*** Originally posted 4/26/18 at 5:05AM ***

FBS will be performing scheduled maintenance in the early morning hours of Monday, April 30th.  The expected window is 4:30am-5:00am while the software is being restarted.  This could result in sporadic connectivity issues for some users accessing the Flexmls system. Please note that any such issues should be very short lived.

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04/27/2018

FBS identified an issue on that was causing slowness on flexmls have taken action to resolve it.  They will continue to monitor the situation.

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04/20/2018

Providing your MLS password to anyone is a violation of MLS policy.

MLS Policy specifically forbids providing your password to any other user.  There is NOT an exception for vendors or virtual assistant.  Do not provide your password to vendor or virtual assistant provider who will then log in as you to run searches or reports in the MLS.  This is subject to a $500 fine.  No one is permitted to access the MLS with your login information except you.

In addition to vendors, no one else is permitted to login as you either.  Other agents, members of your team, assistants and all other users must have their own login. They must login as themselves, then “superuse” (do business) as you.  Family members, friends, and clients should never be given your MLS login credentials.  Password sharing for any purpose is not permitted.

ACTUAL MLS POLICY:

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04/16/2018

CoreLogic will be performing system maintenance the evening of Saturday, April 14, 2018 during the designated maintenance window from 11:00 PM to 3:00 AM the following morning.  Realist may be intermittently unavailable during this maintenance period.

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04/11/2018

A new field, “Green Features Y/N – Form Required” has been added to the Residential property type.  Because the field is brand new, it will take some time for the new field to be fully populated.  Agents will be required to make a Yes or No selection in the Green Features Y/N field for all new listings.  Existing listings will require a selection in the field the first time the listing is edited.   If Yes is selected, then the Green Features Checklist form is required to be completed and attached as a PDF to the listing on the MLS.

This Green Features Checklist can be used to detail the green features present on a Residential property.  Items on the form include Energy/Green Certifications and Energy and Water Efficient Features.  The Green Features Y/N field allows agents to search specifically for listings that have “green/energy efficient features” of some type.  After searching, they can then review the attached form to see all green features present on that property.

It is highly recommended that you immediately update your listing for this new field particularly if your listed property has energy efficient green features.  Simply edit your listing and look for the new, required Green Features Y/N field.  Do not forget to fill out and upload the complete Green Features Checklist to your listing as an attachment.

Download the Green Features Checklist  from www.ColumbusRealtors.com > Tools > Worksheets, Forms and Contracts page by clicking here.

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04/06/2018

There is a warning prior to receiving a fine for this violation.  MLS Policy requires that the listing’s status be changed to “Closed” within 72 hours.

Listings are required to be marked Closed on MLS:

Sold date is Thursday = Listing must be closed on Monday
Sold date is Friday = Listing must be closed on Monday
Sold date is Saturday = Listing must be closed on Tuesday
Sold date is Sunday = Listing must be closed on Wednesday
Sold date is Monday = Listing must be closed on Thursday
Sold date is Tuesday = Listing must be closed on Friday
Sold date is Wednesday = Listing must be closed on Monday

Actual full text of the policy:
1.02.04 – Non-Reported Closing (Solds)
Fine with Warning
Warning, $100, $200, $500

All sales closed must be entered within 72 hours from the actual closing/funding date except if the 72-hour deadline falls on weekends and federal holidays whereby the closing information is to be entered the following business day except HUD listings that are to be updated within 72 hours of either (1) Asset Manager’s notice of closing or (2) the county auditor or Realist published sale information for the property.

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Several new MLS training videos specific to the Columbus MLS have been added.  These videos are in addition to the full length class videos and others that were already available.  To access the “Specific to Columbus” videos, log in to Flexmls and click the Training Videos link in the MLS Links gadget. 

New videos include:

1. Subscription JUMPSTART – Setting up and auto-email in under 10 minutes.
2. Watermarking Photos for Not Actual Property and Virtual Staging – MacOS and Windows.
3. Flexmls for consumers app for iOS – Navigating the Client Portal on an iPhone.
4. New Menus and Property Type Selection – choosing a Quick Search template default and creating favorite buttons from the new menu.

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CoreLogic will be performing system maintenance on Saturday, March 24th, 2018 from 10:00 pm through Sunday at 12:00 pm.  Realist will be unavailable during this time.

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03/19/2018

As of February 27, 2018, Realist displays public records data in all 88 Ohio counties.  Only 23 counties were previously included in Realist data. Links from the parcel number on listings in MLS go directly to the Realist detail page for all counties.  Auto-population of tax data for new MLS listings is not yet configured in the additional counties but should be completed in the coming weeks.  Reverse links to the county auditor page from the Realist detail page are not yet configured for all new counties. Some counties will not be able to be direct-linked due to limitations of the individual county auditor’s website.

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03/15/2018

CoreLogic will be performing system maintenance on Thursday, March 8th, 2018 from 1:30am through 3:30am. Realist may be intermittently unavailable during this time.

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03/06/2018