28 December 2018
Penalty Policy Myths
This is a re-publish of a post from last year on common Penalty Policy myths. Myth: You Only Get One Entry Mistake in Your Lifetime Not true as most unintentional data entry...
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05 December 2018
Can You Copy Photos? ARMLS Rule 8.23 Explained
Flexmls provides access to every listing in the system since 2000, whether it sold or not. If you’re listing a property, there’s a good chance that it already exists in the...
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28 June 2018
Does the Main Photo Need to be the Front Exterior?
Does the main photo on a listing have to be an image of the front exterior of the property? The answer is no! There aren’t any ARMLS rules or regulations that...
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The for sale sign. It’s typically installed when the listing is taken and displays the name of the brokerage and the agent listing the property. But did you know that it’s...
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A Share button now lets you share listings to social media from Flexmls with just a few clicks if a listing is (A) yours or (B) participating in the IDX...
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07 March 2018
What’s the Bathroom Definition per ARMLS?
ARMLS does not have an official answer of what defines a bathroom. What makes a bathroom to you? Does it need to have a toilet, a sink, a soaker tub? What...
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10 January 2018
Listing Deadlines
When it comes to managing your listings, you need to be aware of some important deadlines. In order to stay in compliance and avoid any penalties, here are the listing...
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08 May 2015
Photo Quiz: Violation or No Violation?
Using your knowledge of the rules, can you spot the MLS violations in the questions below? You can review the Rules & Inappropriate Language Policy before you start. The MLS...
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16 March 2015
Tell On Yourself
Data, Data, Data; it’s a core value at ARMLS. Why? Because quality data is most important! In that spirit, there is a loophole to avoid penalties when you’ve made an...
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11 March 2015
Blurred Signs – A Photo Blog
Subscribers often ask about “For Sale” signs uploaded to the MLS, signs can be in the MLS but cannot contain contact information. Contact information is a $200 fine because it can...
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07 February 2014
YouTube and The MLS
Embedded YouTube videos are not allowed in the video field of the MLS for two reasons: 1. The embedded YouTube allows a user to contact the video uploader, in many cases this is...
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