House hunters can take advantage of new search filters and view more data on climate risk, school ratings, and neighborhood amenities
Over the past several months, we’ve added new data and search filters to the Redfin app and website to help you find the best home for your family. These features will give you a better idea of what it’s like to live in a neighborhood and narrow your search to homes that meet your needs and budget.
Introducing Property-Level Data for Fire, Heat, Drought, and Storm Risk
Our own research tells us that three-quarters of Americans worry about natural disasters when buying or selling a home, and that homeowners are twice as likely as renters to have researched climate issues before moving.
In 2021, we added property-level flood risk data from FloodFactor for over 94 million homes on Redfin.com. We also added regional-level data from ClimateCheck to help consumers understand the risk of fire, heat, drought, and storm for every neighborhood on our website in the contiguous U.S.
ClimateCheck’s fire, heat, drought, and storm risk data is now available at the property-level for nearly every home on Redfin.com. This will help homeowners understand the risk of these threats to their home over a 30-year period—the lifespan of a typical mortgage.
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New Filters to Find Homes That Suit Your Needs & Fit Your Budget
Over the past nine months, we’ve introduced more than a dozen new search filters to narrow your home search. These filters help you identify homes that meet your needs, whether it be walkability, air conditioning, FHA/VA loans, a primary bedroom on the first floor, or many other amenities. You can use our new filters to find listings that include or exclude:
- Accepted financing of FHA and/or VA loans
- Air-conditioning
- Co-ops
- Elevator
- Fireplace
- Garage spot
- Guest house
- Homes in 55+ communities
- Land leases
- Manufactured homes
- Pets allowed
- Pool
- Price per square foot
- Primary bedroom on main floor
- Property tax payments
- RV parking
- Walk Score, Bike Score, and Transit Score
- Washer/dryer hookup
More Information Explaining School Ratings
Earlier this month, we changed the way we display GreatSchools ratings on Redfin.com to provide a fuller picture of school quality. We know homebuyers care about schools—the schools section is one of the most popular items on a home’s details page. The changes we made this month provide more context behind GreatSchools’ sub-ratings, which contribute to a school’s overall rating.
GreatSchools’ sub-ratings reflect important factors in how students experience school, including how well schools serve students from different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, how much students are improving within a school year, performance on state tests, and how well schools prepare students for college. Our goal in making these changes is to give parents a clearer lens of how schools serve all children.
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Details About the Grocery Stores, Restaurants, and Other Amenities Near a Home
In a recent survey of Redfin.com users, nearly 1 in 4 respondents told us that information about a neighborhood’s amenities is important to them. And, with 30% of homebuyers looking to relocate to another metro, getting a sense of a new neighborhood can be tough—especially if it’s across the country.
That’s why beginning this month, all home details pages on Redfin.com include information from Foursquare about the grocery stores, shopping, restaurants, parks, arts and entertainment, emergency services, and other amenities in the area.
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Let Us Know What You Think!
We hope these new features are helpful and bring you closer to finding your dream home. If you have ideas for other ways we can make your search better, please get in touch! We’d love to hear from you.
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