If you are a regular user of the REIWA Property Finder, saving your favourite searches allows you to quickly
get results each time you visit the website. You to save any search criteria you like , for example
"4+2 Houses in South Perth and Como between $600,000 and $800,000".
When you save or modify a search, you also have the option of choosing whether you wish to receive a Property
Alert email when listings that match the search are entered.
Property Alert emails are sent out each night for Saved Searches that have matching new listings.
In order to save your searches, you must be logged in to the REIWA website.
As a logged in user, set your search criteria using one of the Properties for Sale or Properties for Rent search pages.
Once you have set the search criteria you require, click the "Save this search" button at the top of the form,
a new window will popup allowing you to name the profile, add a description about the profile and select whether
you would like email alerts for this search.
It is recommended that you change the saved search name from the default (Saved Search) to something more meaningful,
such as "4x2 SP/Como".
You can either set Property Alerts to Yes (you will receive an email with new matching properties each night) or No.
Once you have entered the above details, click the "Save Search" button. The search will
be saved and the resulting page provides you with links to navigate you to either the
"Search Profile Management" page or to return to the "Search" page.
Upon returning to the "Search" page, the name of the new Search Profile will be displayed in the "Select a
Filter" drop-down list.
Once you have saved at least one search, the "Select a Saved Search" drop-down list will appear at
the top of the search page.
Select the saved search you wish to perform and the page will automatically take you to
the results set for that saved search.
To administer your Saved Searches & Email Alerts, you must be logged in.
From the "REIWA Home" menu go to "My Admin" and then "Saved Searches & Alerts". You can also access
this area from any of the search pages, by clicking the "Manage Saved Searches" link at the top of the
search form. Note that these links will not be available if you are not logged in.
On the manage page you will see a list of all your saved searches, this list provides you with a Delete checkbox,
the date Last Updated, Name, whether you have selected Email Alerts and an Edit link for each search.
Information is provided below on each of the options available:
To Delete one or more Saved Searches, place a check in the delete checkbox next the the search(es)
you wish to delete, this is the first option in the list and has a small trash can above it. Once you have placed a
checkmark next to the required search(es) click on the "Delete" button, the selected searches will be deleted and the
list will be refreshed.
The Last Updated column is there for reference purposes and shows the date changes were
made to each search, if you have not made any changes the date you created the search will appear here.
The Search Name column, shows the name you chose for each search and you can also click on any
of the search names to perform that search.
The Email Alerts colums shows a select box for each search, stating Yes or No depending on whether
that search is setup to receive Property Alert Emails. You can change this option by selecting a new
value for each search and clicking the "Update" button. The Email Alert options will be updated and the list
will be refreshed.
The Edit link will take you to the search page displaying the criteria you set for that
Saved Search (see Editing Saved Searches below).
When you click on the Edit link from the manage Saved Searches Area, you will be taken to the search page. The criteria you set for that search is loaded and you can then change any of the criteria you wish. Once you have changed the criteria to what you want click the "Update Search" button, a new window will popup allowing you to change the name, the description and email alert options for this particular search. When you are ready click the Update button to save all your changes. Your new criteria will not be saved until you have done this.
Each of your Search Profiles that have the Alerts option set to "Yes", will be checked on a daily basis for matching
properties that have been added to the REIWA public website since you registered the Search Profile and
since the last Property Alert email you have received for this Search Profile.
If there is one or more matching new property listings, you will receive a Property Alert email overnight.
If you have requested HTML emails when you registered your login details with REIWA, the Property Alert email
will be similar to the "Search Results" page of a typical search.
If you have requested Text emails when you registered your login details with REIWA, the Property Alert email
will be a text email with most of the details contained in the HTML version, but no photos and images.
Each Search Profile will remain until you remove it or your account is deactivated.
If you have already registered your details with REIWA and would like to login, click the [Login] link in the
top menu, and enter your account name and password.
If you are a Public User and cannot remember your password, click the [Login] link in the
top menu, and follow the prompts.
If you have not yet registered as a Public User and would like to become one, click the [Login] link in the
top menu, and follow the prompts.