by RMLS Communication Department | Oct 12, 2012
Congratulations to Tim Sellers (Barb Sellers and Associates Realty—Fairview, Oregon), Tami Morin (Century21-The Neil Company Real Estate—Roseburg, Oregon), and Adam Sarancik (Meadows Group, Inc.—Tigard, Oregon) for winning a free quarter of RMLS™ subscriber dues! We offered a free quarter of RMLS™ subscriber dues to the 2000th respondent of our annual Subscriber Satisfaction Survey, and to two randomly selected participants.
We collected 2,101 responses this year, representing 20.3% of our membership.
Thanks to everybody who completed the survey! Results are shown to the RMLS™ Board of Directors and used to improve the products and services we provide to subscribers. Comments that need a response will be answered via phone or email. We will also be sharing some responses in the RMLS™ Weekly Report and on the blog in coming weeks—stay tuned!
by RMLS Communication Department | Sep 14, 2012
Listing Load Enhancements are just a few days away. We think you’ll find these improvements very helpful. Still, we understand that changes to your work flow can sometimes be stressful or confusing at first.
As always, RMLS™ is here to help make your job easier by providing outstanding support and customer service. Here are some places to get help with the Listing Load enhancements this week:
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by RMLS Communication Department | Sep 7, 2012
We’ve put together a list of the questions that our subscribers may have about the Listing Load enhancements that will be out in mid-September. This article is updated as we receive additional questions and comments from our subscribers.
**New Question**
Is there a character counter in this release? Will there be an increase to the character count in Public Remarks?
There is a character counter for the remarks sections included with the new release. A request for additional characters in Public Remarks will be submitted to our Forms Committee, brokers who gather each year to assess the data we collect on our listing forms. Don’t forget that there is additional room for remarks on the Supplement Forms, if any of those are appropriate for your listing.
**New Question**
Will Listing Load now work in the Chrome browser?
Listing load will still not work with Chrome at this time. We are maintaining the IE and Firefox whitelisting currently in place. Our goal is to include Chrome in that group, but testing with that browser is not complete.
How will the changes to Listing Load affect me?
Although some of the pages may look different, the basic work flow has not changed dramatically. The enhancements we’ve added should make your ultimate experience more streamlined and productive.
If I have problems using the new Listing Load, what can I do?
RMLS™ trainers and Help Desk are here to answer any questions you have. You can reach us by phone at 877-256-2169 or email helpdesk@rmls.com. In case you need to get started when our offices and Help Desk are closed, we have also prepared an on-line tutorial available 24/7.
Why are you changing Listing Load? I know how to use it and it works.
We compiled many subscriber comments and requests about listing load over the last few years, and the upcoming changes reflect those requests. The result is a new detail view of the listing load search results with quick access to listing reports (agent full, tax full, history, photos and map) directly from the listing load screen. However, if you prefer, there is still a list view that looks very much like the old results screen. You can choose your experience.
What feature am I going to love the most?
We don’t really know, but it could be the Auto-save function, if you have ever lost work.
Where can I go to get information about the changes?
We’ve put together a summary about the changes that you can read here. You can also plan ahead and sign-up for a class in late September or find out how to set-up a training in your own office for Listing Load Enhancements by contacting training@rmls.com or 503-236-7657.
by RMLS Communication Department | Aug 31, 2012
In mid-September RMLS™ will be rolling out a streamlined Listing Load workflow for our subscribers. Changes include many compiled suggestions of our subscribers. Here is an overview of some of the enhancements that will be included with this version of Listing Load.
Listing Load Screen
- To provide more viewing area the sidebar is no longer shown on listing load pages.
- The listing load Search Criteria can now be collapsed or un-collapsed by clicking on the section label.
- The “New Listing” and “Unlisted Sold” buttons have been moved from beside the search criteria to below.
Search Results
- Search results can now be displayed as a list view or detail view.
- A thumbnail image of the first listing photo and map point have been added to both views.
- The columns have been re-ordered in the list view.
- The detail view tab will show search results on left-hand side of the page, with listing specific information on the right which displays the summary, photo, map, agent full, tax full and history reports.
Add/Modify Listings
- When adding a new listing, the tax ID search is now built into the “New Listing” edit page.
- When adding or modifying a listing, the one long page has been broken up into section heading tabs, located on the left-side of the screen.
- You can now add and modify photos and captions from within the listing edit session.
- Date fields now display a calendar pop up to facilitate date selection. Dates can still be typed directly into the field.
- To make the links to the help text on the page more obvious, the help text is now highlighted as a hyperlink. The field labels are blue with dotted underlines, indicating they are help links, and the mouse pointer will change to show a small question mark on rollover.
- Listing edit screen now includes a Forms Alert tab to show the list of alerts related to listing completion rules such as missing required fields, date range violations or data type violations.
- When working on an in-progress listing auto-save runs every ten minutes. You can also save manually.
- At the top of the in-progress edit page now indicates a percent of all fields (excluding supplement fields) that have been filled on the main listing page.
by RMLS Communication Department | Jul 13, 2012
We sometimes get reports of homes being entered into RMLSweb as detached homes, when they are in fact, attached (or vice versa). We realize this can be confusing at times, so let’s briefly review the attached vs. detached question.
Both attached and detached are property types that are available for listings in the Residential Property Category of Listing Load.
Here’s how RMLS™ defines each one:
Attached (ATTACHD): An element of the residence’s construction (such as a wall, ceiling, or floor) is shared with another property. Condominiums excluded.
Detached (DETACHD): A stand-alone residence, excluding manufactured homes, for which the sale includes the land on which the residence is located.
Also, here the definitions for Condos and manufactured homes:
Condominiums (CONDO) have their own property category and are defined as: An attached or stand-alone residence for which the owner has title to the space inside the unit and shares common spaces with other unit owners in accordance with specified legal guidelines.
Manufactured homes (RES-MFG) are defined as: A manufactured home for which the sale includes the land on which the residence is located.
Another type of manufactured home sale is (In-Park) which does not include the land.
If you aren’t sure which residential property type to use just take a moment and refer to these definitions or call our Help Desk. We’re here to help you succeed.
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by RMLS Communication Department | Oct 31, 2011
A new User Interface and updated reports are now available
The previous Home Sales Report feature on RMLSweb was known to be slow and sometimes inefficient. Therefore, in February 2011, the RMLS™ Board of Directors voted to approve a project for 2011 that would involve rewriting the Home Sales Report feature. This rewrite included redesigning the User Interface, as well as the generated reports themselves.
Now, the updated Home Sales Reports, in addition to the new User Interface, are available for subscribers’ use! To access the Home Sales Reports, go to the RMLSweb Desktop page. Next, locate the “Statistics” menu at the top of the screen and select “Home Sales Report” from the menu options. The new Home Sales Report feature utilizes dropdown and multiple-select fields to allow for a quicker and easier user experience. View our new tutorial, Utilizing Home Sales Reports to learn more.
Here is an example of the new User Interface for the Home Sales Report feature (feel free to click on it for a larger view):
Notice the four new report options under the Generate Report column. Part of our redesign included adding the option of viewing four separate reports for the following:
- New Residential (Year Built Description is New, Proposed or Under Construction)
- Existing Residential (Year Built Description is not New, not Proposed or not Under Construction)
- Total Residential (Total of New and Existing listings)
- Active/Pending Residential (Pending Calculation is New!)
NOTE: For reports prior to July 2011, you will not be able to view the four different report options. All reports through June 2011 will stay in the old one-page format.
The new User Interface allows for a maximum of 35 area reports to be selected. Also, users can select multiple regions or reports by using the Ctrl or Shift keys.
In addition to the new User Interface and additional report options, we also revised the generated reports to more closely resemble data collected by the National Association of Realtors®. For example, we added additional price classes to better portray the market (this change will only affect the newly created reports from July 2011 on). The highest price class that the old reports offered was for listings that were “Over 500,000” (in dollars). With the new report, we have added the following options for Type Price Class:
- $500,000 to 749,999
- $750,000 to 999,999
- $1 million to 1,249,999
- $1.25 million to 1,499,999
- $1.5 million to 1,999,999
- $2 million to 2,999,999
- $3 million and over
View our brand new tutorial, Utilizing Home Sales Reports, to learn more about the new functionality and report options.
Still need help? Feel free to call the RMLS™ Help Desk at 503-872-8002 or toll-free at 877-256-2169.
