Using Commas

Any field you can type into, a comma can be used to denote multiple valid selections.  For example, if your client is interested in properties located in Roswell AND Sandy Springs simply enter both in the City field separated by a comma.

Protip You might notice that some listings show a zero for square footage.  If for example you’re doing a subdivision search and you’re pretty sure all homes in that subdivision are between 2000 and 2500 square feet but you want to make sure you don’t miss any homes that might have a zero, in the Square Footage field you could enter 0,2000-2500

Using a Wildcard

An asterisk (*) can be used in any non-numeric field.  Using the asterisk lets the system know you’re unsure of how a particular data field may be entered.

In the example shown above the system will show any subdivision or complex that starts with anything but at some point has the letters “wyn” in that specific order then it doesn’t care what comes after that but at some point later has the letters “town” together and doesn’t care what comes after that.  This specific usage would be good for the subdivision “Wyndcliff at Town Center”.  This way, listings where the agent has entered “towne” instead of “town” or “towncenter” as one word instead of two or “wyncliff” instead of “wyndcliff” would still appear in the matches of the search.

Using an Excluder

In any field you can type into, an exclamation point (!) can be used to signify a selection you DON’T want included in your results.  For example, if you don’t want homes built in the 1970s you can put !1970-1979 in the Year Built field.

Most all of the above advanced searching methods can be used in combination with one another.  So if you don’t like homes built in the 50s or the 70s but the 60s are fine, you can put “!1950-1959,!1970-1979” in year built.  If you want to catch those zero square feet homes in that 2000-2500 subdivision but there are also a few that are just too big (over 3000 square feet) you could put “0,2000-2500,!3000+” in the square footage field.

Search Operators - Using And Or Not in Searches

Underneath many of the search features in Matrix are search operators.

Using these operators can greatly reduce or expand the amount of records returned. Boolean operators are useful in saving time by focusing searches for more 'on-target' results that are more appropriate to your needs, eliminating unsuitable or inappropriate results. 

And Operator

Select the And radio button for search results that contain all of your selected items.

The And operator is used when you want the search results to include both or all of the items selected.

For example, if you want a full and finished basement you will select “Full” and “Finished” from the Basement Desc field:

Or Operator

Select the Or radio button for search results that contain any of your selected items.

The Or operator is used when you are looking for either one item or another.

For example, if you are searching for either a Breakfast bar or a Breakfast room, use the Or operator.

Not Operator

Select the Not radio button for search results that do not contain your selected items.

For example, you are looking for properties that are NOT made of stucco.

Selecting and Deselecting Items in the Search

To select multiple list box options, click an item while holding down the CTRL key (or CMD key on a Mac).

To deselect an item in list box options, click the item while holding down the CTRL/CMD key.