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In Memoriam: Mark Evans Read full obituary: http://www.reedegan.com/obituary/mark-evans?lud=A6A922990E33E2F0A5A5F3858774DD51
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In Memoriam: Lacy Smith Read full obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/lacy-smith-obituary?pid=1000000187878442
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MLS Taxes: Time to Update “Tax (Yrly)” and “Tax Year” It’s that time of year again to update your listings with the latest property tax information for the 2017 tax year. Many county auditors have updated their tax records already, or will finish their process in the next few weeks, for each parcel in their taxing districts for the 2017 tax year. Voter approved school and bond levies impact those figures each year along with auditor reassessments or owner appeals of property valuation. Most real estate taxes change annually. It is important that REALTORS®, clients and even sellers be kept apprised of these ever changing figures. While Realist can auto-pop the Yearly Taxes and Tax Year for you when you first enter the listing, it cannot automatically update them when those figures change. This routine remains an important manual operation for REALTORS® to complete at the beginning of each year. For listings that are not in a CANCELLED or CLOSED status, these fields can be edited along with other listing fields by editing the listing values through LISTING INFORMATION. This action can be taken by the broker/office admin or by the listing/co-listing agent.
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New Way to Select Property Type for Quick Search New Way to Select Property Type for Quick SearchBeginning Thursday, January 18, the property type used for your last search will be the default for the next search your create. This means you will not have to select “Residential” every time you start a new Quick Search. It will default to the “last used” property type. You can always pick a different property type, but this will save you time. When starting a Quick Search or a Map Search, you will go directly to the search page where you can immediately start entering search criteria. If you’d like to select a different property type (Land/Farm, Multi-Family, etc), you can do that directly from the Quick Search screen. This change saves time and provides a logical workflow by eliminating the need to select a property type before going to the Quick Search screen.
When you use the menu or favorites link to begin a Quick Search or Map Search, you’ll go directly to the Quick Search screen.
You can begin entering search criteria, or your can change the property type using the Quick Search Template drop down menu. To change the property type for your Quick Search Template, click the current Quick Search (located at the top of the search criteria, ie “Residential”) and select a different property type from the list.
The next time you begin a Quick Search, the system will load the last property type you used. So if your last search used a Residential template, the next time you begin a Quick Search, you’ll begin on a blank Residential Quick Search template. Please note, specific search criteria (list price, location, square footage, etc.) will be cleared whenever you change Quick Search templates. The new workflow for selecting a Quick Search template provides a more intuitive workflow and saves time when starting a new search. Most users use the same property type the majority of the time. Having to select “Residential” every time you start a search is a waste of time if you almost always want a Residential Quick Search. You click on Quick Search and go directly to the search screen where you can begin entering search criteria or, if necessary, you can change your Quick Search template to the appropriate property type.
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Virtual Tours Open in a New Window Virtual Tours Open in a New Window The process for adding Virtual Tours to a listing will remain the same. Select a listing to Edit, and select the Virtual Tour option. The option Open all Virtual Tours in a new window will no longer appear. Instead, all Virtual Tours will automatically open in a new window. When other users view listings and click the Virtual Tour option on the Photo tab, a link will display to view the Tour in a new window. Opening all Virtual Tours in a new window will make the behavior consistent for all Virtual Tours. Since Flexmls is a secure website, linking to Tours hosted on insecure sites, like YouTube, requires them to open in a new window rather than within the Flexmls Photos tab. In order to keep behavior consistent and intuitive, all Virtual Tours will automatically follow the same behavior and open in a new tab.
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Columbus Realtors’ Offices Closing Early Friday, January 12 – 3:45PM Due to inclement weather, Columbus Realtors’ offices will close at 3:45PM on Friday, January 12. CR offices will open for normal business hours again on Tuesday, Jan 16th, 2018.
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Holiday Schedule: Closed Martin Luther King Jr. Day The Columbus REALTORS association headquarters will be closed on Monday, January 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The association will open for normal business hours on Tuesday at 8:30am. Schedule:
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Just Announced – New Member Orientation January 9, 2018 Cancelled Details here: https://www.columbusrealtors.com/event-details.aspx?eventid=5012
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New MLS Listing Distribution Dashboard January 3, 2018 MLS Participating Brokers will soon be able to direct the MLS to send their listings to Zillow. Following extended negotiations, the Columbus and Central Ohio Regional MLS has entered into an agreement with the Zillow Group that the MLS will enable a new feature for Broker Listing Distribution. The new feature allows any MLS Participating Broker, including those regional members in Delaware and Licking County, to opt-in to a feed that will provide their listings to Zillow. The new dashboard, after testing, should be fully operational within a few weeks, and will include listings that are in either active or contingent status. Participating Brokers should watch for instructions from MLS staff about how to access the new dashboard and how to opt in to the feed. In the meantime, any questions should be directed to MLS Director Bryan Dean at bdean@columbusrealtors.com. Buyers and sellers alike should be reminded that the best place to find the most accurate and complete display of real estate currently for sale today is by visiting a REALTOR® website.
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Coming 1/3/18: Improved Sharing in Flexmls Pro Mobile Website Coming 1/3/18: Flexmls Pro Mobile Web: Improved Sharing Workflow
When you’re using Flexmls Pro Mobile Web, the workflow to share listings will be streamlined, making it easier and more intuitive to share listings. The new functionality will be similar to the existing functionality found in Flexmls Pro for iOS, reducing the differences between platforms. When Will it Change Who Will be Affected Additionally, as soon as Columbus MLS is updated to the latest version of Flexmls Pro for Android, you will also be able to use the new workflow on your Android app. What Will Change
Email and Text allow you to send the listing directly to the selected contact, while More generates a link you can share from available apps on your mobile device. Why Flex is Making This Change
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