MLS News
Updated:5/10/12
« Annual Supra Key Billing in June - updated 5/10/12
« New Paragon 5 Training Available - updated 5/10/12
« Compensation Offer Based on Gross Sale Price - updated 5/10/12
« ActiveKEY Hot Tips - updated 5/10/12
« Important Information Regarding Accessing Paragon - updated 4/11/12
« New Information Required at Time of Sale - updated 4/11/12
« ListHub Includes National Franchise Websites on List of Channel Choices - updated 4/11/12
« Garage and Fireplace Changes - updated 3/9/12
« Recent Paragon Enhancements - updated 3/9/12
« Photo Reminder - updated 3/9/12
« Searching for Properties Outside South Central Wisconsin - updated 3/9/12
« Annual Supra Key Billing in June
The Supra Key renewal date is June 1st of each year. Next month, offices will be billed $150 for each agent currently leasing a key, whether it is an ActiveKey or eKey.
If you wish to "cancel" your Key lease, return your Key and charging cord to the MLS office prior to June 1st (eKey users can call to cancel). Call Marian at the MLS office (608-240-2800) with any questions or email: marian@wisre.com.
« New Paragon 5 Training Available
CLIENT CONNECT: 75 minutes
Client Connect with Auto Notify is a password protected website that allows the customer to
see all the results for their saved search in Paragon. It allows the client to prioritize the listings
into 3 groups: Favorite, Possible, and Rejected. The client can send messages to the agent and
the agent can also reply. Auto Notification also works with Client Connect letting both the Agent
and Client know of any listing activity or recent messages.
CMA: 120 minutes
Paragon's CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) module is a powerful tool that offers you
access to MLS data and provides graphic presentations of subject properties' and comparable
properties' data. You can build a simplified CMA of a Subject Property with comps or a
complete CMA Marketing Packet, or anything in-between. There are up to six steps to create a
CMA and we will cover them all.
Register today!!
Schedules for these classes as well as Paragon Basic Class can be found here.
« Compensation Offer Based on Gross Sale Price
Offers of compensation made through the MLS must be based upon a percentage of the gross sale price or a specific dollar amount. This applies even in a case where seller-paid concessions/credits increase the sale price, or in a case where improvements on existing property, or add-ons to new construction are negotiated. If it is your intent to pay a commission based on the net sale price (before seller concessions/credits, improvements, or add-ons), the cooperating broker must agree to this in writing.
« ActiveKEY Hot Tips
If your ActiveKEY is acting up, try resetting it. Straighten out a paperclip and press it into the small hole marked RESET located on the bottom right corner on the back of your key. Press for 3 to 5 seconds until GE SECURITY ACTIVE KEY shows up on the LCD (you may need to try a couple times).
Also, if you get the message "call to enable," please call the number displayed to get a manual update code (good for 24 hrs) and contact the MLS office if the problem continues.
« Important Information Regarding Accessing Paragon
As a result of a security audit performed by our Paragon vendor, they have determined that the login name and password requirements for Paragon are not secure enough, and will be requiring case sensitivity. Beginning Wednesday, April 18, when you login to Paragon, the login name and password you type will need to exactly match what is stored in order to allow you access. The format of your login name, as stored in Paragon, is mixed case. The first letter of your first and the first letter of your last name are capitalized, and the rest is lower case (i.e. Bob Smith). Your password is lower case. If you have stored your login name and password within your internet browser, and you find the case does not match, you will need to resave your login name and/or password.
« New Information Required at Time of Sale
Starting May 1, when closing out a property in the MLS, you will be required to identify if the sale was court ordered, a short sale, or if the property was bank owned/REO. You will identify this by selecting from a required drop down pick list. A choice for N/A will be available if none of the above applies. Short Sale and REO are currently optional choices under the Terms/Misc feature, and should be selected during the life of the active listing if appropriate and authorized by the seller. Mandatory disclosure once the property sells will greatly help all members, especially appraisers, in understanding the factors that may have influenced the sale price.
« ListHub Includes National Franchise Websites on List of Channel Choices
ListHub now syndicates listings to websites operated by real estate franchisors. Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Realty Executives, and RE/MAX were the first national franchise channels to be included. You have the option to include or exclude your listings on these franchise channels. When setting up ListHub, if you selected "Subscribe to all" on your ListHub dashboard, your listings have automatically been sent to these national franchise sites. You can modify your channels choices on the ListHub dashboard found at www.listhub.com.
« Garage and Fireplace Change
4+ Car has been added as a Garage feature selection within Single Family, and 3+ Car has been changed to 3 Car. If you have a listing with a 4+ car garage, you will need to modify that listing from 3 Car to 4+ Car.
If you have a saved search for a prospect needing a garage that is 3 or more stalls, you may want to add 4+ to that search.
Selections for 1 Fireplace, 2 Fireplaces, and 3+ Fireplaces have been added within the Fireplace feature for Single Family and Condo. Please modify your listings to include the number of fireplaces. If you have a double-sided fireplace, this counts as just one fireplace...not two.
Click here for updated profile sheets. Profile sheets will be updated on ZipForms very soon. Watch for a notice on the Paragon home page.
« Recent Paragon Enhancements
Map Search Changes: Paragon map search has been upgraded with the latest Bing Map Controls. The only thing that might cause a bit of confusion is how to enter a starting address on the map. Click on the brown power pole/street sign looking icon at the top to enter an address.
Picture Administration Change: You now have the ability to delete multiple photos at one time. Simply check the photos you want to delete and click the new Delete button at the top.
Market Conditions Addendum Enhancement: You now have the option to include a summary of the search criteria used, and a list of the properties contained in the Market Conditions Addendum Report. Watch for this new option within the Generate Report window.
« Photo Reminder
It is against MLS rules and copyright law to copy another agent's photos for use on your listing without permission. Those submitting photos with the knowledge that they do not have the right to use said photos will be subject to a fine of $25 per photo in addition to any legal remedies available to the owner of the photos.
« Searching for Properties Outside South Central Wisconsin
All members of the South Central Wisconsin MLS have access to MLS listings from eight other MLSs in Wisconsin via WIREX. There is no additional charge for WIREX. Currently, there are 83,000+ active listings in the WIREX database. WIREX covers all counties in Wisconsin with the exception of Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties. Click here for a coverage map. To access WIREX, simply select WIREX on the drop down during Paragon login; or when in Paragon, click on the MLS Switcher link at the top of the screen. The search screens in WIREX have been set up to look very similar to the search screens in SCW Paragon, so you should feel very comfortable using WIREX.
