Markets are Saved Searches you can quickly add to your LeadSite home page, an InstaFarm, blog post, page, and more.
By tailoring search results, you can show prospective leads highly targeted groups of listings for certain marketable criteria.
Market Introduction
- To get started, open the IDX Control Panel.
- Go to Markets.
- Click on Add a New Market via the lefthand menu or the button.
- Enter a Name for the market.
- Select the Type of search you want to save. Each market can be for only one property type (except for the option to create a combined house/condo market).
There are 3 types to choose from depending on your needs:- Basic Search - Supports one of the following property types: house, condo, house/condo, rental, lots/land, multi-unit residential, commercial
- Advanced Search - Supports one of the following residential only property types: house, condo, house/condo; in addition to advanced search options such as Subdivision, MLS Area, and Property Features
- Manual Search - Add listings by MLS Number
Basic Search
Select the "Basic MLS Search" option from the drop-down box to start configuring a new Basic Search.
Start entering a City or Postal Code into the Location box. As you are typing, results should show beneath the location box in a dark grey color. Select the area you would like to set up for your IDX market from beneath the location box. Once you do, a pop-up should appear telling you how many properties are in the area.
You can also select the "View All" button to see all the options available to you from your MLS board. You can add multiple cities and postal codes into the location bar, if you need to.
Now, make any changes to the Property Type, Price, Square Footage, Beds, Baths, or Date Range that you require. You can also click the "Limit this search to Featured Properties Only" radio button to only have listings that are associated with either your Agent ID or Office ID come up in your market.
Don't forget to save! You have now created a Basic IDX market!
Advanced Search
Select the "Advanced MLS Search (residential only, limited to one MLS)" option from the drop-down box to start configuring a new Advanced Search.
If you are planning on using a City or Zipcode for your market, you can use the Location box to find the area you had in mind. As you are typing, results should show beneath the location box in a dark grey color. Select the area you would like to set up for your IDX market from beneath the location box. Once you do, a pop-up should appear telling you how many properties are in the area.
You can also select the "View All" button to see all the options available to you from your MLS board. You can add multiple cities and postal codes into the location bar, if you need to.
If you are planning on using a Neighborhood, Community, Borough, or MLS Area for your market, you will want to find a box labeled "Subdivision(s)," "MLS Area(s)," "Community," or "Neighborhood" a little further down the page. Start typing the name of the area into the box and select one of the results that are generated beneath the box.
If you are having trouble finding the right area, there might be additional boxes you can look through on the page like "School Districts," etc.
Now that you have a location assigned to your market, you can go through all of the other options on the page to customize your market further. Your options will be dependent on what information your MLS board provides to IDX services, but hopefully there are enough for you to start making markets that you think clients would be interested in!
Note: A lot of the options are additive, so if you choose a Subdivision and Location for the same market, listings for both will be generated. If you want to limit results to listings within a Location AND within a Subdivision, there is a checkbox near the bottom of the page titled "Show only listings that meet all of the geographic search criteria (e.g., postal code AND city AND neighborhood)" that will allow that behavior.
Make sure you save all of your changes! You have now created a new Advanced Search!
Manual Search
Select the "Manual (add listings by MLS #)" option from the drop-down box to start configuring a new Manual Market.
Add the MLS number to the Listing Number box and then click Save.
After you save, a list of properties will appear just below the Listing Number box.
You can order the listings by entering a position number under the "Order" box. You can continue adding more listings using the same method to create a custom market!