by RMLS Communication Department | Jul 2, 2010 | Misc.
Thanks to everyone who submitted entries into our contest
We received many uplifting stories about the new RMLSweb CMA feature. RMLS™ staff who worked on the development of the new CMA were delighted to read all of your positive experiences.
The winner of the contest is Jessica LeDoux, a broker for RE/MAX Signature Properties. This is her CMA success story:
“Prior to the new CMA tool RMLS™ has created for us I would use two systems to generate a report. So needless to say I was eager to try this out and see if it would replace the system I am paying additional for. I watched the short video and got very excited to try it. Once the program was released I opened it up and started on two CMA reports. The program worked just as stated and was streamlined into a very user friendly system. With little to no frustration I created two very professional looking CMA reports. That next morning I headed to my clients home to present my report and they were more than pleased with the format, professional look, and me! Here is their comment…
‘I appreciate your help and the work you did was fantastic!’
The system was fast, effective, and easy to use! Oh and by the way I got the listing!”
Jessica LeDoux
In addition, we decided to give an unexpected honorable mention to the funniest story that we received. Mark Jones of Mal & Seitz sent in this submission that gave us a laugh:
“I had incredible results. I gave a listing presentation that seemed to be going nowhere until I rolled out the new CMA report. I was awarded the listing despite their concerns of my inappropriate language, my commission rate of 15%, and my crayon renditions of the property. (I forgot my camera). I hope they find their Persian cat I accidently let out. What a great tool!! Kudos to our new CMA report.”
Mark Jones
We will be publishing the rest of the success stories in a later blog post. If you would like more information about the new RMLSweb CMA, view these tutorials:
CMA Overview
Accessing the CMA
How to Use Radius Search
User Preferences
Adding Comparables and Making Adjustments
Creating a CMA Profile
Customizing your CMA Report
Entering Subject Property Information
Or, print out our Creating a New CMA in RMLSweb quick reference guide. Thanks again for all of the positive CMA stories!
by RMLS Communication Department | Jul 1, 2010 | RMLS News, RMLSweb
Mobile is now free for everyone
Now, you will no longer have to pay for RMLSweb Mobile. Want to view listing information but you aren’t in your office? Just login to mobile.rmlsweb.com to access a simplified version of our subscriber-only website designed to be used on mobile devices, allowing you to access MLS information while in the field. With the mobile format, which works on almost all mobile web browsers and smartphones, you can:
- Search by address or MLS#
- Search RMLS™ Roster
- Find properties within a one mile radius of a listing
- E-mail or call other agents via active links
There isn’t a better price than “free”!
by RMLS Communication Department | Jun 29, 2010 | Guest Post, RMLSweb
Guest Post by Terry Romel
With the recent release of the IPad and the significant adoption by the general masses I thought it appropriate to make you aware of what to expect when using the IPad with RMLSweb.
As I’m sure many of you already know, RMLSweb works best with Internet Explorer 7 and higher. All of the RMLSweb system functionality is available and fully supported on IE 7 and up.
That being said, with the proliferation of new browsers, we frequently get questions at the Help Desk as to why RMLSweb is not fully bi-browser compatible. That question is a complicated one and the entire answer would be much too long to discuss here. Bottom line is that all new modules written for RMLSweb are compatible in many of the new browsers, but some of the existing core functionality (ex. Listing Load) is still in the queue for re-write. (Here’s a list of what parts of RMLSweb currently work in other browsers.)
So, what about the IPad? The native browser on the IPad is a hybrid version of Safari. I say hybrid because it is neither the “full” version nor the IPhone version. What it does share in common with the IPhone version is it presents itself to websites as a “mobile” version of browser. Because of this reality, the IPad is automatically redirected to the RMLSweb Mobile site.
Now there are browsers out there for the IPad that can “spoof” other browser identification strings and as a result take you to the “full” version login page for RMLSweb. They will allow you to log in, but from that point forward all bets are off. One of the most disconcerting behaviors of non-supported browsers is the lack of integrity while performing searches on RMLSweb. Let’s never forget that one of our core responsibilities as a MLS is to provide accurate data to our subscribers.
As a result of the inconsistency of this core function of the RMLSweb system I suggest you proceed with caution regarding the IPad. While it is a wonderful new tool that fits well in the real estate space and undoubtedly has many other benefits for our Realtor® subscribers, accessing RMLSweb is not currently one of them. We are starting to look at the overall functionality of the IPad Safari browser in relation to RMLSweb, but in keeping our eye on the bigger picture it may be some time before you see it fully supported.
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Terry has returned to RMLS™ as the Help Desk Manager after a few years of working with other real estate related companies in the Portland Metro area. We’re happy to have him back!
by RMLS Communication Department | Jun 28, 2010 | Lockbox, Statistics, Supra
Activity numbers show slight changes
When comparing the week of June 14 – June 20 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS™ subscriber opened a Supra lockbox increased 0.1% in Washington and decreased 2.9% in Oregon.
Click the chart for a larger view
Archive
View an archive of the Supra lockbox statistical reports on Flickr.
by RMLS Communication Department | Jun 25, 2010 | Events
This July, give your knowledge a boost with FREE RMLSweb training
Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events & education for July in Oregon & 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.
Events around the Region:
–July 1: Prudential Real Estate Professionals hosts the CRS 111 Short Sales & Foreclosures course
-July 10: Clark County Association of Realtors® hosts Texas Hold’em Tournament & Casino Night!
-July 12: Eugene Association of Realtors® offers the “Required Ethics Classes in 2010” course
-July 15: Earth Advantage® offers the “Marketing the Value of Green Homes” class
-July 22: Clark County Association of Realtors presents its 29th Annual Golf Tournament
-July 29: Oregon Association of Realtors® hosts its Driving it Home Golf Tournament
-July 30: East Metro Association of Realtors® hosts its Scramble “Fore” Scholarships golf tournament
Also, if you’re an RMLS™ subscriber, we have lots of FREE opportunities for continuing education credit at a location near you; click the link for your area to view the June Training Calendar:
– Coos County
– Eastern Oregon
– Eugene
– Florence
– Gresham
– Hood River
– Portland
– Roseburg
– Salem
– Vancouver
