It’s time to update the tax information on your listings for the 2020 tax 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.

This routine remains an important manual operation for REALTORS® to complete at the beginning of each year.  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.

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 2020 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.

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02/12/2021

On behalf of Columbus REALTORS® 2021 President Michael Jones, President-Elect Sue Van Woerkom, Treasurer Patti Brown-Wright, Secretary Scott Hrabcak and CEO John Geha:

Social media has been inundated with inquiries regarding the Zillow Group Acquisition of Showing Time.  The Columbus REALTORS® staff will not be addressing any inquiry that infers Anti-Trust or has legal questions on Anti-Trust or Conflict of Interest. The legalities of the acquisition are far beyond the reach of the MLS.

The Columbus REALTORS® will continue to conduct business and make member benefit product decisions as we always have in the past. Vendors are vetted by leadership committees and leadership will vote to approve any vendor and product based on legal criteria.

NAR Anti-Trust 101  (6:45 mark advances to specific Boycott Anti-Trust)

MLS Anti-Trust Compliance Policy  (you may need your NAR website credentials)

See below for a statement from your Columbus REALTORS® Officers. Please share as needed or at will.

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This has been resolved as of 2/17/2021 by confirmation from our vendor and testing by MLS Staff.

CoreLogic, the vendor of Data Co-op has confirmed issues with report generation specifically related to the RealAVM report.

CoreLogic is working to remedy the issue and this is a top priority for resolution.

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02/11/2021

Please see the below links.

In Memoriam – Columbus Realtors

Robert Barlow Obituary (1942 – 2021) – The Columbus Dispatch (legacy.com)

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02/08/2021

Please see the links below:

In Memoriam – Columbus Realtors

Bonnie Pinkerton Obituary (2021) – The Columbus Dispatch (legacy.com)

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02/05/2021

USE ACTIVE ON MLS DATE FOR COMING SOON STATUS TO DELAY SHOWINGS. PLEASE READ ENTIRE PAGE.

Per recent policy change, Showing Start Date is being replaced by Coming Soon on March 1. To aid in this transition, Showing Start Date has been hidden, and Active on MLS date for Coming Soon status should be used to delay showings effective immediately.

TO DELAY SHOWINGS FOR LISTINGS ENTERED BEFORE MARCH 1:

New listings:

• Enter Showing Start Date as the same as Listing Entry (List) Date. Showing Start Date has been removed from Add/Edit. Use Coming Soon status for delayed showings.
• Select the Coming Soon status.
• Enter the date showings will be available in the Active on MLS field.

Current listings:

• Showings are not allowed until both of the following dates have passed:
  • the Showing Start Date originally entered at the time of listing which is displayed on the MLS reports until March 1.
  • the Active on MLS date for Coming Soon listing status.
• Listings in the Coming Soon status can be made active early by clicking “End Coming Soon” on Add/Edit but the Showing Start Date cannot be moved to an earlier date.

For questions, please contact MLS Tech Support.

AFTER MARCH 1:

• COMING SOON MUST BE PUT IN AT THE TIME OF LISTING.
• The Active on MLS date will be able to be moved earlier – or further into the future.
• Days on Market will not accumulate during the Coming Soon period.
• Advertising will be allowed.
• Showings of any kind will not be allowed before the Active on MLS date.
• The End Coming Soon button can be used to make the listing Active prior to the Active on MLS date.
• Coming Soon status listings will be included in Subscription Auto-emails. (This means that emails will go out.)
• Showing Start Date will be completely removed from MLS reports and search.

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02/04/2021

Please see the links below:

In Memoriam – Columbus Realtors

Dorothy McPherson Obituary (2021) – Circleville Herald (legacy.com)

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Please see the link below:

https://www.schoedinger.com/obituaries/Patrick-Connor-3/#!/Obituary

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02/03/2021

As of 6:36PM EST, 2/2/21, the vendor FBS is reporting that all systems should be back up and functioning.

FBS, the vendor of Flexmls, is currently aware of issues with Flexmls Web, Flexmls Pro, and consumer apps.

As such, this has been reported to the vendor and they are working towards a resolution.

Please continue to check the welcome screen regarding any updates.

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02/02/2021

In a recent policy change, Zillow Rentals (separate from Zillow, Inc, a brokerage) is now requiring a paid agreement with brokerages to display their rental listings on Zillow. To learn more about how this might affect you, click the link below.

https://www.columbusrealtors.com/news/2021/01/10/1homepage/zillow-now-charging-for-rental-listings/

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01/21/2021