Faster Load Time for the News Feed in Flexmls

New in the News Feed!

In order to speed up loading times and to help users with slower connections avoid timeout errors, only 50 listings will be displayed in the News Feed. 

If all listings have been viewed, then the 50 most recently sent listings will show in the News Feed.

If there are more than 50 listings that haven't been viewed, the 50 most recent listings will show. Your contact can click to view each of the currently displayed listings, then select to see only Unread listings in order to see the remaining listings that have not yet been viewed.

If the News Feed is taking an unusually long time to load, a new timeout error message will display: This is taking longer than expected, Please click here to see all the matches for your search.  When the contact clicks on the provided link, they will be taken to their saved search instead of the News Feed.

Upcoming Flexmls Webinars for July and August

The following webinars have been scheduled for July and August:

July 5, 2016   11:00AM Coffee Break - When to add photos to your listing

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5449010677766540289

Join us for this 15 minute Coffee Break webinar to learn about why it is in your favor to add your listing photos prior to activating the listing.

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July 28, 2016   1:00PM Using the Flexmls CMA Tools

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7709455951644244481

This 40-60 minute webinar will cover creating:

- Full CMA
- Quick CMA
- Statistical CMA
- One Line CMA 
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August 9, 2016   1:00PM Flexmls Tools for Appraisers

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7091634870439043330

This one hour webinar will cover:

- Advanced Searching tips
- Stats on the Compare tab
- Creating new custom text exports
- Customizing quick searches and views to meet your needs
- Stat CMA/1004 MC tips

Message from Mark Rosener, 2016 NEFMLS President, System Changes AND Rules & Regulations

Keeping up with industry trends in any profession is vital to being successful.  Our MLS system is constantly evolving and expanding our choices now offering two showing appointment options and two (and soon to be three) transaction/document management systems and more.  However, it is important to us, as an organization and an industry, that we not lose sight of the value of what lies beneath.  I am referencing the importance of data - accurate, comprehensive, and timely information on our listings and comparable properties.  Our customers expect it and our industry demands it.

For this very reason, several RealtyWEB.Net MLS committees met and discussed certain data issues that needed to be clarified and looking at data fields that needed to be improved.  This is very important to all of us accessing listing and comparable data.

So effective July 18th, the following changes will be implemented that impact both the NEFMLS Rules & Regulations as well as the MLS system

• Rentals that cannot be shown for 3 days or more MUST be changed to Temporarily Withdrawn. With the increase in Rental activity in the system, we found that other agents and their prospective renters were getting frustrated when attempting to view a rental only to find out it is not being shown.

• All listings, with the exception of Commercial for Sale and Commercial for Lease, MUST CONTAIN A MINIMUM OF ONE PHOTO to be added within 7 days of listing entry. The photo must be an accurate representation of the property AND must show a majority of the total home/building/lot including the front exterior or rendering.

Note:  This will require you to upload a photo to ALL Active, Withdrawn, and Pending listings before their status can be changed 

• MAPPING WILL BE REQUIRED.  All listings must now be geocoded properly on the MLS map.

• # OF GARAGE SPACES will be Required.  DIRECTIONS will be Required.  All directions must start from a major thoroughfare or intersection closest to the listing. 

• Updated Definition for OPEN HOUSE. When using the Open House program on Flexmls, it must meet the following criteria:

An Open House entered into the MLS system as such, is defined as a single marketing event on a specific day for a specific limited time when the agent or representative is at the home and home is open to the public for viewings.  Gated communities requiring appointments or “by appointment” are not considered an open house.

Many of these changes originated from your invaluable input. Moving forward, we will continue our efforts to build a system that provides the tools and reliable information necessary to successfully work and communicate with our customers.

dotloop-A-Palooza - One Day-12 Webinars! Plus New Servcies for Members From dotloop

One Day – 12 Webinars!

This Thursday, June 9th, the dotloop Success Team has decided to take helping agents to the next level. 

We will be hosting 12 one hour webinars in one day!

Starting at 8am EDT all the way to 7pm EDT there will be a dotloop training webinar every hour on the hour.

CLICK HERE to view the schedule and register for dotloop-A-Palooza Marathon Training

Why? Because dotloop is now authorized to offer all the rea l estate transaction forms from both NEFAR and NEFMLS to our members. Dotloop is also offering and enhanced version of their FREE platform to all member with the following benefits:

·     Access to an updated, interactive forms library

·     Integrated transaction management services

·     Add, share, and receive documents from any 3'd party added to the transaction

·     Unlimited, secure and legal eSignatures

·     dotloop mobile app for smartphones and tablets

·     Unlimited document storage with ban k grade encryption, protection, and audit trails

·     Document and task list templates; advanced task management and reminders

·     Com mon clause manager

·     Trusted service provider access

·     Member education; live phone and e-mail support

·     Coming soon:

·        Ability to auto-fill forms with associated M LS fields

·        Single sign-on from M LS system

§  Up to 100 transaction loops*

§  25% member discount on dotloop Premium upgrades

*Members exceeding 100 transaction loops will have the option to upgrade to dotloop Premium with a 25% Association discount {the current rate is $29 per month). Dotloop Premium provides unlimited transaction loops.

More information on services and features ca n be found at www.dotloop.com.

dotl oop, inc. is a  Zlllow GROUP business