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Payments through Member Portal Temporarily Disabled Membership cannot currently make payments online for education, member fees, or office fees. A system update is being performed. Online payments should be restored no later than Wednesday, June 2.
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Columbus REALTORS® Offices Closing Early: Friday, May 27, 2022 – 3pm Columbus REALTORS® offices will be closing early on Friday, May 27, 2022. Schedule: Building Closing Early – May 27, 2022, 3pm
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Holiday: Closed for Memorial Day The Columbus REALTORS association headquarters will be closed on Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day. The association will open for normal business hours on Tuesday at 8:30am. Schedule:
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New Lockbox and Key Box Rules New Lockbox and Key Box Rules Key Box Violations are UP, and the Board of Directors has increased fines to meet NAR recommendations. VERY IMPORTANT: AGENT/SELLER-OWNED COMBINATION LOCKBOXES and ELECTRONIC LOCKS are now also governed by these rules! And Brokers/Designated REALTORS® are responsible to educate agents and employees under their supervision. Remember: never leave customers unattended in a listing, and replace keys in their boxes before you leave – never hand keys off to another agent! Take care to show only with authorization and only at the agreed upon showing time! Sellers are our number 1 priority – without them, there is no business of real estate! Let’s keep them safe and secure, follow their showing requirements, and earn their trust every day!
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Sewer Field will become Required in Residential The existing Sewer field in Residential will soon be made required. This was an oversight when the field was added. Any listing that is added or edited after this update will require Private or Public to be selected in the Sewer field. Previous notice from July 2021: A new searchable field known as the Sewer field has been added to FlexMLS. Using this, members can indicate on their listings whether the property has a Public Sewer, or a Private Sewer. This can also be used as search criteria for quick searches. Sewer is not enabled on searches by default and must be added to your search using the Add a field to this search option at the bottom of the currently added criteria. 
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In Memoriam – Rex Street Jr, March 12, 2022 Rex Street Jr Obituary (1927 – 2022) – Columbus, OH – Legacy Remembers In Memoriam – Columbus Realtors
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In Memoriam – Ellen Whalen Frey, March 7, 2022 Ellen Frey Obituary – The Columbus Dispatch In Memoriam – Columbus Realtors
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In Memoriam – Frederick Swanson, Sr., February 28, 2022 Frederick Swanson, Sr Obituary – The Columbus Dispatch In Memoriam – Columbus Realtors
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MLS Tip: Sold Non-MLS vs. Unrepresented Buyers: When and how to use “nonmember” The selection “nonmember” appears in the Listing Member and Selling Member fields. It may be used when either the seller’s or buyer’s representative was not an MLS member. This may mean that the consumer was represented by a real estate agent who is not a member of the MLS or they had no agent representing them at all. “Nonmember” should be used very carefully and correctly. “Nonmember” cannot be in both fields simultaneously. An MLS member must have represented one side of the transaction. Sold Non MLS (Unrepresented Seller):
Very Important: Do not enter a “Sold Non-MLS” listing as an Active listing. Listing Member MUST be “nonmember”. Unrepresented Buyer:
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New MLS Field Labels The “1st Floor Owner Suite” selection in the Rooms field has been changed to “1st Floor Primary Suite”
The “Seller Concessions” field has been changed to “Seller/Buyer Concessions”
Coming: A new field called “Concession Comments” will be added in the coming weeks.
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