Home sellers expecting the quickest sales may want to make sure the house is in tip-top shape for showings because a big week in the housing market is quickly coming. The best week to put a home on the market is March 31 to April 6, according to a new analysis from realtor.com®. Researchers analyzed […]
Remine Gets $30 Million to Grow MLS Platform
Real estate tech company Remine announced that it raised $30 million to grow its data-focused MLS platform. Remine, the CVAR member benefit that was honored last year as one of HousingWire Magazine’s HW Tech100, partners with MLSs to offer real estate agents and their consumers an MLS platform that utilizes data and analytics to offer “actionable intelligence.” The […]
10 Standards for MLS in Crisis
by Cameron Paine Founder, Inevate LLC The MLS industry is in an existential crisis. There are no minimum standards of performance, no agreed upon definition of what it even means to be an MLS. Members of differing MLS’s have different experiences with what the MLS means to their business life. When the Realty Alliance says that MLSs […]
Quick Tips for MLS-Touch Users
Check out the helpful tips for MLS-Touch users in the brief videos below. The phone application for REALTORS® is a free CVAR member benefit. Visit the MLS-Touch booth at Real Estate REvive Conference & Expo on March 29. MLS-Touch is a Gold Sponsor at the 6th annual event, featuring host Leigh Brown, an economist panel, […]
MLS, REALTORS® vs Zillow, Redfin
Is the MLS becoming obsolete? Are REALTORS®? Many say no. But it will take some effort by REALTORS® to prove their value, according to Wellington Pendell, a trainer with Career Compass, who spoke to an audience at Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS® in January. Pendell talked about the impact of online real estate companies such as […]
CRMLS: REALTOR® Fraud Alert
CRMLS notified users last week that fraudulent emails are being circulated from someone posing as a CRMLS Compliance officer. The emails are sophisticated phishing attempts and should not be opened. Here is how to know if the notice is fraudulent: 1. If you receive a CRMLS violation or warning from any address other than compliance@crmls.org, […]
Links to Digital Copyright Changes
Brokers and sales associates are vulnerable to infringement claims, so make sure you own or have a license to use any listing or other photos you use in connection with a listing or that appear on your website. If you contract with a photographer, get a written agreement. There are also steps you can take to […]
N.A.R. Answers ‘Instant Offer’ Questions
A lot of concern has been raised about Zillow’s “Instant Offers” pilot program. But, NAR states, experiments like these can also reinforce the value of REALTORS®. “There’s a human element to buying and selling a home that can’t be replaced,” said NAR President William E. Brown. “NAR is the sum of its REALTOR® members, and […]
Violating the Code of Ethics?
CVAR Director of Member Services Barbara Goldberg explains the latest change to the REALTOR® Code of Ethics for 2017.
New MLS Rule – New Construction Listing
Today, May 15, 2017, a new rule–Rule 7.18.4 for New Construction Listing, goes into effect for all CRMLS users. If you have listed a property with a Year Built of 2017, be sure that you are aware of this new rule. Any Residential Property listed in the MLS that requires the disclosure of a Final […]