Location Search Criteria

The Location Search Option Panel is provided in the Search and Navigation Bar, and enables you to specify the place where you want to search for foreclosures. The Location Search Options panel will vary depending on the search criteria you have already selected.

You can select defaults for your location search criteria. You can set a default state for all searches you can select from the Main Menu. You can set a default county for the Daily Auction Schedule search.

• The Search and Navigation Bar location fields include City or Zip, and a menu of states when the Standard or My Properties search type is selected.
• If the Daily Auction Schedule is selected from the Main Menu, you can choose a state and county in which you want to track auctions. If you set a default state and county, those selections with
• If the Radar ID Quick Search is selected, the Location Search Option is disabled.

Using the Location Search Options Panel

The Location panel is displayed when you click Location in the Search and Navigation bar.

Location Panel

You must select the following Location search criteria:

• State—select the state in which you want to search for foreclosures. You can choose from California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. You can set a default state using the My Account link in the Search and Navigation Bar.
• Map, Radius, or Address—select the button for the method of your location search criteria; by default, Address is selected.
  • Map enables you to zoom to a specific area in the map view by clicking or double-clicking on the map.
    You can also use the buttons to search in a specific area. By selecting either the Rectangle or Circle button you can draw an area where you want to search. After selecting Rectangle or Circle, click on the map once to set a start point, and again to set an end point. To search the entire map area, select the All button (which is the default).
  • Radius allows you to specify a location, and select the number of miles surrounding the address that you want to search. The location you enter can be a city, zip code, or monument name.
  • Address provides address specific fields on which you can search.

  The address search criteria is optional, and includes the following fields:

• County—select a county to search, or leave the selection blank to find properties in any county of the selected state.
• City—type a city name. You can enter multiple city names when separated by a comma. Do not enter any spaces between commas and city name entries.
• Zip—type a zip code. You can enter multiple zip code entries when separated by a comma. Do not enter any spaces between commas and zip code entries.
• Street Name—type a street name. Keep the following in mind for your entry:
  • Only exact matches will be returned.
  • Using less information will likely return more results. For example, omit Boulevard, as it may be abbreviated or left off, to find properties with all of the other search criteria you select.
  • You can include all or part of the street name.
• Address Number—you can, but don't have to, include a street number. You can include all or part of the house number, or enter a range to search between two numbers.
• APN—type the Assessor's Parcel Number.

You can continue setting parameters in the other Search Options Panels, or click to view the results.