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Trulia Expands Search Options

January 30, 2008 · Filed under Trulia

Here at Trulia, we are obsessed with providing the best real estate search experience and today we added some great new features to make searching for real estate even easier. With our new Keyword Search, you have the ability to:

Search the full property description - find that perfect property; whether you’re looking for an ocean view in Miami Beach, a penthouse in Manhattan or shopping for a short sale in Stockton, CA
Search by street - you know you want to live on 5th Ave in New York or Mission St in San Francisco, now you can see all the properties for sale on these streets.

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Search by MLS id - know the MLS number of a specific property, just enter it into the keyword search box and you will be able to go directly to that property.
Search faster - we are continually making improvements in speed and you should be able to notice an improvement in performance with this release

How does Keyword Search work?
It’s pretty simple, just perform your normal Trulia Search by specifying a location, beds, bath, etc. from the Trulia home page and then when you are on the results page, scroll down a little and enter your keywords, street name, or MLS id into the Keyword Search box hit the search button and voila your search just got easier.

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Search Tips and Tricks
Here are a few tips and tricks to get the most out of Keyword Search:

To search for the exact phrase put quotes around the phase, (i.e. “remodeled kitchen”)
To exclude a certain properties, place a minus sign in front of the word (i.e. - carpet) to exclude properties with carpet in the description
To include certain properties, place a plus sign in front of the word (i.e. + hardwood)
Expand your search beyond the current city by clicking the “See all homes in map view” link above the map, you can then move the map around and properties that match your criteria will automatically appear.

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Let us know what you think and stay tuned for more search updates soon!

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6 Responses so far »

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Eric Hundin said,

January 30, 2008 @ 5:32 pm

I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you.

Eric Hundin
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Trulia Expands Search Options | ImmediateRealEstate.com said,

January 30, 2008 @ 5:39 pm

[…] carolesmith article is brought to you using rss feeds.Here is a great article on the latest real estate buying and selling news.Here at Trulia, we are obsessed with providing the best real estate search experience and today we added some great new features to make searching for real estate even easier. With our new Keyword Search, you have the ability to: … […]
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Jamie, vp of product said,

January 30, 2008 @ 5:41 pm

Thanks Eric, appreciate the feedback and glad you are checking us out.

Jamie
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Blue Ridge GA Real Estate said,

January 31, 2008 @ 8:46 am

Thanks for the update on the search options. This is a great site.
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agentgenius.com- national real estate opinion column » Blog Archive » Oh Trulia! said,

January 31, 2008 @ 2:43 pm

[…] Oh, Trulia! photo credit: trulia Makes me want to sing it like sore throat lozenges commercial “Ri…..co-la.” Anyway, Trulia proudly announces their new, improved and expanded search options. It’s another way for office workers to distract themselves with the internet - something we all love to do. There are a variety of ways to find the home the consumer is looking for; whether by address, MLS number, or features - even recent sold properties are accessible - all at an increased speed.Not all of the homes for sale are available to see on the site; it’s not a direct dump of info from the MLS. I would guess it’s the same scenario with the sold comparables, but I didn’t check - I just assumed. And you know what that means. […]
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Matt Goyer’s Real Estate Blog » Blog Archive » Trulia beats Redfin to keyword search said,

February 5, 2008 @ 8:03 pm

[…] Trulia has added keyword search joining Estately and a few others in offering it. I really like keyword search and use it on Estately to subscribe to a RSS feed of new loft listings in Seattle. Unfortunately it consistently is ranked low by our customers as a feature they want relative to other features we might work on which is why we haven’t done it yet. Hopefully we get to it by the end of 2008. […]