Use this article to find and filter listings, draw custom boundaries on the map, save and reopen searches, switch between the Map, Listings, and Analytics views, and share, tag, or create reports for selected listings from Search in the Perchwell mobile app.
Open Search and find a listing, agent, or contact in the mobile app
Open the Search page by tapping Search in the bottom navigation of the Perchwell mobile app. Find a listing, agent, or contact from the Search field at the top of the page. Enter an address, MLS ID, name, or email.
The Search field is the Universal Search Bar, and Universal Search Bar explains what it finds. Members who came from a legacy platform may know the Universal Search Bar as Power Search.
Filter listings with Quick Filters in the mobile app
Filter listings with the Quick Filters below the Search field on the Search page: Property Type, Price, Beds, Baths, Sq Ft, and Year Built. Tap a Quick Filter and set a value to narrow your results. To clear a Quick Filter, tap the “X” on it.
Set more filters on the Search Filters screen in the mobile app
Set filters beyond the Quick Filters on the Search Filters screen, which holds the full list of filters, such as Location, Property Status, and Bedrooms.
Steps:
Tap the filter icon to the left of the Quick Filters to open the Search Filters screen
Scroll to the filter you want and tap it
Select or enter the values for that filter
Tap View Listings
Your search results update to show listings that match your filters. To leave the Search Filters screen without applying your changes, tap the X in the upper left. To restore the default filters, tap Reset in the upper right.
Draw a custom boundary on the map in the mobile app
Draw a custom boundary on the map in the mobile app to find listings in an area you choose, or to leave an area out.
Steps:
Tap the filter icon to the left of the Quick Filters to open the Search Filters screen
Tap Select Custom Boundaries under Location
Tap the pointer-finger icon to choose the freehand tool
Drag your finger on the map to draw the boundary
Lift your finger to close the boundary
Tap Include or Exclude
Include limits your results to listings inside the boundary, and Exclude removes listings inside it from your results. To delete the boundary instead, tap the trash can icon to the right of Include and Exclude.
Draw more boundaries the same way, and set each one to Include or Exclude.
Tap the check mark to close the map
The Search Filters screen opens again.
Tap the check mark again to run the search
Your results open in map view.
Tap the listings icon below the map icon to switch from map view to list view
Boundaries are kept only when you save the search, and Save a new search in the mobile app explains how.
Draw a polygon, radius, or commute boundary in the mobile app
Draw a polygon, radius, or commute boundary from Select Custom Boundaries on the Search Filters screen. For a polygon, choose the polygon tool and tap points on the map to outline the area. Tap the first point you pinned to close the shape.
For a radius or commute boundary, tap the pin tool, drop a pin on the map, and select one of these options:
Radius: Find listings within a set distance of the pin.
Commute: Find listings within a set travel time of the pin.
Polygon, radius, and commute boundaries also offer Include and Exclude. Filter Your Search with Map Tools covers the same boundary tools in a browser.
Save a search and open saved searches in the mobile app
Your saved searches are in the My Searches dropdown above the Map, Listings, and Analytics buttons on the Search page.
Save a new search in the mobile app
Save your current filters as a saved search to reopen them later from the My Searches dropdown.
Steps:
Set the filters for your search
Tap Save next to the My Searches dropdown
Enter a name for the search
Tap Save
The new saved search appears in the My Searches dropdown.
Update a saved search in the mobile app
Update an open saved search after you change its filters. Tap Save next to the My Searches dropdown. Then tap Update current search, or tap Save as new search to keep your changes as a new saved search.
Open a saved search or start a new one in the mobile app
Tap the My Searches dropdown, then tap a saved search to open its results. The dropdown then shows that saved search's name. To start a new saved search, tap New next to the My Searches dropdown.
Manage Your Saved Searches explains how to edit, share, and delete saved searches in a browser.
Switch between the Map, Listings, and Analytics views in the mobile app
Switch views with the Map, Listings, and Analytics buttons at the bottom of the Search page, above the bottom navigation:
Map: Browse your results by location, with each listing's price on the map.
Listings: Scroll through your results as a list, sort them, and select listings to act on.
Analytics: Review charts of the listings in your current search. Tap Add chart to add another chart.
Analytics charts cannot be exported from the mobile app. To export a chart as a PDF, sign in to Perchwell in a browser.
Change the map type and search the area on screen
Tap the stacked-squares icon on the right of the map to change the map type in the mobile app. Then select Map, Satellite, or Terrain. To rerun your search for the part of the map on screen, tap Search this area.
Sort listings and open a listing's options in the Listings view
Tap Sort above the listings in the mobile app's Listings view to change their order. Tap the three-dots icon on a listing to open its Actions and Integrations options. Listing Detail Page in the Perchwell Mobile App describes the Actions and Integrations options in a listing's three-dots menu.
Select listings and choose an option from Actions in the mobile app
Select listings in the Listings view of the Search page to share, tag, hide, or create a report for them from Actions.
Steps:
Tap Listings at the bottom of the Search page
Tap the checkbox on each listing you want, or tap Select All
Select All selects only the listings loaded so far, which load 20 at a time. Scroll down to load the next 20.
Tap Actions in the upper right of the listings
The Actions options open at the bottom of the screen, and the number of selected listings shows next to Select All:
Contact agents: Open an email to the listing agents of the selected listings.
Send via messages: Send the selected listings to a client in Messages.
Share externally: Open your phone's share options, such as text or email, to share the selected listings.
Add tag: Add the selected listings to a new or existing Tag.
Create report: Create a report for the selected listings, such as a CMA (Comparative Market Analysis), a Listing Report, or an Itinerary Report.
Hide listings: Hide the selected listings from your search results.
For more information:
Message Clients in Perchwell explains how clients receive listings in Messages.
Add Listings to a Tag covers adding a listing to a Tag.
Create a Listing Report covers creating and sharing a Listing Report.