The Columbus REALTORS association headquarters will be closed on Monday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. The association will open for normal business hours on Tuesday at 8:30am.

Schedule:
Monday, July 4, 2022 – Closed
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 – Open at 8:30am

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06/30/2022

Columbus REALTORS® offices will be closing early on Friday, July 1, 2022.

Schedule:

Building Closing Early – Friday, July 1, 2022, 3pm
Reopen – Tuesday, July 5, 2022, 8:30am

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06/27/2022

Columbus REALTORS® offices will be closing early on Friday, June 24, 2022.

Schedule:

Building Closing Early – Friday, June 24, 2022, 11am
Reopen – Monday, June 27 2022, 8:30am

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06/21/2022

MLS will be undergoing a regular system maintenance from 5am to 7am EST on June 22, 2022. During this maintenance window, there are expected to be approximately 3 down times lasting 15 to 20 minutes each.

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COCIE Rules and Regulations have been modified to expand the number of eligible firms for COCIE Governing Board appointment. Section 3.1.1b of the Rules now allows candidates to be selected from the ten largest firms. Firm size is determined by number of active COCIE members. Previously, eligibility was limited to the top five firms. The appointments for the large firms’ open seats are expected to be made at the July COCIE Governing Board meeting.

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06/16/2022

Obituary | Thomas L. Snider | Reed-Egan Funeral Home (reedegan.com)

In Memoriam – Columbus Realtors

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06/15/2022

The Columbus REALTORS association headquarters will be closed on Monday, June 20th in observance of Juneteenth. The association will open for normal business hours on Tuesday at 8:30am.

Schedule:
Monday, June 20, 2022 – Closed
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 – Open at 8:30am

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06/14/2022

MLS will be undergoing a regular system maintenance from 5am to 7am EST on June 15th, 2022. During this maintenance window, there are expected to be approximately 3 down times lasting 15 to 20 minutes each.

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06/13/2022

Clear Cooperation and Coming Soon have been with us for quite a while now.  They are related, but definitely not the same.  Below is a very brief, easier-to-remember SUMMARY of the differences.  The intent is to create a simple way to “remind yourself” of the main differences.

Clear Cooperation:

1. NO ADVERTISING “of any kind” outside the brokerage. 
2. Brokerage Exclusive form is required by MLS.
3. From the Commencing Date on the Listing Agreement through the MLS Entry Date (list date) when the listing appears in MLS and is visible to all MLS vendors.
4. MLS Entry Date field determines when the listing “must be in MLS” but status at time of entry can be Coming Soon (ie showings NOT allowed) or Active.

Coming Soon:

1. NO SHOWINGS “of any kind” while in Coming Soon status.
2. Showings begin when the Active on MLS date is reached or the agent clicks the “End Coming Soon” button to convert the listing early to Active status per seller’s written direction.

These are extremely simplified definitions of Clear Cooperation and Coming Soon. Please refer to the full details published in the Policy Violation Manual and MLS Rules and Regulations.

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06/03/2022

The optional field Concession Comments was added on the closing screen in MLS in March 2022. The help text below has been added to clarify the field usage.

Sales and financing concessions are the negotiated costs in a transaction that are not required to be paid by the seller or buyer.

• Examples include:
  • Seller paid costs traditionally paid by the buyer.
  • Buyer paid costs traditionally paid by the seller.

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