New Search Features Redfin-Style: Sample Oakland

This week Redfin rolled out some cool new features. To search Oakland listings, I simply typed “Oakland” in the Search box. Once the results are mapped, a link appears under the box titled: “View Oakland Inventory and Pricing Trends“. Clicking on that link I get a screen like this:

Clicking on the tab Newest Listings one can view the most recent additions to the MLS scrolling horizontally (as pictured) or in the bottom of this box, click All Oakland Newest Listings to see a vertical listing of everything in Oakland, along with thumbnails. This option is nice because you can scan hundreds of properties at once (Oakland’s first page lists 500 out of 1989 total SFR listings). Another cool feature on the top of this page is the Oakland Neighborhoods and Zip Codes link which lists the well-know Oakland neighborhoods (Rockridge, Crocker Highlands, Montclair) along with many “micro-neighorhoods” (Bella Vista, Frick, Sausal Creek) each neighborhood’s median home price, median price per square foot and total number of homes for sale. This is really great news in particular for East Oakland, an area which I have long complained of being the king-of-neighborhood-mash-ups. Also, the zip code column on this page is nice since clicking on these you can get a better sense of how prices fall within a particular geographic area (since every zipcode contains multiple neighborhoods that can vary widely by price). For example, the 94602 zip encompasses areas of Glenview, Dimond Heights, the Laurel, as well as Oakland Hills areas such as Joaquin Miller and Oakmore. Finally, I really appreciate the “Summary Data” table at the bottom which lists data for all of Oakland such as total homes for sale (1694 SFRs) median list price ($285k for houses and $349k for condos–hey, is Oakland the only Bay Area city where SFRs are cheaper than condos?) and percentage of homes with price reductions (43%). All of this is great news for us bloggers, plus Redfin’s been getting pretty positive feedback (check out I Think I Just Had a Nerdgasm). Oooof, nerdgasm? Hmmm. Well, just let me know what you think, even if it’s not as breathtaking as a nerdgasm.