There have been an increase of the number of listing lead scams reported recently. Please be vigilant in vetting internet leads. Always verify the authenticity of the seller before entering a listing on the MLS. Use extra caution with out-of-state leads from internet web sites. Make sure the person signing the listing agreement is actually the owner of the property.

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02/09/2024

It’s called “Private While Off-Market“

Benefits of Private While Off-Market Include:

• Agents can set photos to become “viewable only by MLS members” automatically. No need to delete photos, videos and virtual tours to prevent them from being seen by the public after the sale.
• Buyers and Sellers who have privacy concerns can be assured that photos from the MLS do not appear on the internet.
• MLS can retain important historical records and keep listings intact for CMAs and appraisals.

How Private Mode Works:
Select the check the box at the top right of all photos that you want to “change visibility” then press the appropriate button. (Important Note: The Primary photo cannot be made private.)  

• Mark Private While Off-Market: Selected photos will automatically change to Private when listing moves to an off-market status such as Sold or Expired.
• Mark Private: Selected photos are immediately visible only within MLS.
• Mark Public: Returns previously Private photos to Public display.

Photos, videos, and virtual tours marked Private in MLS are viewable only by MLS members. They are not available to the public via the consumer portal, subscription emails, shared links, IDX websites, or third-party sites.

Identifying a Private Photo, Video, or Virtual Tour

A Private flag is displayed on the media in search results on Flexmls web and Flexmls Pro for iOS/Android. Private photos are displayed only on the private version of listing reports. Private media is not available via the consumer portal or app.

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02/08/2024

URGENT:  There may be significant changes from the previous tax year. This makes it extremely important to manually verify and update the Tax fields in MLS for new and existing listings.

It’s time to update the tax information on your listings for the 2023 tax year. For listings that are not in a CANCELLED or CLOSED status, these fields can be edited along with other listing fields by editing the listing values through LISTING INFORMATION. This action can be taken by the broker/office admin or by the listing/co-listing agent.

This routine remains an important manual operation for REALTORS® to complete at the beginning of each year.  While Realist can auto-pop the Yearly Taxes and Tax Year for you when you first enter the listing, it cannot automatically update them when those figures change.

Many county auditors have updated their tax records already or will finish their process in the next few weeks, for each parcel in their taxing districts for the 2023 tax year. Voter approved school and bond levies impact those figures each year along with auditor reassessments or owner appeals of property valuation.

Most real estate taxes change annually. It is important that REALTORS®, clients, and even sellers be kept apprised of these ever-changing figures.

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01/11/2024

Membership dues must be paid by 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 10, 2024 through your membership portal — no grace period will be granted.   

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12/20/2023

As of 4:25PM EST, FBS reports: A fix has been implemented and we’re monitoring to ensure the system remains stable. 

Originally posted Dec. 12:

As of 3:27PM EST, our MLS vendor is reporting system degradation on flemls web and mobile.

FBS, the maker of Flexmls, is currently aware of connection and functionality issues with Flexmls Web, Flexmls Pro, and consumer apps.

They are currently working towards a resolution but have not yet provided a timeframe for full restoration of service.

Please continue to check here on the MLS Message Board regarding any updates.

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12/12/2023

Originally posted Dec. 12:

As of 3:27PM EST, our MLS vendor is reporting system degradation on flexmls web and mobile.

FBS, the maker of Flexmls, is currently aware of connection and functionality issues with Flexmls Web, Flexmls Pro, and consumer apps.

They are currently working towards a resolution but have not yet provided a timeframe for full restoration of service.

Please continue to check here on the MLS Message Board regarding any updates.

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For our members who were facing an issue when stopping superusing that would redirect them to the incorrect flexmls instance. This has been resolved. Selecting “quit SU-ing” on the change user page will now direct you back to your login.

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12/11/2023

CoreLogic will be conducting maintenance on systems that affect Realist® and public record data this weekend on Sunday, December 10, 2023 between 4:00 am – 10:00 am. The Realist application and autopop as well as Matrix public record integration will be unavailable for the majority of this maintenance window.  A Realist maintenance splash page will display while Realist is unavailable.

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12/06/2023

Congratulations to the newly elected members of the 2024 Columbus and Central Ohio Regional MLS Committee.

• Katie Crocco – RE/MAX Winners
• Chris Harrington – Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
• Nicole Harrison – The Harrison Co. Real Estate Group
• Donna Jackson – LifePoint Real Estate, LLC
• Kristina Ledford – Shyre Realty
• Stephanie Masterson – The Raines Group, Inc.
• Michael McCoy – RE/MAX Impact
• Tom Miller – RE/MAX Connection
• Brandon Prewitt – RE/MAX Partners
• Ginson Speich – Keller Williams Greater Columbus
• Aryn White – CRT, Realtors
• Nikki Wicks – Key Realty

Read the full announcement including member bios.

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12/01/2023

On Monday, November 20, 2023, eligible MLS Participants (Principals) will receive an email from announcement@associationvoting.com with a link to their ballot for the Columbus REALTORS®’ annual online MLS Committee Election. Only the MLS Participants (Principals) can vote.

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11/20/2023