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Shared Logins Ended – Register Unique Login ID Now Effective July 15, 2014: Every user accessing MLS must have a unique login ID. All assistants, appraisers, administrators, independent photographers, etc. must use a single-user unique ID to access the MLS. Sharing an MLS login ID with multiple users will no longer be possible. Each login ID can be logged into the MLS on a single computer or mobile device at any given time. Each additional login under the same ID will automatically disconnect the previous login. (Second user bumps the first user.) Multitasking is not affected:
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Multifamily – New Items in Construction Field: Aluminum and Vinyl Per MLS committee decision based upon a request from an MLS member, “Aluminum” and “Vinyl” have been added to the “Construction” field on Multifamily property type only.
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Realist Downtime – Saturday, July 12 – 11pm – Scheduled Maintenance Realist will be performing scheduled system maintenance on the evening of Saturday, July 12, 2014 beginning at 11:00 pm ET. Realist may be unavailable several hours during this maintenance.
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Flexmls New Features Webinar – July 9, 4:30pm If you would like to learn about some of the new features in Flexmls, please plan to attend this webinar. The content will be the same as the webinar offered in June. If you register, you will receive a link to the video recording of the webinar a few days after the live webinar takes place. Register by clicking on the link below: Wednesday, July 9 – 4:30 PM New Features in Flexmls
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Columbus Realtors Now Closed For The Day – 7/3 The Columbus Realtors is now closed for the day. The offices will resume normal hours of operation on Monday, July 7th at 8:30am. Have a happy and safe 4th of July weekend!
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Open Letter from Michael Gautier June 30, 2014 All Members of Columbus REALTORS® … Allowing me to serve as your MLS Director for 43 years will always be considered a major blessing in my life. As one door closes for me June 30, another opens July 1 and a new life direction begins. Where God leads I have simply learned to follow faithfully. Please know that your outpouring of calls, eMails, cards, visits have been most appreciated and encouraging and have created a lasting memory. Your incoming MLS Director, Bryan Dean, is a 16-year veteran of MLS as your former Technical Services Manager. He is ready to help guide this industry through the challenges ahead and will be supported by your talented and experienced staff at Columbus REALTORS®. It is my belief that together you will overcome any obstacle that appears harmful to this industry and provide the leadership to help bring you amazing technologies of the future. As your MLS, hopefully we have been successful in attending to your real estate needs and been attentive when you shared your concerns. The years have allowed us to witness significant changes in all facets of real estate and those likely will continue but at an even greater speed. Our goal has been to be responsive to your comments and concerns and together work through any issues you identified as best we can that’s allowable within the framework of NAR and MLS policies. You are dedicated professionals providing many families with the keys to the American Dream of homeownership and we take great pride in being a part of those efforts. Thank you for being who you are and doing what you do … you are truly remarkable. God bless you always. Michael Gautier
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Columbus REALTORS Offices Closed July 4th The Columbus REALTORS association offices will be closed in celebration of Independence Day on July 4, 2014. Office will reopen for normal business hours on Monday, July 7th. Have a great Independence Day!
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MLS User Fees for Non-Members Effective October 1, 2014 MLS User Fees for Non-Members Effective October 1, 2014 For the last few months, an MLS Security Task Force has carefully examined how, by whom, and for what purposes our MLS system is being accessed. The Task Force approached their study with two priorities:
The Task Force reached the following conclusions and recommendations. Who has access to our MLS? Members have access. Members accessing the system include: MLS participant brokers, their agents, appraisers and other affiliates, and all pay the annual MLS access fee (currently $265) or other, even greater, fees. Non-members have access.Others who legitimately access the system include: office admins, non-member assistants, non-member appraiser assistants, and photographers, and all generally do not pay fees for use and support of our MLS but have access to all features of the MLS and to our brokers’ data. There are software and other third-party developers who have been authorized and pay for vendor access. How can we promote more secure access? Our new Flexmls that went live this past February provides the ability to monitor the uses of the system, as well as the ability to identify the sharing of passwords. Many of our current users have requested additional, simultaneous logins – which have been provided – but only as an intermediate step toward more secure access to our system. Since February, our MLS has actually issued alerts to some members of probable password theft and subsequently has required those members to change their password accordingly. The MLS Committee and Board of Directors recently adopted the Security Task Force recommendations to implement the following steps to promote more secure access to our MLS: Beginning July 15, the Flexmls system will allow access by each password to only one session at a time; meaning, the MLS password may not be shared and a simultaneous use will no longer be possible. A subsequent log-in with the same password will disconnect a prior log-in.
Non-Dues Paying User Registration Fee Schedule *Office Admin Access Waived (included in MLS Monthly Office Fee) *ONLY BROKERS CAN REQUEST* 1 Office admin per 10 agents in office, or portions thereof. Example: 1 – 10 agents qualifies for 1 Office Admin 11 – 20 agents qualifies for 2 Office Admins 21 – 30 agents qualifies for 3 Office Admins etc. or 1 Office Admin per branch office. —- Non-Member Agent Assistant $36 Qtr. Non-Member Appraiser Assistant $36 Qtr. Non-Member Photographer $36 Qtr. (Restricted access) Implementation Schedule June Registration period of non-member users begins and must be completed by July 14. July Beginning July 15, each user (those with their own login name and password) must be registered to have MLS access. August Non-member users are e-notified of quarterly payment due for 4th qtr. October 1 Non-member MLS access automatically denied unless user fee is paid. Important notes Non-member access fees are non-refundable, but are transferable upon request by participant broker. The Super-User setting enables any member of a team to first log in to MLS using their own password, and then super-use, doing business as the team leader. Please contact MLS for authorization to super-use on a team. Office Admins will continue to be provided the same level of access to office listing inventory as the broker. As such, ONLY Brokers can request an Office Administrator account to be created. The new non-member access policy and fee should not affect the vast majority of current MLS subscribers, unless they provide their MLS password to others, a practice that is a violation of current MLS Rules and Regulations (and a $500 fine.) Registration of non-licensed users Form Questions about the new policy and implementation should be directed to MLS staff. Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (M-F) Phone #: 614.475.4000 eMail: techsupport@columbusrealtors.com Updated: 06/26/2019
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Flexmls App for iPhone Webinar – July 2, 12pm (Noon) If you would like to learn about the new Flexmls app for iPhone, please plan to attend this webinar. The content will be the same as the webinar offered in June. If you register, you will receive a link to the video recording of the webinar a few days after the live webinar takes place. Register by clicking on the link below: Wednesday, July 2 – 12:00 PM Flexmls for iPhone
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Columbus REALTORS Offices Closing Early – Friday, June 27 at 12pm The Columbus Realtors association will be closing promptly at 12pm on Friday, June 27 for a staff event. Please schedule accordingly. Offices will reopen for normal business hours on Monday, June 30 at 8:30am.
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