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At the annual RMLS™ leadership retreat last month, the RMLS™ Board of Directors reviewed a list of potential projects and prioritized those they believe will have the best benefit for RMLS™ subscribers. Following is a brief description of the three projects that will get the attention of our software development team this year along with a fourth that will be scheduled if possible. The forms changes approved in 2017, Showing Time and the new Coming Soon-No Showing status are also in the works.
Listing Load Enhancements
This project will add ability for authorized users to initiate editing of a listing from Agent Full/Data Only reports and to add/start a new listing from Tax Search, Tax Full, and CMA (subject property/features) page, providing a more streamlined workflow for the agent.
When adding a new listing, the agent will be able to upload PDF documents directly from the input screen, similar to Photo Manager. Agents will also be able to test video/virtual tour links to ensure that they work correctly before saving the listing.
Ever publish a listing and forget to save a copy of the listing contract? Well this project will eliminate that issue by allowing users to print a copy of the listing contract, even after the listing has been published.
RMLS™ will also look for ways to enhance the Tax ID auto-population function to include additional data found from other sources such as comparable listings, map layers, Realtors Property Resource (RPR®) and other data sources.
Search and Prospecting/Auto-Email Enhancements
This project will add the ability to create/save a prospect search from Advanced Search and other saved searches within RMLSweb. In addition, the ability to filter prospect matches based upon price changes falling within a certain range (mimicking the Hotsheet’s price change option) will be added to eliminate notifications of listings that have a daily price change.
We know it’s important to know when a profile is set to expire, so an alert to the subscriber will be sent via email. Advanced search will also see enhancements. Subscribers will be able to search by any public ID or broker code, and when searching by status, days back function, an “apply all” function will be available to make it easier to set the dates for all statuses.
Watch List
This project will add a notes field to each saved watch list item, making it easier to remember why it is being watched. In addition, when a listing is added to the watch list, the tax parcel record will also be included automatically so notifications can be sent if the property is relisted with a different MLS number.
CMA Enhancements
This project will enable the user to adjust the font and font size of the report and include the option to print the 32-Up Photo report. In addition, a notes field will be added to the adjustment section of the CMA for each comparable listing, allowing the user to detail why the adjustment was made. A column will be added to the Recommended Price page of the CMA which will reflect adjustments made.
Beth Raimer talks to Jennifer Bergh this week about tools on RMLSweb that can help a buyer’s agent manage their workload, including prospecting profiles, watch list, and the hotsheet.
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This week Beth will talk with Lynn Solmonson, Subscriber Relations Representative from the RMLS office in Vancouver. Lynn will discusses the just-released unabbreviated Listing Load and gives a shout out to other overlooked features on RMLSweb. Finally, Beth and Lynn discussing some training opportunities available through RMLS.
Music: “The Major Trend” by AG Music (via MelodyLoops.com)
Do you have a difficult time remembering what certain abbreviations mean when you’re in the thick of entering listing information on RMLSweb? Of course Document 1210, Listing Abbreviations, is always available for reference, but it’s far easier to focus on the task at hand instead of always cross-referencing with another tab on your web browser.
RMLS™ is pleased to announce that an unabbreviated Listing Load will soon be released on RMLSweb. Once the change is made, all users will see the change when using Listing Load, as all users will have the unabbreviated version as the default.
Subscribers who want to keep the original abbreviated version of Listing Load can easily do so by changing their default in User Preferences.
Access User Preferences by hovering over the user’s name in the navigation bar on RMLSweb and selecting the User Preferences option. Next, click on the Desktop/Sidebar Options tab. Uncheck the box labeled “Unabbreviated Listing Load.” (Don’t forget to save your changes…)
Once the default has been changed in User Preferences, subscribers using Listing Load will find listing abbreviations restored until any point when they change their preferences again.
RMLS™ hopes to release this unabbreviated version of Listing Load the morning of Thursday, August 17th. Subscribers requiring assistance with this or any other feature of RMLSweb can always contact the RMLS™ Help Desk at (503) 872-8002 or (877) 256-2169 for assistance.