Only 16% of Listings in RMLSweb Have Documents Attached When entering a listing in RMLSweb you can attach up to five PDFs of documents that would be useful to other agents such as: Lead Paint Disclosures Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions Floor Plans Feature Sheets Platt Maps It’s pretty simple to do and we’ve been told […]
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How Should Agents Use the Private Remarks?
Categories: RMLS News, RMLSweb, Tips & Tricks
What Information Do You Want To See There? We often get requests to post messages on RMLSweb suggesting that agents use the Private Remarks in a certain way. For example, I received these two requests this week: Please ask agents to include when there is no water or power in the Private Remarks. Please remind […]
Save Time with Listing Load in RMLSweb
Categories: RMLSweb, Tips & Tricks
RMLS™ Subscribers: Use ‘Finish Later’ in Listing Load Our latest release brought some relatively minor changes to Listing Load on RMLSweb. The first change is that the “Save and Add” function is now called “Publish”. The other change is that we now allow you to enter a future list date. We thought this would be […]
Become a Local Hero
Categories: Realtor Safety, Tips & Tricks
Rid the Neighborhood of Pests and Save the Pets Nothing puts a damper on a showing like a rat running around the house or a trail of ants marching across the counter. Naturally, as a showing agent you may want to use some form of pest control to remove these unwelcome intruders. But would you […]
Alert: Listings on Craigslist Being Re-Listed as Rentals in Possible Wire Scam
Categories: Realtor Safety, Tips & Tricks
Tip: Use RSS Feeds or Google Alerts to monitor your listings on Craigslist We’ve received reports of homes that were listed for sale on Craigslist being fraudulently re-posted as a low-rate rental listings. These types of scams may be aimed at getting prospective renters to wire or send first and last month’s rent. For example, […]
When’s the Next Market Action Coming Out?
Categories: Statistics, Tips & Tricks
When to Expect the Latest Market Reports from RMLS™ This is a frequently asked question from subscribers here in my cubicle, so I thought I’d put the answer in writing. My standard line is that Market Action is released around the 15th of each month. “Around” means it could be a day or two before, […]
RMLSweb and Non-IE Browsers
Categories: RMLSweb, Tips & Tricks
We know there are a lot of you out there who use Web browsers other than Internet Explorer… and as you are well aware… RMLSweb primarily supports Internet Explorer (IE). However, we do want to clear the air about this situation, because things have changed a bit. RMLSweb is now accessible utilizing most browsers. By accessible, I […]
Hot Weather Tips for Real Estate Agents
Categories: Oregon Real Estate, Tips & Tricks, Videos, Washington Real Estate
Here’s a few hot weather tips I came up with for real estate agents as we all cope with a potential high of 107 today here in Portland! 1. If buyers close on 100+ degree day, offer a window A/C unit as a closing gift (good luck finding one right now, though). 2. Selling agents: if […]
A Realtor’s ActiveKEY + Frozen Pizza + Peanut Butter Cup + GEO Metro in the Sun = ?
Categories: Portland, RMLS News, Tips & Tricks, Videos
Short video shows why RMLS™ subscribers should keep their ActiveKEYs out of the heat this week We’re going to have some serious heat in most of Oregon & Southwest Washington this week. As you try to stay cool in the hot weather, keep in mind this friendly ActiveKEY battery tip from Supra: “Temperature extremes can […]
Oregon Real Estate Agency Issues Fingerprint Card Fraud Alert
Categories: Oregon Real Estate, Realtor Safety, RMLS News, Tips & Tricks
The State of Oregon Real Estate Agency has issued the following alert on its website: The Agency is receiving calls from licensees asking if their fingerprint cards have expired. The licensees explain that someone stating to be from the Agency has called them and informed them that their fingerprints are going to expire. The caller […]