Filter your search with More filters

On Home Search, click More filters to narrow your results by status, price, beds and baths, home type and every other filter your MLS offers. Results update as you change each filter. Click Show results to close the panel, or Reset all to clear your filters.

Before you start

• The filters you see, and their order, come from your MLSs and your brokerage's default filters. Admins choose which ones clients see in Choose the search filters clients see.
• Search all filters… and the MLS counts are for agents. Clients and website visitors don't see them.
• New to Home Search? Start with Search for properties.

Use the quick filters

On a wide screen, Status, Price, Beds & baths and Home type sit beside the search box. On smaller screens they're hidden, and you set the same filters in More filters.

1. Click Status, Price, Beds & baths or Home type.
2. Tick the options you want, or type values in No Min and No Max.

1. Click Apply.

The button shows how many values are set, for example Status (2). Reset clears that one filter. Clicking outside the menu closes it without applying your changes.

Set filters in More filters

1. Click More filters. On a phone, tap the filter icon beside the search box.

1. Scroll to a filter and set its values.
2. Optional: click More options under a filter to choose how it matches.
3. Click Show results.

Results change a moment after each edit, and Show results closes the panel. The button then shows your count, for example More filters (3). Filters work in a few ways:

Filter	How to set it
Status	Pick one or more, such as Active, Coming Soon, Pending, Under Contract and Sold. If you clear them all, Active comes back.
Sold period	Appears once you pick Sold. Choose how far back to look, from Last week to Last 1 year.
Your MLS's own statuses	Appears once a status is picked. Narrows results to the status names your MLS uses.
Typed ranges	Type numbers in No Min and No Max. Money filters show a $ sign. Results update when you stop typing.
Ranges from a list, like year built or lot size	Pick a minimum and maximum. Square feet, year built and lot size also take a typed number: type it, then press Enter.
Yes or no filters	Choose Yes or No in Select an option.
Option lists	Pick one or more values in Select an option. The x clears them all.
Long lists	Type at least 3 letters (2 for some fields) and pick from the matches. "No options" means nothing matched.
Keywords	Type a word in Enter keyword(s) here, then press Enter, Tab or a comma. Click a keyword's x to remove it.
Dates	Pick a day in Select or type a date, or click Clear date. Some date filters offer choices from Today to Past Month instead.
MLS filter	Limits results to the MLSs you pick. If your brokerage has one MLS, it's set for you and locked.
Listing, agent and office IDs	Type at least 2 characters and pick a match. Click a value to exclude it. These match the ID chips in the search box. See Look up listings by MLS number or agent ID.
Location and sort	If your brokerage added these rows, they work like the search box and the sort menu.
More options	Choose All, Any (the default) or Exclude. Number filters may ask Include Zero and Blank? instead, with No as the default.
MLS count, like (2/3 MLSs)	Shows how many of your MLSs carry the filter. Hover the info icon for their names.

Add any MLS filter with Search all filters

1. In More filters, click Search all filters… at the top.
2. Type at least 3 letters, for example "HOA" or "crawl".
3. Tick each result you want to add.

1. Click Done.
2. Under Advanced Filters:, set the values for each filter you added.

Each result shows how many of your MLSs carry it, like "2 / 3 MLSs". A result can be a whole filter or one value inside a filter, shown as "in" and the filter name. A result with an arrow is already in your list, and clicking it scrolls you there.

To remove an added filter, click the red x beside it. If nothing matches, see Ask for a filter your MLS has.

Reset all filters

1. At the bottom of More filters, click Reset all. It shows your count, for example Reset all (3).

1. In "Are you sure you want to reset all filters?", click Reset filters.

Your selections are cleared and the results update. Cancel keeps everything as it was.

Good to know

• Changes apply right away. In More filters, results update as you go. Show results only closes the panel.
• Blank fields drop out. Many listings leave optional fields empty. With Include Zero and Blank? set to No, those homes are left out.
• Fewer choices than your MLS. Some lists show only the values that listings in your MLSs use. To ask for a missing value, search for it in Search all filters… and click Request this filter.
• Clients see fewer filters. Clients see only the filters your admin made client facing. Filters you add appear to them as read-only chips under Advanced Filters:. Clients can't change a filter you added, but they can remove it.
• If More filters opens empty. The filters didn't load. Close the panel and open it again, or reload the page.

FAQ

Can I filter by HOA fee, or show only homes with no HOA?

Yes, if your MLS sends HOA data. Type "HOA" in Search all filters… and add the fee range or the yes or no HOA filter. Set the yes or no filter to No for homes without one.

Can I search for words in the listing description, like "fixer"?

Use Keywords in More filters. Type the word, press Enter, and results match it in listing descriptions. If you don't see Keywords, ask your admin to add it to your brokerage's filters.

Where are filters like floor level, lot size, crawl space, VA financing or 55+ communities?

Type the word in Search all filters…, for example "floor", "lot", "crawl", "VA" or "55". Your MLS may use another name, like listing terms for financing or community features for elevator buildings.

To leave out 55+ communities, add that filter and choose Exclude under More options. For a county, type it in the Home Search box and pick it under County.

What happened to the old For Sale and New statuses?

For Sale is now two statuses, Active and Coming Soon, so pick both. New is a badge on recently listed homes, not a status. To see the newest listings first, sort by Days on Site (Newest).

The square footage min and max isn't working. What am I missing?

After you type a number, press Enter or click it in the list. If you click away first, it isn't applied. Picking a minimum above the maximum also clears the maximum.

Why does Days on Market show homes listed longer than I asked for?

Ruuster counts days from the on-market date your MLS sends with the listing.

Still need help? Reach out to us at helpme@ruuster.com and we'd be happy to assist!