Paragon in conjunction with Microsoft MapPoint™ and Microsoft Virtual Earth™, provides a map search tool whereby you can specify an area of the map to locate properties along with all of your other search criteria. This integration will allow a user to search for listings and view a satellite images of the property and surrounding area. There are several ways to use the map to search for properties. To go directly to a specific type of map search click one of the links below, or scroll down for a complete explanation of the map search functionality.
Click Search on the Navigation Bar to open the search control panel.
Under Specialty Search click Mapping. This will launch a Multi-Class Map Search.
If you want to search for properties on the map in a specific class like Residential click Search, choose the class then click the Mapping search link within that search.
The map view can be moved by clicking on the direction arrows in the upper left of the view or while the cursor is over the map click and hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse to drag the map to the desired location. To zoom in or out on the map move the slider, or left click on the map, release, and then use the scroll button on your mouse. Using a specific address is handy for finding listings around a school, place of work, or any specific address a buyer may want. It is also useful for searching for comparables around a seller’s subject property when creating a CMA presentation. Only 100 listings can be displayed at one time on the map. To change your default Starting Location see Search Preferences.
The first of the four tabs is Map Search. This allows you to locate listings based on your zoom level. Any listings that lie within the four corners of the zoom area will display.
Click Display Listings in any of the Map Search tabs to have your results display on the map.
A Radius Search allows you to locate listings within a specified radius of a starting location.
Click the Radius tab to start a radius search.
Right click and release on the map to identify your starting location. Once clicked move your mouse in any direction to enlarge. Right click and release again to end the circle.
The radius guide will tell you the size of radius you have drawn. You can also type a distance directly into the Radius box and click Draw Radius to have the distance automatically calculated and the radius drawn around your Starting Location in the address box at the top right of the screen.
Click Display Listings to have your results display on the map.
A Rubberband Search allows you to draw a rectangle on your map to locate listings within the area of your rectangle.
Click the Rubberband tab to start the rubberband search process. All map functionality is identical to radius search.
A Polygon Search allows you to search for listings by drawing any shape on the map using up to 20 points.
Click the Polygon tab to start the polygon search process.
Right clicking your mouse on the map creates a point. Continue to right click and release to create points until the desired shape is created.
To finish the polygon click Finish Polygon or draw a line that intersects with the first line.
There are three Map Views available in the Virtual Earth™ map. Choose the view using the map controls in the upper left corner of the map. By default the Road map will be displayed. Aerial & Bird’s Eye Map will appear where available.
Road Map: A traditional map that is used in most mapping applications.
Aerial Map: This view will allow the display of satellite images of the map which allows users to zoom in to see a detailed aerial view of the home.
Bird’s Eye Map: This is a specialized view that will allow users to see listings from multiple three quarter views when available.
To view the listings from the map in a spreadsheet, click Instant Search or click Add to Criteria and your map specifications will be added to the criteria on your search screen where you can continue to add additional criteria.
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