January 17, 2007
Full text search
We just added a search box on ShackPrices that lets you limit your search to any piece of text that is in a listing. That means the marketing remarks (from the seller), the amenities, the status, everything. Type in a word to try it out. Include a minus sign in front of it to avoid a word (-townhouse).
Seriously, it’s more powerful than you think.
Who will this help? All you niche buyers who have been asking us for very specific search options should now be happy for starters. But also pet owners, do-it-your-selfers, view needers, and water lovers. Here are some examples:
- Homebuyers who are looking for a loft
- Condos that are dog or cat friendly
- Houses that are fenced (or fully fenced) for your dog
- Fixers that need your help (and are cheaper because they need some work)
- Shacks with a garage
- Shacks with a mother in law apartment
- Shacks with a mountain or sound view
- Waterfront shacks and houseboats so you have somewhere to park your kayak.
- Shacks with a pool so you can relax after working on the fixer
- Shacks with hardwood floors (or houses without -carpets) for the allergen-sensitive
Thanks to Larry for being the first to request this feature and also to everyone else who chimed in - our feature list is long and user requests help us prioritize. We’ll do a couple more posts focusing on specific uses soon.
January 31st, 2007 at 11:59 am
Wow, just wow. The site is beautiful and functional. We have a real estate app written in PHP that we are currently re-writing in rails. Your site is an inspiration.
February 5th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Great feature! I have been in development of a similar feature, but am having some trouble with what I call “adjectives of importance”. In other words adjectives that do more than help discribe a feature, but rather are a part of the feature…confused? Such as “busy street”, I may type in “- busy street” into your keyword search and get what results? Just thoughts I have had with this function. Again, great feature, and your abilty to pull keywords from the text paragraphs is awesome—->I tested it! Keep up the good work.
December 17th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
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