Overview
Notification Center is Linear’s centralized view where you can see all events relevant to you at a glance. Whenever something happens in your listing, customer, assignment, or another part of your workflow that you should be aware of, Linear creates a notification in the Notification Center.
The Notification Center collects, for example, the following events:
- A purchase offer, lease agreement, assignment agreement, or other document is signed.
- An insider negotiation is proposed, accepted, rejected, or concluded.
- A saved search finds a new perfect match.
- An assignment is about to end or has ended.
- A new inspection is created for a listing, or an inspection’s status changes.
- A DIAS process moves to a new stage.
- A new potential buyer or tenant gets in touch.
- A new lead comes in.
Opening the Notification Center
Open the Notification Center by clicking the bell icon in Linear’s top menu. A panel opens on the right side of the screen, showing notifications from newest to oldest.
Unread notification count
The bell icon shows the number of unread notifications. The count updates automatically about once a minute, and also whenever you return to the browser window.
Panel structure
At the top of the panel you’ll see:
- The Notifications heading and the Beta label next to it. Clicking the Beta label shows a list of the notification types currently supported.
- Mark all as read button, which lets you mark all unread notifications as read at once.
Below these, you’ll see the notification list. Each notification contains:
- A title that describes the event in plain language (for example, the listing address or the customer’s name).
- An optional additional information line (for example, the reasoning behind a proposal or the reason for rejection).
- The event time in a plain-language format (for example, an hour ago, yesterday, or 20 May 2026).
- three dots menu, which opens additional actions for the notification.
Good to know: By default, the panel shows the 20 most recent notifications. You can load the next 20 notifications by clicking the Show more button at the bottom.
Where notifications come from
Notifications are created automatically when something happens in the system that the user should be aware of. You don’t need to enable notifications separately or change any settings to receive them.
Who receives a notification?
A notification is delivered to users whose role is related to the event in question. For example:
- Listing events (for example, signing a purchase offer or a change in inspection status) are delivered to the listing agent and to users who have been granted access to the listing.
- Insider negotiation events are delivered to both agents.
- Notifications related to an assignment ending are delivered to the agent responsible for the assignment.
- Notifications related to leads and potential buyers are delivered to the responsible agent for the lead or listing.
Good to know: You won’t receive notifications about actions you take yourself. For example, if you sign a purchase offer on your own behalf, the notification is delivered to the other parties, but not to you.
When does a notification appear?
When the system creates a notification, it usually appears in the Notification Center within about a minute. The unread notification count updates automatically whether the Notification Center is open or closed.
Notification types by category
Notifications are divided into nine categories. Below is a brief description of each category. You can also view the same list from the Beta label at the top of the Notification Center.
Signed agreements and documents
A notification is created when any of the following documents has been signed by all parties:
- Assignment agreement
- Buyer representation agreement
- Purchase offer
- Tenancy agreement
- Statement appendix
- Apartment information form
- My documents (when the document has been sent for signing from Linear’s Documents section)
Insider negotiations
A notification is created whenever something happens in an Insider negotiation that requires your attention or is useful for you to know. Examples include:
- A negotiation is proposed to you.
- The negotiation is accepted, rejected, or re-proposed.
- The negotiation continues or is paused.
- The negotiation is about to end or has ended.
- A deal has been agreed.
- The tip fee split has been changed.
Notifications related to the end of an Insider publication
A notification is created when:
- an Insider publication is about to end
- an Insider publication has ended
Assignment expiry notifications
A notification is created when an assignment is about to end or has ended, so renewing the agreement won’t be missed.
Search agent matches and expirations
A notification is created when:
- your search agent finds a new Linear or Insider listing.
- a search agent has expired
You can find more information about how the search agent works in: How does the search agent work in Insider?
Inspection-related notifications
A notification is created when:
- a new inspection request has been sent for a listing
- an inspection has been resubmitted for review
- an inspection has been approved
- an inspection has been rejected
DIAS process progress
A notification is created when a new step occurs in a DIAS transaction that requires the agent’s attention or is useful for them to know. Examples include the bank’s approval or the process moving to the next stage.
New buyer and tenant candidates
A notification is created when a new buyer or tenant candidate registers interest in your listing.
New leads
A notification is created when a new lead comes into the system where you are the agent.
Unread and read notifications
Each notification is either unread or read. The status is clearly shown in the panel: unread notifications are visually highlighted, while read notifications appear in a lighter style.
Marking a notification as read
A notification can be marked as read in three ways:
- By clicking the notification row. When you open a notification, it is automatically marked as read.
- From the three-dot menu by selecting Mark as read.
- With the Mark all as read button at the top of the panel. This marks all unread notifications as read at once.
Marking a read notification as unread
If you want to mark a notification as unread again, select Mark as unread from the notification’s three-dot menu.
This is useful, for example, if you want to come back to the notification later and keep it among your unread notifications.
Deleting a notification
You can delete a single notification by selecting Delete from the notification’s three-dot menu.
A deleted notification will no longer be shown in Notification Center. The underlying event (for example, an event related to a listing, an Insider negotiation, or an agreement) remains unchanged—only the notification is removed.
Tip: In most cases, Mark all as read is a better option than deleting individual notifications. Read notifications remain in the Notification Center history, so you can return to them later if needed.
Where a notification takes you
The main purpose of a notification is to quickly take you to the right place to continue working. When you click a notification, Linear opens the related listing, customer, or process directly in the correct tab.
Opening a notification works slightly differently depending on the notification type:
- Signed documents open the listing on the relevant tab in the listing card (for example, Transaction, Renting, or Documents).
- Insider negotiations open the negotiation details in Insider.
- Notifications related to ending an assignment open the listing on the Buyer agreement tab.
- Search agent matches open the matched listing or the customer profile.
- Inspection-related notifications open the correct inspection tab on the listing, depending on the inspection type.
- DIAS events open the listing on the DIAS tab.
- Potential buyers and tenants open the relevant view for the listing.
- Leads open the lead view.
Managing notifications
Bulk actions
At the moment, the only bulk action is Mark all as read, which marks all unread notifications as read at once.
This is useful, for example, after a longer absence, when you want to quickly go through your notifications and start with a clean slate.
Email and other channels
The Notification Center brings together in-app notifications. However, some important events—such as progress in the DIAS process and perfect matches from a saved search—are also sent by email.
Mobile use
The Notification Center also works on mobile devices. In that case, the panel opens in full-screen width, but otherwise works the same way as in the desktop version.
Good to know: The Notification Center currently does not support browser push notifications on mobile devices.
Frequently asked questions
Why can’t I see a notification for an event that I know happened?
This can have several causes. The most common are:
- The notification type is not yet supported.
- You triggered the event yourself, in which case the notification is delivered to the other parties, but not to you.
- Your access rights don’t cover the listing or process the event relates to.
- The notification has already been marked as read or deleted.
Will I also get the notification by email?
The Notification Center shows in-app notifications. Some events—such as perfect matches from a saved search and DIAS process steps that require agent action—also send an email notification through their own workflows.
Can I disable certain notification types?
Not yet. At the moment, all supported notification types are shown in the Notification Center.
However, you can mark individual notifications as read or delete them if you no longer want them to appear in the Notification Center.
How long are notifications kept?
Notifications remain in the Notification Center until you delete them. You can browse older notifications using the Show more button.
How can I quickly find the listing mentioned in a notification again?
By clicking a notification, the system takes you directly to the correct listing, customer, or process. If you’ve already deleted the notification, you can also find the related event in the listing or customer history.
What’s the difference between the Notification Center and the search agent?
The search agent looks for listings that match your customer’s search criteria and creates matches. The Notification Center, in turn, collects these matches together with other system events.
In other words, the search agent is the source of the notification, and the Notification Center is where the notification is displayed.
Can I share a notification from the Notification Center with a colleague?
Not directly. Notifications are delivered to users who have a role related to the event and the required access rights.
If you want your colleague to receive the same notifications, make sure they have access to the relevant listing or that they’re included in the process related to the event. After that, the same notifications will be delivered to them automatically.
Can I search or filter notifications?
Not yet. At the moment, notifications are shown in chronological order from newest to oldest.
Notifications can’t yet be filtered, for example by notification type or date.