A Closing Message From Mark Rosener, 2016 President of RealtyWEB.Net MLS

As the year comes to a close, I’d like to take this opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months. It’s been an extremely positive year both for our industry and for our MLS. As your 2016 President of the RealtyWEB.Net MLS, my challenge was to reach out to our members and discuss your needs and wants from MLS services.

What I found was a desire to establish a strong sense of community. I found that we are a group that wants to expand our network, data, and implement tools to better serve our customers. So we listened.

This year our volunteer committees have grown and I give them much credit for taking your input and formulating a plan to move forward. For example, we will be holding our first ever Member Appreciation night. This event, as well as those in the future, is designed to help you expand your business network and take away a quick lesson while having fun.

The data share with the Ocala Board of Realtors is just the beginning of what we believe will be an expanding direct source of data for all MLS members in the Northeast Florida area and beyond.

RealtyWEB.Net MLS has hired more training staff to increase our efforts on updating members with new services and enhancements.

We continue to expand RealtyWEB.Net services:

• A new Flexmls app with a private version for both and a public version for member’s customers and consumers was released in conjunction with new portal options
• Infosparks/Faststats was installed for you to share customized real time MLS statistics on your website and social media accounts 
• Our customized Closing Cost Estimator program was updated to match the CFPB 
• All members have access to the Form Simplicity Ultimate offering including free unlimited storage and signatures for your contracts 
• Added the ability to “Share” your listings on a variety of social media networks
• Transitioned to a new tax system with Metro Market Trends, Inc. (MMT) providing quicker deed transfer updates, lis pended data, and direct links to the county property appraiser’s sites 

Next year promises even more. We are very proud of our growth and I am looking forward to what 2017 brings. We have learned from our members that the true success of our MLS is measured by your achievements utilizing the services offered and how we support you in your efforts. It has been my absolute pleasure to be the 2016 President of RealtyWEB.Net MLS. It has certainly been an exciting and eventful year.

I would like to thank all of those who served with me on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. A special thank you to those who volunteered their time to serve on our committees and applaud them for their accomplishments. Finally, I would like to thank the staff for their continued support this year. It would be difficult to be successful as a MLS without all of these groups working together towards a common goal - servicing our members.