meet!the!criteria!will!be!displayed!as!search!results.!For!
example,!a!house!hunter!may!want!to!see!properties!between!1,500!and!2,000!square!feet!(a!range),!with!at!least!
3!bedrooms!(a!minimum!value),!with!asking!prices!below!$500,000!(a!maximum!value).!All!search!filters!are!off!by!
default,!and!the!dropNdown!box!generally!displays!whether!the!filter!accepts!a!minimum!or!maximum!value.!If!
both!a!minimum!and!maximum!is!provided,!searchers!can!specify!a!range!of!values!between!the!two.!
FULL(PAGE(SEARCH(VERSUS(Q UICK(SEARCH(
The!top!of!the!website!has!a!
quick!search!box!with!most!of!
the!search!functions!found!on!
the!fullNpage!search.!Further,!
the!quick!search!updates!the!
number!of!search!results!as!
each!filter!is!added;!however,!
only!the!fullNpage!search!allows!
house!hunters!to!select!
multiple!areas!at!the!same!
time,!a!significant!advantage.!
Some!users!also!prefer!the!
stepNbyNstep!approach!to!
setting!filters!provide!with!the!fullNpage!search.!
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MAP(SEARCH(VERSUS(OTHER(SEARCH(METHODS(
Map!search!is!preferred!by!visual!thinkers!and!those!who!like!to!plot!their!search!areas!precisely.!The!primary!
advantage!of!map!search!is!the!ability!to!define!custom!search!areas!using!circles!and!multiNsided!polygons.!The!
polygon!search!features!allows!house!hunters!to!very!precisely!map!out!a!search!area!to!include!only!those!homes!
in!the!area!they!want!to!live!in.
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COMMUNITY(RESEARCH(
House!hunters!often!start!their!search!by!browsing!properties!in!certain!cities!to!get!an!overview!of!the!quality!of!
housing!available.!As!people!browse!they!begin!to!wonder!why!houses!cost!what!they!do.!What!makes!one!city!
more!desirable!and!more!expensive!than!another?!Looking!at!houses!doesn't!reveal!information!on!demographics,!
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schools,!weather,!or!crime,!yet!house!hunters!want!this!information!to!learn!more!about!the!communities!they!are!
considering!moving!to.!To!meet!this!need,!the!OC!Housing!News!com munity!pages!each!have!a!series!of!links!to!
another!site!with!this!important!data.!
The!top!link!leads!to!an!overview!of!the!
community!with!summaries!of!34!
different!types!of!data.!The!five!images!
provide!links!to!the!most!common!data!
summaries!for!demographics,!schools,!weather,!crime,!and!registered!sex!offenders.!
Registered(User(Account(Management(
Registered!users!gain!many!special!benefits!including!access!to!the!exclusive!OC!Housing!News!guides!and!monthly!
housing!market!reports.!In!addition!registered!users!can!establish!a!profile,!save!favorite!listings,!and!save!searches!
to!run!again!at!a!future!date.!
PROFILE(
The!user!profile!contains!the!standard!information!provided!at!sign!up,!plus!house!hunters!can!put!in!their!home!
address,!which!is!useful!for!finding!directions!to!properties.!The!property!details!page!has!a!tab!labeled!
“Directions.”!If!users!put!in!their!current!home!address,!the!system!will!show!the!best!travel!route!fro