12 May 2021
Overlooked Ways Contact Info Gets in the Media
It’s no secret that contact info in the media is prohibited inside the MLS per Rule 8.23. But what may surprise you are all of the accidental ways your contact info (or your brokerage’s) can end up in the media, especially videos and virtual tours. Here are some of...
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11 May 2021
How to Search for Open Houses in Flexmls
Want to search for open houses in Flexmls? Whether you want to preview them or share with your client, finding them is easy with these simple steps. Finding an Open House When doing a Quick Search, you can use the Open House filter. Toward the bottom of the search...
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06 May 2021
Introducing the Flexmls Admin/Assistant Guide
ARMLS has a big announcement! We’ve created an online Flexmls Admin/Assistant Guide that outlines the entire process of creating and managing Flexmls Admin accounts. How Can the Guide Be Accessed? The guide is available now and is easy to find in the Support section of ARMLS.com Who Would Find...
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30 April 2021
Adding an Open House in Flexmls
Adding an open house in Flexmls is a great way to increase the visibility of your listing and gain interest. Here’s how you do it: From your Flexmls Menu go to the Daily Functions section and select Broker/Public Open Houses. At the bottom of the screen, select Add/Edit Public...
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28 April 2021
Virtually Staged Photos
Are you allowed to virtually stage listing photos in the MLS? The short answer is yes, but there are some things to note. Starting 5/28/2026, ARMLS requires a Disclosure of Digitally Altered Images. If you intend on adding virtually staged or Digitally Altered Media to Flexmls, then the disclosure...
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14 April 2021
How to Include Coming Soon Listings in Subscriptions
Did you know that Coming Soon listings can be included in Flexmls subscriptions? Coming Soon listings do not appear in IDX feeds or on syndicators such as Realtor.com. But you can still provide buyers with an advanced look at these properties. They can also be included in subscriptions you...
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08 April 2021
Portal Help for Clients
If you’ve recently set someone up with a portal, or are thinking of doing so, these videos may help! Signing Up for the Portal Video Signing up for the Portal is designed to be sent to your client once you’ve created a portal for them. This video will walk...
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This post is part of our series focusing on subscriber feedback from our Fall 2020 Subscriber Satisfaction Survey. We welcome comments and questions any time. “Why do you keep making changes without asking us?” “We never get advance notice of changes.” While reviewing the results of our latest survey, we came across several comments...
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02 April 2021
How to Delete Multiple Flexmls Searches
Do you know how to delete multiple Flexmls searches, listing collections and subscriptions at once? This can be a big time saver if you’ve been actively using Flexmls for a while. Things have a way of piling up! Searches You can view, delete or rename an individual search by...
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01 April 2021
DOM Is Becoming MOM
Update 4/2: This post was part of our annual April Fool’s campaign… Days on Market (DOM) is used to help agents understand how long a property has been on the market. Historically, this method of counting time in days worked as homes would take weeks, even months, to sell....
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30 March 2021
Searching in Flexmls: Less is More
When adding a listing to Flexmls, it’s a good idea to be as specific and detailed as possible. Searching in Flexmls is a different ballgame. Flexmls is a huge database of information entered in by real estate professionals. When you select criteria for a search, the database is scoured...
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This post is part of our series focusing on subscriber feedback from our Fall 2020 Subscriber Satisfaction Survey. We welcome comments and questions any time. RV gate. Guest house. Community pool. HOA. Historic district. What do these words have in common? You’ve asked us how to search for them! There are thousands of fields...
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23 March 2021
How to Auto-Populate the Listing Profile Sheet
Just because you need to get your client to sign off on the Listing Profile Sheet, doesn’t mean you have to duplicate your efforts. Flexmls allows you to auto-populate this form directly from your listing. You can then download and save the form for your client’s e-signature. How to...
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17 March 2021
View and Share a Listing Before It Becomes Active
There are a lot of steps involved when adding a listing in Flexmls and each one is important. But there’s one step at the end of the process you won’t want to miss — reviewing the contents of the listing and sharing it with the seller. Flexmls allows you...
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01 March 2021
Options for Viewing Search Results in Flexmls
Did you know there are several options for viewing search results in Flexmls? The system defaults to a Residential View, displayed in columns with a 10-point font size. But what does that mean and how can it be adjusted? Watch this video to find out! We have lots of...
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25 February 2021
How Transaction Sides Are Calculated
In real estate, agent productivity is often measured by “sides”, which is a shorter way of saying transaction sides. A typical real estate transaction has two sides being represented, the buyer and seller. Usually, each side has their own representation, but it is possible for one agent to handle...
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This post is part of our series focusing on subscriber feedback from our Fall 2020 Subscriber Satisfaction Survey. We welcome comments and questions any time. Are you looking to send automatic emails to clients? Do you want an easy way to share new listings with clients? Flexmls can help with that! A Flexmls subscription...
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22 February 2021
Top 10 Violations of 2020
2020 is finally over! Now that we’re in 2021, it’s time to recap our top 10 violations from last year. In 2020 we had a grand total of 9,235 violations, see last year’s report here. Self-Reported items outrank all violations, they do not carry fines. Self-Reported errors dominate yet,...
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This post is part of our series focusing on subscriber feedback from our Fall 2020 Subscriber Satisfaction Survey. We welcome comments and questions any time. In April 2020 the Delayed listing status was replaced by Coming Soon. Based on survey comments we’ve received, there is still some confusion about this switch. So let’s get it...
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17 February 2021
The Subscription Isn’t Updating My Client. Why?
Here’s a scenario that most showing agents have experienced: your client receives a subscription email about a property and wants to see it. When you pull the details for that property, you discover it’s now in a Pending status. You now have to explain that the property is no...
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