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CBR Closing at 1pm Due to current sleet/snow conditions and the forecast for more to come, the Columbus Board of REALTORS® will be closing the office at 1pm today for the safety of the staff.
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CBR Holiday Schedule: Closed Christmas and New Year CBR offices will be close on Monday and Tuesday in observance of each of the holidays of Christmas and New Year’s Day. Board offices will open for normal business hours on the Wednesday following each holiday, December 26 and January 2. Schedule: Monday, December 31, 2012 – Closed Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year!
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CBR Alert: Fraudulent Seller
Click link and log in to read full story: http://www.columbusrealtors.com/Alerts/default.aspx
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CBR Offices Closing Early on Friday, December 14 at Noon CBR offices will close at noon on Friday, December 14 for the annual staff holiday party. Board offices will open for normal business hours on Monday. Schedule:
Notice originally posted December 8, 2012.
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CDOM: Cumulative Days on Market Cumulative Days on Market (CDOM) has been added to the Residential A2A – Agent to Agent Remarks report. CDOM appears directly below the DOM (Days on Market) field on the A2A report. This will be added to additional reports in the coming days. It will also be added to the other categories (Multifamily, Land/Farm, etc). CDOM accumulates the days on market for a property in the MLS going back 365 days from listing date. This number will include a sum of the DOM for all listings that have been active for a given address over the last 365 days. CDOM calculation rules: 1) If no matching property is found going back 365 days, then the DOM and CDOM values will be identical 2) If a Sold Status listing is encountered for the property address in question, the CDOM will stop adding the DOM market values. (Note: there is a glitch currently that will display some CDOM with 1 less day than the DOM value due to the starting value of zero. This will be remedied very soon).
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New Photo Requirement: “Not Actual Property” Watermark – January 2013 Beginning January 1, 2013, a new image policy has been added for primary property photos. The primary photo for every listing in the MLS must either be “of the actual property, as it exists” or must be marked “Not Actual Property” with a clearly legible and visible watermark over the photo. The watermark must be 36 pt type or larger. A video tutorial on wdwpy.com that will walk you through adding the necessary “Not Actual Property” watermark. REMINDER: No branding of MLS images is allowed. MLS Policy strictly prohibits watermarking of images with any personal or company branding. Video Tutorial – How to Watermark MLS Images This new policy applies only to the primary image. Secondary images are not required to be marked “Not Actual Property”. All listings are affected by this new policy. Any modification of the “actual image”, including any 3D renderings, pictures of the model property, edited or retouched images and the like must be marked “Not Actual Property” in 36pt type or larger. The MLS committee feels that the technological advancements of photo-manipulation software and the potential to make a property appear more complete or in better condition they “as This requirement does not supersede the mandatory standardized image that is required for Build-to-Suit (BTS) properties. The BTS mandatory default image downloadable from the the CBR website or wdwpy.com is still the only acceptable primary image for BTS properties. The “Not Actual Property” watermark requirement is for all other properties, excluding Build-to-Suit which has it’s own requirement.
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CBR office impaired/slow Internet and phones Please be aware that CBR is currently experiencing an Internet connection slowness issue. Possible items affected: paying dues online, emails sent to CBR will be delayed, and phone calls made to CBR may or may not go through. All MLS software including but not limited to: Tempo, Fusion, Realist, and Kurio are not affected. These systems are hosted outside of Columbus, so they are not affected by the CBR internet slowness. Once CBR’s internet service provider resolves the issue, this post will then be removed from the welcome screen. Update: As of 10:45am 12/10, our Internet service health has been restored. This post will now be archived.
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CBR Holiday Schedule: Thanksgiving CBR offices will be close on Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Board offices will open for normal business hours on Monday. Schedule: Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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New MLS Policy for Property Type Build to Suit Recently, CBR leadership approved a change in procedures and policy for new construction listings in MLS that do not have a building permit. Effective immediately any new Build to Suit listings you enter and effective November 30 any listings already entered as Build to Suit, the primary photo must be one of two now found on the CBR’s Web site at www.columbusrealtors.com under the MLS Worksheets, Forms and Contracts tab that is accessed by using your TEMPO login name and password.
Listings typically displayed in MLS reflects existing property that is available immediately for a buyer after reaching an agreed upon purchase price, while Build to Suit listings imply to a buyer the promise of future availability of perhaps several model home choices different from what is displayed. Although the listing of Build to Suit properties presents marketing challenges for both the buyer and seller as well as the MLS, nevertheless, leadership believes Build to Suit properties are important to the real estate industry and discussions with the CBR leadership, the MLS Committee, and the BIA have led to this current policy designed to accommodate them.
Listings in MLS that have the Property Type Build to Suit imply they are either a single family or condo without a building permit but the property described and displayed could be built with an accepted purchase offer. Please note the following instructions:
Important … remember, all new construction residential listings in MLS without a building permit will now be required immediately (1) to use the Property Type Build to Suit and (2) to use one of the two newly created MLS photos as the primary image in MLS found on CBR’s Web site at www.columbusrealtors.com under the MLS Worksheets, Forms and Contracts tab that is accessed by using your TEMPO login name and password. Also, please review your current Build to Suit listing inventory and make any necessary photo change by November 30. Any existing Build to Suit listing found in MLS after November 30 without the required primary photo will be assessed a warning. To learn more on the new Build to Suit Property Type, please click on http://columbusrealtors.com/NewsDetail.aspx?article=81723394
Your cooperation is appreciated … thank you.
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Windows 8: Tempo Users – More Compatible This an update to the Windows 8/Internet Explorer article also on the MLS Welcome Screen. This is specifically for Tempo users on the MLS. Tempo compatibility with Windows 8 is still not 100%, but has much improved after a recent update. Tempo/Fusion received a patch Thursday, December 6, 2012 that fixed a large number of bugs and errors for Tempo users on Windows 8. Windows 8 is not yet recommended for use with Tempo, but the majority of MLS functionality should be available now to Windows 8 users who choose to use Tempo. Fusion will still function better than Tempo, but there is much improved Tempo performance since the original “do not use” warning. REMINDER: The Metro browser in Windows 8 is still not supported for Fusion or Tempo. You must use the desktop browser (IE10) within Windows 8. If you are a Tempo user with Windows 8, please call or email MLS Technical Support if you encounter issues with Tempo on Windows 8.
Previous Warning (Prior to December 6, 2012): Tempo has some fairly severe issues with Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10 currently. In the Windows 8 compatibility article, there are several recommendations to maximize compatibility. That said, there are still real problems using Tempo even if all steps are correctly taken to maximize compatibility. For this reason, Fusion is recommended for all Windows 8 users. Tempo is not recommended currently. If you have already upgraded to Windows 8, Fusion is the best solution at this time. If you are considering upgrading to Windows 8 and intend to use Tempo as you primary access to the MLS, you may want to delay upgrading to Windows 8. Marketlinx continues to work at correcting any incompatibilities with Tempo.
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