The field “SqFt Tax Record” has been relabeled “SqFt Documented”.  This label was changed by the MLS committee to more accurately describe the field.  Since documents other than the tax record (auditor) can be used to update this field, the MLS committee felt the new name was more accurate.

In the the coming weeks, a new field called “Documented SqFt Source” will be added directly below the “SqFt Documented” field.  The “Source” field will be used to identify the document source for any change to the “Documented SqFt” field.  Realist will continue to auto-populate both SqFt ATFLS and SqFt Documented (formerly Tax Record) fields.  If Realist successfully auto-populates both fields, then “Realist” will be entered in both ATFLS and Documented “Source”.

Although ATFLS Source can be modified, the new Documented Source field will be locked.  Agents must contact the MLS staff in order to modify the “Documented Source” in order to verify the source documents.  Acceptable documentation will be: Appraisal, Auditor, Builder Statement, and Floor Plan.

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10/05/2016

The Showing Start Date (SSD) field is allowed to be no more than 30 days after list date (30 days in the future).  It is also not allowed to be edited after the SSD has passed.

Currently, the software is allowing the SSD to be edited even after it has passed.  FBS is working to correct this bug.  In the meantime, the ability to edit the SSD after the listing has been made active has temporarily been turned off.  This is to prevent the SSD from being modified after it has already lapsed.

The ability to edit the SSD will be reactivated as soon as the software can prevent modification of the field after the date has passed.

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CoreLogic will be performing system maintenance on the evening of Saturday, September 24, 2016 beginning at 11:00 PM through 4:00 AM the following morning. Realist may be intermittently unavailable during this maintenance period.

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09/23/2016

Agents will now be able to link directly to the private, agent-only reports from manual email.

1. Previously, only subscription auto-email contained links to the private version of the report in the agent copy.  Agent copies of manual email did not have the private report links.  This required the agent to copy the MLS# and open a new MLS window to see the private reports.
2. The yellow box at top of email identifies “Agent Only” links. This yellow box with link to private reports will now appear on all agent copies of email (subscription and manual).  The agent can now simply click the private link to see the agent-only private report.
3. Public links are still accessible by clicking the link in the body of the email (same as subscription email)

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09/16/2016

Listings emailed to the client manually now function as “opt-in” for that client’s email address.

How the new opt-in process works:

1. If a contact clicks a manual email link from the agent, it will count as confirmation of their email address and allow them to receive subscription updates
2. An additional line of disclaimer text was added to manual emails: “By clicking a link in this email, you agree to receive future listing-related automatic emails from your real estate agent.”
3. Each time a contact clicks a link within a subscription or manual email will extend the expiration 13 months.
4. If the client has previously opted-out of subscription email, clicking a manual link will function as opt-in for subscription email.  This will limit the need for agents to use the “send opt-in request” option.  Simply sending a listing to that client’s email address will function as opt-in confirmation (once link is clicked).

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The wording of the initial subscription opt-in email and confirmation screen have been updated as of September 12, 2016.

Notable changes include:

1. Text updated to “We’re excited to be helping you with your real estate needs. We’ve set up a free portal for you. To get started, click the button below to confirm you want to receive email updates from [agent’s name].”
2. Confirm Button updated to “Yes, Please Send Me Listings.”
3. Clicking “Yes, Please Send Me Listings” now displays a confirmation of subscription opt-in and allow the client to view their News Feed by clicking View Listings.
4. The Manage Subscription link will allow them to unsubscribe from listing updates.

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CoreLogic will be performing system maintenance on the evening of Saturday, September 17, 2016 beginning at 11:00 PM through 4:00 AM Sunday morning.  Realist may be intermittently unavailable during this maintenance period.

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The MLS will be intermittently inaccessible on Friday, September 9th between 1:00am and 5:00am. The Flexmls system may be completely offline for approximately 30 minutes during this window.

This planned maintenance downtime is due to a system upgrade taking place at a network provider used by our vendor, FBS.

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09/07/2016

*Update at 9:37am* – Print to PDF functionality looks to be restored. We are still following up with several other smaller issues.

*Original* We are seeing that it appears the Print to PDF option that was available in several locations within Flexmls is currently unavailable. This, along with several other smaller issues, appears to be the result of the software vendor restoring access to the system after a brief period of inaccessibility this morning.

We are in touch with the vendor and expect to see functionality fully restored at some point today. We will update this notice as we learn more from our vendor.

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08/31/2016

New selections have been added to several MLS fields in MLS.  The changes affect Residential and Res Rental property types only.  These new selections are available immediately when entering or editing a listing.  The new items will appear on the reports in the sections already designated for the fields to which they have been added.

As with all new selections, please remember that it will take some time for the fields to be adopted widely.  This means that many properties that were entered prior to the new items being available.  Unless updated by the listing agent, they may go off market before the agent adds the pertinent new selections.

Below is a list of the new selections now available in the fields identified.

Added to Field – Interior Amenities:

• On-Demand Water Heater
• Water Filtration System
• Whole House Fan
• Gas Dryer Hookup
• Electric Dryer Hookup
• Electric Water Heater
• Gas Water Heater

Added to Field – Exterior Amenities:

• Cistern

Added to Field – Foundation:

• Other

Added to Field – Heating:

• Boiler
• Wall furnace
• No Heat

Modified in Field – Style:

• “Cape Cod” label changed to “Cape Cod/1.5 Story”
  (NOTE: this is primarily a label change.  The previous selection label was simply “Cape Cod”.  No selection for “1.5 Story” style previously existed. The new labeling is meant to encourage the use of this selection for Cape Cod and 1.5 Story properties.)

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08/29/2016