Speaking as a somewhat web-savvy (
) one-time homeshopper, my wife & I surfed and surfed and surfed and narrowed our list of prospective homes to about 20. Of those, we printed out listing sheets (eRealty at the time), circled or highlighted significant attributes, and kept those sheets with us to do our own drive-by tours. We made notes about neighborhoods, roads, outside appearance of the home, etc.
After our tour, we'd probably whittle the list down to 2-4 homes to schedule for showings. Then, during the showing, we'd make notes on the respective sheets, later reconvening at home to go over the results. It was a great way to remember which house was which and keep track of
exactly what we liked and what we didn't about each home.
While it may seem antiquated to do all that on paper, I don't think any digital method would've been nearly as convenient.
So, I do really sympathize with all of the people who have asked for the feature -- if I were homeshopping again, I'd definitely want those sheets again. They made an otherwise overwhelmingly subjective process easier to quantify in the end.
-Matt