For Residential, Land/Farm and Res Rental property types, the item “Permitted Boat Dock” has been removed from Add/Edit and Search in the Lot Characteristics field. The name caused confusion and was determined to be frequently chosen mistakenly. The exact meaning of “Permitted” and what it implied in regard to the “Permitted Boat Dock” was unclear. This pick list item has been removed completely from Lot Characteristics and Add/Edit.

A new item “Boat Dock” has been added as a replacement. The new item “Boat Dock” appears in the Exterior Amenities Field. The name is simply “Boat Dock”. You should select Boat Dock in the Exterior Amenities field if this item is part of your listed property.

PLEASE NOTE: You must manually select “Boat Dock” for your listing. Because of the suspected inaccuracy of the previous item in Lot Characteristics, no listings will automatically have “Boat Dock” selected based upon the old “Permitted Boat Dock” item.

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03/26/2013

For Residential and Res Rental property types, the item “Patio/Cluster Home Features” has been removed from Add/Edit and Search in the Exterior Amenities field. The name caused confusion and was determined to be frequently chosen mistakenly because of the word “Patio” in the name. The pick list item has been removed from Exterior Amenities.

A new item “Cluster/Patio Home Features” has been added as a replacement. The new item “Cluster/Patio Home Features” appears in the Complex/Subdivision Amenities Field. The name has been changed to Cluster/Patio Home Features to help clarify that the pick list item refers to “Cluster home communities” with “Patio Home features”. If you have a listing that is considered part of a “Cluster home” community or has “Patio Home Features”, you should select Cluster/Patio Home Features in the Complex/Subdivision Amenities field.

PLEASE NOTE: You must manually select “Cluster/Patio Home Features” for your listing. Because of the suspected inaccuracy of the previous item in Exterior Amenities, no listings will automatically have “Cluster/Patio Home Features” selected based upon the old “Patio Home Features” item.

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If your listing currently has Contingent-Escape status, and “Sale of Home” is not the most accurate description of the reason for contingency, please update your listing now to a more accurate Contingency Reason.

When changing a listing to Contingent-Escape status, the MLS system automatically populates “Sale of Home” in the Contingency Reason field. This has not changed. However, prior to March 2013, the field Contingency Reason was locked and could not be modified from “Sale of Home”, even if there was some other description for the contingency reason. This field, Contingency Reason is now unlocked and able to be modified for all listings that are currently Contingent-Escape status. This behavior is similar to the function of Contingent-Fin/Ins.

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03/14/2013

Please review the updated article from CBR CEO Stan Collins regarding the use of Coming Soon signs.

https://columbusrealtors.com/NewsDetail.aspx?article=57049088

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03/12/2013

Clinton county auditor has changed the parcel number format for all properties in the entire county. CBR staff will update all Clinton county MLS listings that are currently Active, Contingent, and Under Contract as of March 11, 2013 to the new auditor assigned parcel numbers.

The new and old parcel numbers already appear on the auditor website. The old numbers were renamed “map” numbers instead of “parcel number”. Please be aware of this change and use the newly created parcel numbers, not old “map” numbers, for all new Clinton county listings. This will also apply to reactivated listings that were not Active or Contingent as of March 11, 2013. If you reactivate an expired or withdrawn listing that does not have the new 2013 parcel number, please contact the MLS department and have CBR staff update the parcel number for you (614) 475-4000.

Announcment from Clinton county Auditor website:
Clinton County is announcing the implementation of the permanent parcel number project as of January 1, 2013. Before, properties were identified with a random 10 digit number known as the “parcel number.” This number is now identified as the Map Number on our website. The new permanent numbers have been published.

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Fusion users who frequently use polygons should be aware that the Rectangle polygon search may cause problems and even search failure. Only the Rectangle polygon causes the problems. This does not appear to affect Multi-facet and Radius polygon shapes at this time.

PLEASE NOTE: It is highly recommended that Fusion users AVOID using Rectangle polygon map shapes until this bug is fixed. Users can use the “Polygon Tool” to make a 4-sided polygon that is identical to a Rectangle polygon. The Rectangle Tool itself should not be used for map searching.

If a Radius or Multi-sided (Multi-facet) polygon is combined with a Rectangle polygon shape, all polygons in that search may fail. The problem is magnified when the polygons are moved or edited.

At this time, the Rectangle polygon shape bug does not appear to affect Tempo, only Fusion.

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02/22/2013

A new, optional field “Interior Flooring” has been added to the Add/Edit listing entry screen.  This field appears on Add/Edit screens only for RES-Residential and RNT-Res Rental.  The Interior Flooring field has 8 multi-select options including Carpet, Ceramic/Porcelain, Laminate-Artificial, Other-None, Renewable Green (bamboo and cork), Stone-Solid/Composite, Vinyl, Wood-Solid or Veneer.

This new field and selectable items are available now.  Items selected in this field by the listing agent are displayed on Residential and Res Rental full reports including RES-A2A Remarks, RES-Buyer Full, RNT-A2A Remarks, and RNT-Buyer Full.

CHECK YOUR LISTINGS:  All RES and RNT listings that previously had Wood Floors – ALL or Wood Floors – PART selected in the Interior Amenities field should already have “Wood-Solid or Veneer” selected in the new Interior Flooring field.  It is recommended that you verify that the selections are correct for your listings in this newly created field and make any additional selections that may increase the searchability of your listed property.

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02/12/2013

Only manual pre-sort discounts will be available since the POSTNET codes are no longer accepted.  As of January 28, 2013, the US Postal Service no longer provides any discount for old style “POSTNET” bar codes.  They have been replaced with Intelligent Mail bar codes.  The labels printed from Realist CAN STILL BE USED, regardless of the bar code, but NO DISCOUNT WILL BE ADDED FOR INCLUSION OF THE BAR CODE on the label.

Realist has scheduled an updated for March or April 2013 that will make the new Intelligent Mail bar codes available for printing on the labels in lieu of the now-defunct POSTNET codes.  Currently, Realist labels that utilize bar codes can display only the POSTNET bar code.

PLEASE NOTE: Until such time as Realist integrates the new Intelligent Mail bar codes, labels printed from Realist will not be eligible for automation-based discounts for bulk mail from the USPS.

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02/11/2013

The MLS Policy Violation and Data Maintenance Fee Manual has been revised and is now on the CBR web site here.

Specific policies that were added/changed are:

 1.03.02 – Improper Display of Photos

1.03.03 – Unallowable Data on Photos

1.03.05 – Primary Photo Build-to-Suit Property Types                                                  

1.06.01 – Re-entry of Same Property Prior to 30-Day Off-Market

SECTION 5.01 – DATA MAINTENANCE FEE WAIVER PROCESS WITH EDUCATION CLASS

The Data Maintenance Fee(s) must be paid prior to attending the Real Estate Data Accuracy class.

• ·         REALTOR® is required to stay for the first hour of the Real Estate Data Accuracy class to receive a refund of a data maintenance fee.
• ·         REALTOR® is required to stay for the entire two hours of the Real Estate Data Accuracy class to receive CE credit.
• Refunds will be issued for the Data Maintenance Fee(s) allowed within 4-6 weeks of (1) attending the Real Estate Data Accuracy class or (2) granting of waiver by the Review Panel. (Jan.’13)

Please call Karen Thompson at 614-475-4000, ext. 270 if you have any questions.

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02/08/2013

It’s that time of year again to update your listings with the latest property tax information so they are reflective of the 2012 tax year.    Most county auditors have updated their tax records to reflect the taxes owed for each parcel in their taxing districts for the 2012 tax year.   Voter approved school and bond levies impact those figures usually each year along with any auditor reassessments or owner appeals of property valuation.    Since most real estate taxes change annually, it is important that REALTORS®, clients and even sellers be kept apprised of these ever changing figures.   Remember, while Realist can autopop the Yearly Taxes and Tax Year for you when you first enter the listing, it does not and cannot automatically update them for you when those figures change.   Nevertheless, this routine remains an important manual operation for REALTORS® to complete the beginning of each year.

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