Please be aware that the ongoing school district renaming/relabeling has affected several school districts as of May 8, 2013.  When searching, the old, now defunct school district names/selections will no longer function.  The listings have been moved into the appropriately named new field.  Each of the items below represented multiple schools and were mapped to the appropriate new school selection based upon county.  The new fields with school district number and county included in the description should be used going forward.

For example, the old, ambiguous “PLAIN LOCAL” school district selection was split into 2 new school selections “NEW ALBANY PLAIN LSD 2508 FRA CO” and “PLAIN LSD 7615 STA CO”.  All listings in Franklin and Licking county that had “PLAIN LOCAL”  prior to Wednesday, May 8 were automatically changed to NEW ALBANY PLAIN LSD 2508.  Only listing in Stark county were moved into the PLAIN LSD 7615 school selection.

Please be aware of this change and adjust your searches accordingly.  The full list of affected “defunct” school selections follows:

BUCKEYE
CRESTVIEW
EASTERN LOCA
FAIRFIELD
FRANKLIN
GREEN LOCAL
HAMILTON
HIGHLAND
JACKSON
JACKSON CITY
JEFFERSON
LAKE LOCAL
LAKEWOOD
LAKOTA LOCAL
LAKEWOOD
LAKE LOCAL
MADISON LOCA
MANCHESTER
MARION
MARION LOCAL
NORTH CENTRA
NORTHEASTERN
NORTHRIDGE
NORTHWEST
NORTHWESTERN
PERRY LOCAL
PLAIN LOCAL
RIVERSIDE
SOUTHEAST
SOUTHEASTERN
SOUTHERN
SPRINGFIELD
WASHINGTON

PLEASANT and PLEASANT LOCAL were both automatically merged to PLEASANT LSD 5103
RIDGEDALE and RIDGEDALE LOCAL were both automatically merged to RIDGEDALE LSD 5104
WARREN LOCAL and WARREN LSD were both automatically merged to WARREN LSD 8405

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05/10/2013

The MLS committee is reviewing the disclosure of fracking and mineral rights disclosure on the MLS worksheets.  We need your help and input.

Tell us how fracking (hydraulic fracturing) has positively or negatively affected your business, your clients, and your transactions in real estate in central Ohio.  Any information you can provide as to the benefits or liabilities of fracking disclosure will be helpful to the committee.

Please email your experiences, recommendations, or warnings regarding fracking disclosure on MLS to Matt Warren  – mwarren@columbusrealtors.com

Thanks for your input!

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05/03/2013

The MLS Committee recently confirmed that the MLS photos designed exclusively for use with your Build-to-Suit properties cannot be used for any listings other than new construction withoutbuilding permits.  Warnings and/or data maintenance fees will continue to be issued for those found in violation.

New construction with a building permit is required to display the primary photo with the words “Not Actual Property” appearing in 36 point type or larger if the actual photo either is not (1) the current stage of construction or (2) the actual interior.

Again … please do not use the Build-to-Suit primary photos that MLS provides for any listing other than new construction without building permits.   Those photos serve as quick identification of vacant ground listings with a proposed house that is currently not under construction.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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04/26/2013

All room location fields are now available on Add/Edit.  The room location grid now displays only the date that is entered into the NEW room level locations in the format of Up2, Up1, Entry Level, Down1, Down2.  All fields are numerical values only. You must enter the NUMBER of rooms at that level, not “X”.   Enter zero if no rooms of this type exist at that level.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  The Room fields Living, Dining, Eating Space, Family, Den, Great, Utility Space, and Rec will NOT have the old data copied into the new fields.  Because of the inaccuracy of the old data, the new fields WILL NOT be repopulated with the old data.  It will be necessary for the listing agent to select the appropriate room locations off all additional rooms beyond Beds, Full and Half Baths. Only Beds and Baths will have the old data repopulated into the new field formats.  Please remember that the old “Den Down” field does NOT EQUATE to the new “Den Down1” field.  The ambiguity of the old “Den Down, Living Down, etc.” fields was the reason they were removed.

The new fields are available in Add/Edit immediately.  The old Up, Down, Lower Level format has been completely redesigned to allow for much more accurate room location for up to 5 level split properties.  Please fill in the exact locations of all rooms on Add/Edit for new and existing listings.

NEW 5 LEVEL FORMAT:
The new format is Up2, Up1, Entry Level, Dn1, Dn2.  This will completely replace the old RES format of UP, DOWN, and LOWER LEVEL.  The old format was restrictive (max 1 above entry level, max 1 below entry level).  This made precise location of the Bedrooms, Living Room, Den, etc on 3- 4- and 5-level splits impossible.  Further, the term DOWN often was confused with Lower Level.  The new format based on Up1/Down1 from ENTRY LEVEL removes this ambiguity.

HOW TO READ THE NEW FORMAT:
The new format assumes that every RESIDENTIAL property has an ENTRY LEVEL with a FRONT DOOR.  This is always referred to as “Entry Level”.  Any room on the same level as the front door (entry) is at ENTRY LEVEL.  If you proceed up any number of STAIRS to a level above the entry level, that is Up1.   Any room that is up any number of stairs from entry level is always referred to as Up1.  If additional stairs go up, any rooms on the additional level above Up1 are always referred to as Up2.

The same logic is used for Down designations (Dn1, Dn2).  Entry level is always the front door entrance.   If stairs lead down, any rooms at the next level down are “Dn1”.  Additional level downstairs below Dn1 would be level Dn2.

PLEASE NOTE:  Entry Level does not take into consideration any stairs leading up to the FRONT ENTRANCE.  The front door of the property is always assumed to be ENTRY LEVEL, even if there is an extended entrance and winding stairs leading up to the front door.  That is…the front entrance door, main entrance to residence, is ALWAYS considered ENTRY LEVEL.

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04/18/2013

Tempo users accessing the MLS via mobile/celluar “hotspot” devices may see increased amount of  ‘bmi_load’ reset errors:

Error level: 0x00000001 Error Message: JS Exception caught in http://sef.cbrmls.columbusrealtors.com/5.7.05.31228/Header/Header.asp – Window.OnError: ‘bmi_load’ is undefined in line 65    [w3wp(5176)]  http://www.cbrmls.columbusrealtors.com/Tools/AMF/EventDictionary.asp

Error level: 0x00000001 Error Message: JS Exception caught in http://sef.cbrmls.columbusrealtors.com/Default.asp – Window.OnError: ‘bmi_load’ is undefined in line 182    [w3wp(5176)]  http://www.cbrmls.columbusrealtors.com/Tools/AMF/EventDictionary.asp

These particular errors occur for users accessing Tempo using HotSpot mobile service provided by Sprint and possible others carriers as well.  The cause of the errors is due to HotSpot directing users through a proxy server that is injecting JavaScript (JS).  CoreLogic is actively pursuing possible solutions.  In the meantime we recommend users experiencing this error use Fusion which is not affected by this issue.

Alternatively, users can contact their mobile ISP (Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc) and see if they can provide a solution.

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04/16/2013

The first stage in a multi-stage rollout of a new room location format for RESIDENTIAL MLS listings has begun.  This new format will greatly improve the agents’ ability to designate the EXACT location on the exact floor of the rooms.  The new fields are available in Add/Edit immediately.  The old Up, Down, Lower Level format has been completely redesigned to allow for much more accurate room location for up to 5 level split properties.  Please fill in the exact locations of all rooms on Add/Edit for new and existing listings.  The reports will display the new data very soon.

PLEASE NOTE:  The reports currently display ONLY Beds and Baths with the new fields.  The Beds, Full Baths, and Half Baths will not be disrupted.  The rest will be updated with the new fields in the coming days.  They will display the correct totals throughout the process.  Other fields such as den, living room, etc., will be added to the reports in the previous location with the new 5-level format in the coming days.

IMPORTANT:  The other fields such as Den, Eating Space, Living Room, Family Room, Great Room, etc will NOT have the old data put into the new fields.  Because of the perceived inaccuracy of the old data, the new fields WILL NOT be repopulated with the old data.  It will be necessary for the listing agent to select the appropriate room locations off all additional rooms beyond Beds, Full and Half Baths. Only Beds and Baths will have the old data repopulated into the new field formats.

NEW 5 LEVEL FORMAT:

The new format is Up2, Up1, Entry Level, Dn1, Dn2.  This will completely replace the old RES format of UP, DOWN, and LOWER LEVEL.  The old format was restrictive (max 1 above entry level, max 1 below entry level).  This made precise location of the Bedrooms, Living Room, Den, etc on 3- 4- and 5-level splits impossible.

HOW TO READ THE NEW FORMAT:

The new format assumes that every RESIDENTIAL property has an ENTRY LEVEL with a FRONT DOOR.  This is always referred to as “Entry Level”.  Any room on the same level as the front door (entry) are at ENTRY LEVEL.  If you proceed up STAIRS to a level above the entry level, that is Up1.   Any room that is up any number of stairs from entry level is always referred to as Up1.  If additional stairs go up, any rooms on the additional level above Up1 are always referred to as Up2.

The same logic is used for Down designations (Dn1, Dn2).  Entry level is always the front door entrance.   If stairs lead down, any rooms at the next level down are “Dn1”.  Additional level downstairs below Dn1 would be level Dn2.

PLEASE NOTE:  Entry Level does not take into consideration any stairs leading up to the FRONT ENTRANCE.  The front door of the property is always assumed to be ENTRY LEVEL, even if there is an extended entrance and winding stairs leading up to the front door.  That is…the front entrance door, main entrance to residence, is ALWAYS considered ENTRY LEVEL.

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04/10/2013

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