When comparing the week of August 8 – August 14 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS™ subscriber opened a Supra lockbox decreased 4.3% in Washington and 0.9% in Oregon.
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Five new Supplement forms became available for subscribers on August 3rd. These new forms allow subscribers to share even more details about their listings. Read about the Additional Structures Supplement form and the Farm and Ranches Supplement form below!
Additional Structures Supplement:
The new Additional Structures Supplement allows listing agents to describe buildings or structures on the property other than the main building itself. For example, do you have a client who is selling a home with a chicken coop? Or, perhaps your client’s home has a particularly lovely gazebo. You can use this form to describe these additional structures that add to the listing’s attraction.
You can describe up to six additional structures using this form. Other types of structures you can describe are garages, barns and second residences! You can also specify whether or not a Conditional Use Permit is required for the second residence.
The form allows you to enter in information about the additional building’s dimensions, approximate square footage, numbers of bedrooms and bathrooms, and the year it was built.
Remember to use the Supplement Public Remarks field to provide even more details about the additional structure(s)!
Click here to view the Additional Structures Supplement.
Farm and Ranches Supplement:
The Farm and Ranches Supplement form contains fields that already existed for the former Farm (FRM) category. But, with the new Supplement form for Farm and Ranches listings, you have even more options for describing the property.
New options available are:
This Supplement form has a Public Remarks field as well for you to further describe the property.
Click here to view the Farm and Ranches Supplement.
Want to know more about Supplement forms? View the Utilizing Supplement Forms tutorial, it’s a visual learning experience!
To see the other Supplement forms and to see other changes that were released with the Forms Change, view the Listing Forms Change Summary document.
Questions? Contact the RMLS™ Help Desk at 503-872-8002 or toll-free at 877-256-2169.
On August 3rd, our Forms Change was released, which made five new Supplement forms available for subscribers to use to share even more information about their listings. In this blog post, we are highlighting the Condo and Amenities Supplement forms. Later, we will highlight the other new Supplement forms.
Condo Supplement:
The new Condo Supplement includes fields that offer the ability for Listing Agents to describe the condo building beyond just the unit for sale. For example, there is a field for Condo Conversion Yes/No, and a field for the number of condo units in the complex.
Want to provide information about the condo association? The Condo Supplement makes this possible. There are fields for Condo Association Name, Condo Association Contact, Condo Association URL and Condo Association Phone.
There is also a field for Pending HOA Litigation Yes/No. Keep in mind that the condo association information and pending litigation fields are kept private and can only be viewed by subscribers, meaning that they are not included in client reports.
Note: We moved the Upper Condo Level field from the address line of the main Listing Load page to the Condo Supplement form. The visibility of the field stays the same (the field will only be visible when the “Condo Unit Location” is set as UPPER).
Click here to view the Condo Supplement.
Amenities Supplement:
Is your client an avid public bus commuter? Does your client have a child who rides the public school bus? Or perhaps your client has a pet that needs frequent trips to the park? The Amenities Supplement allows Listing Agents to describe the distance from the property to different public features, such as parks, bus stops and shopping areas.
The Amenities Supplement also provides a field for Easement Information and a field for Walk Score! Many consumers are familiar with the Walk Score website, which rates neighborhoods for distance to walkable amenities, like shops, restaurants, transportation, etc. Visit walkscore.com for more information. The Walk Score field in the Amenities Supplement allows for the actual number of the walk score to be entered.
Click here to view the Amenities Supplement.
General Information:
On a general note, we want to mention that all of the new Supplement forms (except for Auction, which isn’t new) provide a Public Remarks field to further describe the property for that supplement.
Want to know more about Supplement forms? View the Utilizing Supplement Forms tutorial, it’s a visual learning experience!
To see the other Supplement forms and to see other changes that were released with the Forms Change, view the Listing Forms Change Summary document.
Questions? Contact the RMLS™ Help Desk at 503-872-8002 or toll-free at 877-256-2169.
When comparing the week of August 1 – August 7 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS™ subscriber opened a Supra lockbox increased 2.4% in Washington and 1.2% in Oregon.
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View an archive of the Supra lockbox statistical reports on Flickr.
When comparing the week of July 25 – July 31 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS™ subscriber opened a Supra lockbox decreased 1.8% in Washington and 4.7% in Oregon.
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View an archive of the Supra lockbox statistical reports on Flickr.
This year’s Forms Change went into effect on August 3rd, 2011. One of the important changes this year is that the Year Built Description field is now required for Residential listings only. The addition of this requirement will help us report on new home sales versus existing home sales statistics.
With the different options available to select for the Year Built Description field, we thought a refresher on what the different terms mean may be beneficial to subscribers. Here is a list of the available terms and their meaning:
APPROX: Approximately – Year Built indicates the approximate year in which the home was built.
FIXER: Fixer – Needs Repair.
NEW: New – Construction completed, but home has never been occupied.
PROPOSD: Proposed – Not yet under construction.
REGHIST: Home is on the Register of Historic Homes.
REMOD: Remodeled – Some or all of the home has been remodeled.
RESALE: Resale – Existing home for sale.
RESTORD: Restored – Homes restored to original condition.
UNDERCON: Under Construction – Ground broken and construction actually under way.
UNKNOWN: Unknown due to loss of county records.
Want more information about the Forms Change? Read the Listing Forms Change Summary document. Or, watch our new tutorial, Utilizing Supplement Forms.
With the new changes to the Listing Input Forms on RMLSweb, it may be a good idea for subscribers to attend an RMLS™ Updates class taught by our Training Department. Offices can also contact our Training Department to schedule a visit to get personalized instruction on the new changes. Contact RMLS™ Training at 503-236-7657 or access the RMLS™ Training calendar on RMLSweb under the Toolkit option.
Questions? Contact the RMLS™ Help Desk at 503-872-8002 or toll-free at 877-256-2169.
When comparing the week of July 18 – July 24 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS™ subscriber opened a Supra lockbox increased 2.2% in Washington and 1.2% in Oregon.
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View an archive of the Supra lockbox statistical reports on Flickr.
Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events and education for August in Oregon and Southern Washington. If you have an event that is not listed here, please let us know by commenting below. For future events, please send an e-mail to communications (at) rmls (dot) com.
RMLS™ Events:
–August 3: On August 3rd, RMLS™ will release many changes to its listing input forms and contracts. We’re even adding new Supplement Forms! The changes will require some additional time to update RMLSweb, so as a result RMLSweb will be in Maintenance Mode from 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 2, until 7 a.m. Wednesday, August 3. Please plan your work schedule around this outage. To learn more about the exciting changes coming to RMLSweb, please see this blog post.
Events around the region:
-August 2: Building Industry Association of Clark County hosts Nothing But Networking at 3 Brothers Vineyard and Winery from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, see the Facebook event page.
-August 3: KeyBank presents Myths of the Appraisal Process from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. For more information, please see this flyer.
-August 4: W & R Studios presents two free CMA workshops in the morning and afternoon at the RMLS™ Portland offices. For more information on the morning workshop, click here. For more information on the afternoon workshop, click here.
-August 8: Realtors® are invited to the NW Natural Street of Dreams courtesy of The Oregonian from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Bull Mountain in Tigard, Oregon. This event will feature five custom crafted homes that represent local builders and designers. For more information, please see the official Street of Dreams website.
-August 10-11: Earth Advantage Institute presents S.T.A.R. The Earth Advantage Broker Certification from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information and to register, click here.
-August 11: Portland Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® presents the Law and Rule Required Course from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information and to register, click here.
-August 18: Women’s Council of REALTORS® hosts its Annual Casino Trip from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde, OR. For more information and to register, please click here.
Also, if you are an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREE educational opportunities at a location near you; click the link for your area to view the August Training Calendar:
–Coos County
–Eastern Oregon
–Eugene
–Gresham
–Hood River
–Portland
–Roseburg
–Salem
–Vancouver
Each year, the RMLS™ Forms Committee, which is comprised of volunteer Realtor® subscribers, recommends changes to the Listing Input Forms to be approved by the Board of Directors. The annual Forms Change will be released on August 3rd, 2011 from the suggestions made in 2010.
Click here to view the Listing Forms Change Summary document.
Click here to watch the Utilizing Supplement Forms tutorial!
Extended Outage: The upcoming changes to Listing Load will require some additional time to update the website. As a result, RMLSweb will be in maintenance mode from 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2 to 7 a.m. Wednesday, August 3. Please plan your work schedule around this outage.
Five New Supplement Forms Available On RMLSweb: We are adding new Supplement forms for Additional Structure(s), Amenities, Condo, Farms & Ranches and Water Rights.
Farms and Ranches: Due to the addition of the Farms and Ranches Supplement form, we will be converting Farm listings to either Residential (RES) or Lots and Land (LND) categories, according to specific criteria. The conversion of Farm listings to either RES or LND is based on the following criteria:
Want to know more about the changes? Attend one of our RMLSweb updates classes at your local RMLS™ office. See the Training Calendar to find a class near you.
Questions? Contact the RMLS™ Help Desk at 503-872-8002 or toll-free at 877-256-2169.
When comparing the week of July 11 – July 17 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS™ subscriber opened a Supra lockbox increased 11.9% in Washington and 8.8% in Oregon.
Washington
Oregon
Archive
View an archive of the Supra lockbox statistical reports on Flickr.