[MLS Home]
The current MLS homepage is very clustered, a lot of text, and disorganized. Nothing is in the grid system. The “New” MLS webpage will be minimalistic; with clean lines, black and white, and everything interlocking in grid format.
The user will be allowed to easily switch between Residential, Commercial, and International properties from the tab bar below. Your selection will be hovered with a different color.
The “New” MLS homepage will direct you to quick search immediately. Text fields are now “smarter.” For example: in the Province field, if you type in ‘BC’. The system will automatically detect any possible province starting with ‘b’ and it will look for the abbreviation corresponding to your input. A drop down box will give you possible suggestions and you are able to pick your desire province. This system is currently being used in aircanada.com, and has proven great success. Additionally, users can just click the field for the full selection of choices.
Advance search is available for precise searching, i.e. the number of bathrooms, rooms.
[MLS Search]
Once you’ve inputted your desire search, you will enter the search result page. To keep the design unified the tab bar below is still the same but with different options, you can modify your search with advance mode (advance MODIFY) or start a new search.
For better usability and visibility, the top section of the webpage displays your searched fields. You can easily modify them by clicking on the field box. The same “smart” text field will initiate one you type.
Below the Searched fields, it shows the number of pages and number of matches. You may select on one of the next 5 pages or simply click next. For enhanced usability, you may also type in the page number and press enter.
The default of the displayed search results are in descending order of prices. You may easily switch to ascending by pressing the hovered descending tab.
A compare check box can be used for comparison between 2 or more properties.
The new search result pages give better visualization with bigger pictures, brief description of the property, and contact information with hyperlinks.
Two allow users to acknowledge there are more information below the black tab bar is transparent to reveal further content. Also a scroll bar is available on the right.
To proceed to more information you may click on the image or the hyperlink.
The more information page again follows the same layout as the rest of the webpage. With the option to return to search results or start a new search at the bottom of the opaque tab bar.
Contact information with hyperlinks is at the top of the webpage. You may also flip through different search results by choosing the next 5 result on the right. Below is the same compare check box that will save your preference of selection even when you return back to the search result page.
In this screen you will be able to choose difference images of the property by hovering over the thumbnails, clicking will enlarge the image to full screen. YouTube preview is available below the images. Google map will also pinpoint your location allowing you to view your properties surrounding. Additional property information is given on this page.
[...] Redesign of the MLS.ca website and a mobile app for the iPhone. View iphone App View MLS.ca website [...]