Marketing to Millennials October 16th

RSVP today for Market Smarter 2.0. A free seminar for real estate pros, jam packed with helpful tips and tools

Marketing to Millennials Don't Miss This Must-Attend Event - Space is Limited Monday, October 16 Did you know 34% of today's home buyers are Millennials? Join us for a jam-packed seminar exclusively for members of Northeast Florida Multiple Listing Service, Inc. to learn how you can better market to this group. Choose a time that works for you and reserve your spot! In addition to walking away with tons of new tips and tools, all attendees will be automatically entered for a chance to win a $250 Visa Gift Card.* After the event, attendees will also receive: Additional resources to help you win over the Millennial home buyer Content to share with your Millennial prospects Monday, October 16 11:00 - 12:00 PM 1:00 -2:00 PM SAVE MY SPOT SAVE MY SPOT Location: Northeast Florida Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Jacksonville, FL Presenter: Steve Anapol Real Estate Marketing Expert

Adding New Listing Statuses to Flexmls.

On Tuesday, October 3rd, the listing field titled "CTG/FROR/AUC:"  found under the “Add/Remove Contingency” option on the Change Listing screen, will be redefined.  Currently, the three selections of CTG/FROR/AUC (Contingent, First Right of Refusal, and Auction) are each considered a status “flag” and not an actual status.

After October 3rd, the title of this field will be changing to “Contingency:” and the three selections will be redefined as a listing status.  See below:

Status "Flags" Changing to Statuses
Current Field Title	CTG/FROR/AUC:	New Field Title	Contingency:
Current Selections:	CTG	New Status/Selections:	Contingent Take Backup
	FROR		First Right of Refusal
	AUC		Auction

The new field will look something like the following (still in design):

While these selections will now be treated as statuses, their definitions remain the same.  For example, Contingent Take Backup will still mean that the listing is being shown and the seller is accepting backup offers.

This is how the listings look today:

After October 3rd, listings will look something like this (again, still in design):

These three statuses will be treated the same as Active listings.

This modification is being implemented for a variety of reasons ranging from disclosure issues to not being able to generate accurate reports in the MLS system.

• Statuses will be clearly defined for each listing, providing proper disclosure.
• The new statuses can be included in all reports for statistics, searches, Hotsheets, and more.
• Third Party websites will now display the listing status correctly.  Some websites did not know to display the “flag” field which could cause confusion with a potential buyer looking at listing data.
• Should the listing be changed back to Active, it will be considered Back On Market and display on portal and subscription updates.

All applicable listings will be updated to reflect the correlating status selection.  Since these are considered new statuses, they will not be included in your current Saved Searches.  If you would like to include them- you will need to revise each search, add the desired status, and re-save the search.  If you do not want Contingent Take Backups, First Right of Refusals or Auctions then you do not need to make any changes to any of your saved searches.

If you have any questions, please contact Technical Support (904) 394-9494 x1605.

Xplode Northeast Florida has been Rescheduled

Due to hurricane Irma, the Xplode Northeast Florida Conference that was scheduled for this Monday, September 18th is now rescheduled for December 4th, 2017 (same place, same time). 

Monday, December 4th, 2017

8am - 4pm

University Center at University of North Florida

12000 Alumni Drive

Jacksonville, FL 32224

If you have purchased tickets for the cancelled event, they will be honored for the December date. We encourage you to keep your tickets until we get closer to the new date. If, however, you know that you are unable to attend the conference on December 4th and would like a refund, please email xplodeconference@gmail.com. You may also direct conference inquiries to this same email address.

New Alert If Multiple Contacts Have Same Email Address for Flexmls Portals.

On September 14, when you invite contacts to use the Portal, new help text will alert you if multiple contacts have the same email address. Because your contact's primary email address is used as the username when logging in to the Portal, two different contacts who use the same primary email address cannot have separate, active Portals. This change will only affect a small percentage of Portal users, but it helps clarify the Portal invitation and transfer process. If this change affects your contacts, keep reading for a more detailed explanation below.

Duplicate Email Address Warning
If you send a Portal invitation email during the process of creating a new contact, the system will automatically check to make sure that the new contact's email address isn't already associated with one of your existing contacts. In the example below, the new contact's email address is already being used by an existing contact.


If the system detects that the email address is associated with an existing contact, a notification lets you know that the email address is already in use. Click Cancel to change the new contact's email address, or click Continue to create the contact with the duplicate email address. If you click Continue the new contact will not be able to use the Portal and no Portal invitation will be sent.



Transfer Portal Username to a Different Contact
When you have multiple contacts with the same primary email address, you may want to transfer the Portal Username from one contact to another contact. To transfer the Portal Username to a different contact, go to Contact Management, select the Contact that does not currently access to the Portal, go to their Portal tab, and click Invite to Portal.


A popup alerts you that the email address is already being used as a Portal Username by another one of your contacts. Click Continue to transfer the Portal Username to the current contact. The contact will now be able to login to the Portal using their primary email address as their username.


Please note that the password associated with the Portal does not change when you transfer the Portal Username. If necessary, the contact can use the Forgot Password link on the Portal log in page to reset the password. Alternatively, you can use the Reset Account option on the Portal Tab in Contact Management to send the contact a password reset email.


Once you have transferred the Portal Username from one contact to another, the Portal belongs to the new contact. The new contact will not see the News Feed, Saved Searches, or Saved Listings associated with the previous contact's Portal usage.

Want to Build a Real Estate Team? Learn How at Xpolde NE Florida - Sept.18th

If you are thinking about building a real estate team then Xplode Northeast Florida is the place to be! A breakout session is being offered from 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM where Industry experts will guide you on the ins and outs of branching out and developing a team. 

And, Marcia Tabak, Deputy General Counsel of Florida Realtors® will be discussing FREC guidelines for real estate teams.  You don't want to miss this!   Go to Xpoldethis.com/neflorida for tickets
Early Bird Special ($29) ends on Saturday, September 9th.