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by RMLS Communication Department | Jan 22, 2016 | rmls.com, RMLSweb
Are you ready to connect with fellow REALTORS® more easily using RMLSweb? RMLS™ is about to unleash improvements to the RMLSweb roster designed to make your work easier!
In August, the RMLS™ Board of Directors voted to integrate links from RMLS™ websites to REALTOR® agent profiles on Realtor.com. On Thursday, January 28th, RMLS™ will debut the first step in this process when it releases some improvements to RMLSweb roster pages.
Agent Full Reports
While viewing an Agent Full report on RMLSweb, clicking the agent’s name will open a pop-up displaying the broker’s roster information, including a link to their Realtor.com profile. Roster information will also include the license number of both the agent and their office. RMLS™ has added these fields so subscribers may find this information easily for use in various transaction documents.
Once these improvements are live, subscribers should double-check their license number and other information displayed in the roster. If the license number displayed is incorrect, contact the RMLS™ Front Desk for assistance.
Agent or Office Search
Looking for contact information for a specific agent or office? Use the MLS Roster tab on RMLSweb to search for an agent or office. Subscribers may now search for agents by language, designation, or email address!
Coming ahead, RMLS.com—the RMLS™ website for consumers to browse listings—will see the Find a REALTOR® feature improved as well. Consumers coming to the site will be able to find REALTORS® based on the current criteria with added languages and designations. Links to Realtor.com profiles will be available for prospective clients as well.
Don’t have your Realtor.com profile set up yet? Head over to the REALTOR® profile page quick start guide and get set up today!
by Christina Smestad | Jan 15, 2016 | Fun Facts, RMLSweb, Statistics
How much work does RMLS™ do for the thousands of subscribers across Oregon and Southwest Washington? We’ve compiled the following numbers for the third year in a row to show just how much RMLS™ has supported real estate activity over the course of a single year.
RMLSweb
Number of times subscribers logged in to RMLSweb: 1,787,385
Photos uploaded to listings: 1,161,918
Property searches run: 549,388
Number of new prospect profiles created: 75,750
All residential properties listed for sale: 74,585
All residential properties sold: 57,860
Median sold price of homes listed: $270,000
Total dollar volume of homes sold: $17,999,392,000
Unique tax searches: 111,038
Reports viewed: 10,523,082
Broker tour searches run: 13,049
Open house searches run: 9,867
Statistical searches run: 29,062
RMLS™ Subscribers
RMLS™ subscribers as of December 2015: 12,213
New RMLS™ subscribers (compared to December 2014): 934
Increase in subscribers, above: +8.2%
Subscribers who attended training: 3,412
Number of calls to the RMLS™ Help Desk: 21,115
Number of Help Desk chats: 3,707
Number of incidents reported using the “Report Issue” button: 6,678
CE hours distributed by RMLS™ at no cost to subscribers: 2,310
Total attendance at RMLS™ training events: 4,567
RMLS.com
Total customer visits to RMLS.com: 3,623,006
Unique visits: 1,203,729
Total listing views: 2,377,287
Social Media
RMLS™ followers on Facebook (December 31st): 3,255
RMLS™ followers on Twitter (December 31st): 2,646
RMLS™ regularly compiles plenty of other numbers as well! In addition to publishing Market Action each month, we have statistical summaries available on RMLSweb with information dating back several years. Since 2012 we’ve also been compiling statistics about residential distressed properties in RMLSweb.
We love numbers here at RMLS™, and hope you find this data as fun and interesting as we do.
by Christina Smestad | Jan 15, 2016 | Fun Facts, RMLSweb, Statistics
How much work does RMLS™ do for the thousands of subscribers across Oregon and Southwest Washington? We’ve compiled the following numbers for the third year in a row to show just how much RMLS™ has supported real estate activity over the course of a single year.
RMLSweb
Number of times subscribers logged in to RMLSweb: 1,787,385
Photos uploaded to listings: 1,161,918
Property searches run: 549,388
Number of new prospect profiles created: 75,750
All residential properties listed for sale: 74,585
All residential properties sold: 57,860
Median sold price of homes listed: $270,000
Total dollar volume of homes sold: $17,999,392,000
Unique tax searches: 111,038
Reports viewed: 10,523,082
Broker tour searches run: 13,049
Open house searches run: 9,867
Statistical searches run: 29,062
RMLS™ Subscribers
RMLS™ subscribers as of December 2015: 12,213
New RMLS™ subscribers (compared to December 2014): 934
Increase in subscribers, above: +8.2%
Subscribers who attended training: 3,412
Number of calls to the RMLS™ Help Desk: 21,115
Number of Help Desk chats: 3,707
Number of incidents reported using the “Report Issue” button: 6,678
CE hours distributed by RMLS™ at no cost to subscribers: 2,310
Total attendance at RMLS™ training events: 4,567
RMLS.com
Total customer visits to RMLS.com: 3,623,006
Unique visits: 1,203,729
Total listing views: 2,377,287
Social Media
RMLS™ followers on Facebook (December 31st): 3,255
RMLS™ followers on Twitter (December 31st): 2,646
RMLS™ regularly compiles plenty of other numbers as well! In addition to publishing Market Action each month, we have statistical summaries available on RMLSweb with information dating back several years. Since 2012 we’ve also been compiling statistics about residential distressed properties in RMLSweb.
We love numbers here at RMLS™, and hope you find this data as fun and interesting as we do.
by RMLS Communication Department | Jan 15, 2016 | Fun Facts, RMLSweb, Statistics
How much work does RMLS™ do for the thousands of subscribers across Oregon and Southwest Washington? We’ve compiled the following numbers for the third year in a row to show just how much RMLS™ has supported real estate activity over the course of a single year.
RMLSweb
Number of times subscribers logged in to RMLSweb: 1,787,385
Photos uploaded to listings: 1,161,918
Property searches run: 549,388
Number of new prospect profiles created: 75,750
All residential properties listed for sale: 74,585
All residential properties sold: 57,860
Median sold price of homes listed: $270,000
Total dollar volume of homes sold: $17,999,392,000
Unique tax searches: 111,038
Reports viewed: 10,523,082
Broker tour searches run: 13,049
Open house searches run: 9,867
Statistical searches run: 29,062
RMLS™ Subscribers
RMLS™ subscribers as of December 2015: 12,213
New RMLS™ subscribers (compared to December 2014): 934
Increase in subscribers, above: +8.2%
Subscribers who attended training: 3,412
Number of calls to the RMLS™ Help Desk: 21,115
Number of Help Desk chats: 3,707
Number of incidents reported using the “Report Issue” button: 6,678
CE hours distributed by RMLS™ at no cost to subscribers: 2,310
Total attendance at RMLS™ training events: 4,567
RMLS.com
Total customer visits to RMLS.com: 3,623,006
Unique visits: 1,203,729
Total listing views: 2,377,287
Social Media
RMLS™ followers on Facebook (December 31st): 3,255
RMLS™ followers on Twitter (December 31st): 2,646
RMLS™ regularly compiles plenty of other numbers as well! In addition to publishing Market Action each month, we have statistical summaries available on RMLSweb with information dating back several years. Since 2012 we’ve also been compiling statistics about residential distressed properties in RMLSweb.
We love numbers here at RMLS™, and hope you find this data as fun and interesting as we do.
by RMLS Communication Department | Dec 23, 2015 | RMLS News, RMLSweb, Statistics
MLS Insight is a series about how things work at RMLS™.
Before we plunge headlong into the new year, let’s take one last look back at 2015.
It was a year of growth and change, energized by real estate market conditions. Closed sales recorded through November approached or exceeded 120% of closed sales in the previous year in almost every area served by RMLS™. This translates into a 20% increase in dollar volume of transactions. 2014 posted approximately $15 billion in sales, and 2015 will see over $18 billion in volume for all properties sold through RMLS™.
The improvement in real estate prospects has not gone unnoticed by job seekers. RMLS™ started the year with 10,676 subscribers and is projected to end 2015 with over 12,200 subscribers, an increase of 14%.
Some highlights of 2015 for RMLS™:
- Eight new RMLS™ classes were added to the list over the course of the year, including RPR Basics, SentriLock Essentials, Android Essentials, iOS Essentials, Utilizing RMLSweb Statistics, RMLS™ Rules and Regulations, RMLS™ Rules and Regulations Jeopardy, and Mobile Apps for REALTORS®. (To register for any of these classes, please contact training@rmls.com or call the Help Desk at 503-872-8002 or 877-256-2169 toll free.)
- RMLS™ was invited and became a Home Energy Info Accelerator Partner in May, when that US Department of Energy program was established.
- A listing forms change in July featured a new supplement for green/energy information.
- We became the fifth MLS in the nation to be certified with RESO (Real Estate Standards Organization) Data Dictionary version 1.3 in August. (We went on to surpass that level in December and were certified compliant at 1.4 Silver.)
- A new photo loader was introduced on RMLSweb in October which allows up to 32 images per listing and features high-resolution imagery and built-in basic editing tools.
- A new Beaverton training venue was inaugurated in November.
- A new mapping interface for RMLSweb was released in December.
- The Financial Tools on RMLSweb were modified to work with multiple browsers in February and the outdated default values within the tools were updated in December.
We want to take this opportunity to say a special thank all of our subscribers. We appreciate the opportunity to serve you and look forward to sharing our 25th anniversary celebration with you in 2016.
If you have questions on any RMLS™-related topic that you would like to have answered, I encourage you to post a comment.
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by RMLS Communication Department | Nov 25, 2015 | RMLSweb
Big changes are on the road ahead for RMLSweb maps! A new mapping interface is coming to the system the morning of Thursday, December 3rd. This change, announced in July, is the first step to a better mapping experience for RMLS™ subscribers. As soon as the initial switch is made, RMLS™ developers will start planning for further improvements.
WHAT’S IN STORE
RMLS™ subscribers will notice a new look and feel to all maps on RMLSweb. The new system will still use Bing Maps as a base, but the overall user interface has been enhanced.
Here are a few features we think RMLS™ subscribers will appreciate:
• Map layers that will include neighborhoods, city boundaries, flood zones, traffic, and more. These layers will not only be accessible on the map for an individual listing, but on Advanced Search and Map Search. Access the layers by opening the Tool Box sidebar on each map, shown above.
• Shapes on the map can be larger than before. Up to 10 shapes can be present on the map at one time, and those can represent areas to exclude in a search. Click on the shape for a prompt to delete or exclude the area. Custom shapes can have a maximum of 50 points, and closing a custom shape will be easier as well.
• Centering your map on a specific address will be easier than ever. Just type an address in the search bar inside the map, and a pin will appear on the requested address.
• Customizable, printable driving directions will be available by using the Map Checked feature of RMLSweb! Select the properties you wish to visit and select the Map Checked button. Select Driving Directions on the pop-up screen. Click and drag the properties in the right sidebar to rearrange the order, then hit Calculate to generate driving directions below the map. Print these directions and the map by selecting the Print button.
Although the new map system will sport some changes, plenty of features related to mapping will remain the same or similar. Users entering listings on Listing Load, for example, will find the process of placing a map pin for a property to be very similar to the current system. Setting a map pin for a CMA will be similar as well.
Once this new interface is live, RMLSweb developers will start optimizing the features. Moving forward, expect further fine-tuning based on subscriber feedback and map layers that include demographic information.
NEED ASSISTANCE?
RMLS™ hopes that subscribers will find this new mapping system easier to use and more useful for helping clients. Contact the RMLS™ Help Desk at (503) 872-8002 or (877) 256-2169 with any questions or for more information.
