by RMLS Communication Department | Jul 13, 2012 | RMLSweb
We sometimes get reports of homes being entered into RMLSweb as detached homes, when they are in fact, attached (or vice versa). We realize this can be confusing at times, so let’s briefly review the attached vs. detached question.
Both attached and detached are property types that are available for listings in the Residential Property Category of Listing Load.
Here’s how RMLS™ defines each one:
Attached (ATTACHD): An element of the residence’s construction (such as a wall, ceiling, or floor) is shared with another property. Condominiums excluded.
Detached (DETACHD): A stand-alone residence, excluding manufactured homes, for which the sale includes the land on which the residence is located.
Also, here the definitions for Condos and manufactured homes:
Condominiums (CONDO) have their own property category and are defined as: An attached or stand-alone residence for which the owner has title to the space inside the unit and shares common spaces with other unit owners in accordance with specified legal guidelines.
Manufactured homes (RES-MFG) are defined as: A manufactured home for which the sale includes the land on which the residence is located.
Another type of manufactured home sale is (In-Park) which does not include the land.
If you aren’t sure which residential property type to use just take a moment and refer to these definitions or call our Help Desk. We’re here to help you succeed.
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by RMLS Communication Department | Jan 3, 2012 | Events, RMLSweb
This January, Take Advantage of FREE RMLSweb classes!
If you are an RMLS™ subscriber, below are links to FREE educational opportunities at a location near you; click the link for your area to view the January Training Calendar:
–Coos County
–Eastern Oregon
–Eugene
–Gresham
–Portland
–Roseburg
–Salem
–Vancouver
by RMLS Communication Department | Oct 31, 2011 | RMLS News, RMLSweb
A new User Interface and updated reports are now available
The previous Home Sales Report feature on RMLSweb was known to be slow and sometimes inefficient. Therefore, in February 2011, the RMLS™ Board of Directors voted to approve a project for 2011 that would involve rewriting the Home Sales Report feature. This rewrite included redesigning the User Interface, as well as the generated reports themselves.
Now, the updated Home Sales Reports, in addition to the new User Interface, are available for subscribers’ use! To access the Home Sales Reports, go to the RMLSweb Desktop page. Next, locate the “Statistics” menu at the top of the screen and select “Home Sales Report” from the menu options. The new Home Sales Report feature utilizes dropdown and multiple-select fields to allow for a quicker and easier user experience. View our new tutorial, Utilizing Home Sales Reports to learn more.
Here is an example of the new User Interface for the Home Sales Report feature (feel free to click on it for a larger view):
Notice the four new report options under the Generate Report column. Part of our redesign included adding the option of viewing four separate reports for the following:
- New Residential (Year Built Description is New, Proposed or Under Construction)
- Existing Residential (Year Built Description is not New, not Proposed or not Under Construction)
- Total Residential (Total of New and Existing listings)
- Active/Pending Residential (Pending Calculation is New!)
NOTE: For reports prior to July 2011, you will not be able to view the four different report options. All reports through June 2011 will stay in the old one-page format.
The new User Interface allows for a maximum of 35 area reports to be selected. Also, users can select multiple regions or reports by using the Ctrl or Shift keys.
In addition to the new User Interface and additional report options, we also revised the generated reports to more closely resemble data collected by the National Association of Realtors®. For example, we added additional price classes to better portray the market (this change will only affect the newly created reports from July 2011 on). The highest price class that the old reports offered was for listings that were “Over 500,000” (in dollars). With the new report, we have added the following options for Type Price Class:
- $500,000 to 749,999
- $750,000 to 999,999
- $1 million to 1,249,999
- $1.25 million to 1,499,999
- $1.5 million to 1,999,999
- $2 million to 2,999,999
- $3 million and over
View our brand new tutorial, Utilizing Home Sales Reports, to learn more about the new functionality and report options.
Still need help? Feel free to call the RMLS™ Help Desk at 503-872-8002 or toll-free at 877-256-2169.
by RMLS Communication Department | Aug 22, 2011 | RMLSweb
Learn more about these two new Supplement forms!
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:
- Certified Organic Yes/No field
- New value option for CRANBOG (Cranberry Bog) in Currently Usable field
- Extended the Approx. # of Acres field to offer options for nursery, orchard or vineyard
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.
by RMLS Communication Department | Aug 16, 2011 | RMLSweb
Learn more about these two new Supplement forms!
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.
by RMLS Communication Department | Aug 4, 2011 | RMLSweb
Brush up on Year Built Description terms!
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.
