17 September 2018
The Top 5 Reasons to Contact Support
Have a pressing questions and need help? ARMLS offers live chat and phone support seven days a week to help get you back to what you do best. Both phone and chat support are staffed by knowledgeable, helpful individuals ready to assist you with your ARMLS questions. If you need...
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30 August 2018
Your Intro to ATLAS
Welcome to ATLAS, your one stop shop for your MLS needs. ARMLS built ATLAS so that ARMLS subscribers could easily access all products in one convenient place. You can access ATLAS by going to ATLAS.ARMLS.com or by clicking on the ATLAS link on our homepage. Your login information will...
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23 August 2018
CMAs – What to Ask Your Broker
When it comes to CMAs, we often get asked “What’s the best way to find my comps?” It’s a common and excellent question. While we can show you how to use Flexmls to pull comps, we cannot advise you on what to enter in the adjustment fields. But we...
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21 August 2018
Why Do My Listings Display My Old Brokerage?
Recently, our Support team received this question via Live Chat from one of your fellow subscribers: “I just changed brokers, and now my current listings are not showing on my Flexmls dashboard. I can find them, but they’re displaying my old brokerage info. How do I transfer them to my new brokerage?” ...
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09 August 2018
Using Reverse Prospecting as a Buyer’s Agent
This is the Part 3 in a three-part series about Reverse Prospecting. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Reverse Prospecting is a tool that helps listing agents find buyer’s agents whose clients might be interested in their listings. As a buyer’s agent, this means that if you...
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08 August 2018
Using Reverse Prospecting as a Listing Agent
This is the Part 2 in a three-part series about Reverse Prospecting. To read Part 1, click here. As a listing agent, Reverse Prospecting is a powerful tool to market your listing to buyer’s agents. It’s a fantastic chance for you to reach out directly to buyer’s agents whose...
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06 August 2018
What is Reverse Prospecting in Flexmls?
This is the Part 1 in a three-part series about Reverse Prospecting. Check out Part 2 and Part 3. Want to generate more leads? Reverse Prospecting is the tool for you. What is Reverse Prospecting? Reverse Prospecting is a powerful tool to help listing agents and buyer’s agents come together...
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27 July 2018
Why Share Listings Through Your IDX Website
Social media sharing directly from Flexmls has been an exciting development this year. As you know, the Share button now lets you send listings to social media with just a few clicks, as long as the listing is participating in the IDX program (read about about the rules and requirements to use social media). While...
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When you purchase a home, you typically own the house and the land underneath it. But buyer beware. Hidden in the sea of paperwork you sign at closing could be a disclosure stating the home builder or developer will maintain the mineral rights located in the earth underneath your property. This means that if...
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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 say the main picture on your listing needs to be the front exterior. Have a listing with an awesome kitchen? Lead...
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27 June 2018
5 Obscure MLS Fields – Part 5
Everyone loves an obscure search field in Flexmls. They’re not just interesting, they can help you narrow down your search to make sure your client gets exactly what they want. For even more obscure fields, check out part 4, part 3, part 2 and part 1 of this series. Elevator A private elevator isn’t...
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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 a violation of the ARMLS rules to have that sign visible in the listing photos in many cases? Per Section...
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Did you know that Arizona has strict disclosure requirements for properties that are subject to airport noise? While airport noise can be a nuisance and an inconvenience, it can also affect an owner’s enjoyment and use of a property. Arizona law requires sellers to disclose when a property is...
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30 May 2018
What is a Smart Home?
“Smart Home” is the term commonly used to define a residence with appliances or features that can be remotely controlled by a computer or phone. These features might be lighting, heating, air-conditioning, TVs and security systems. Smart Homes are known to be energy efficient and can help the homeowner to...
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If you’re curious about viewing past and/or present listings from a specific office, then look no further. Flexmls lets you search for listing from different offices. Searching Listings From A Specific Office When doing a Residential search, type in Office in the Add a field to the search section. Under Member,...
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19 April 2018
3 Ways to Search for Sun Facing Properties in Flexmls
Every now and then you may have a client who is particular about which side of their property gets sun during a certain part of the day. As a buyer’s agent, here are the three ways you can search for sun facing properties in Flexmls. 1. The Property Description...
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13 April 2018
72-Hour Banners for Common Listing Changes
Listing banners in Flexmls are small descriptions that are automatically added to a listing based on it’s characteristics. They showcase a listing after common changes are made to help it stand out and are a great way for your listing to meet the eyes of potential buyers. There are...
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09 April 2018
We’re forming a new joint venture with Metro MLS.
We’re teaming up with Metro MLS (the largest MLS in Wisconsin) to share resources through the creation of a joint venture partnership. By working with Metro MLS, we can focus on serving subscribers and spend less time duplicating efforts on support, IT infrastructure, product development and more (see our...
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19 March 2018
Posting IDX Listings to Social Media (Facebook, X, etc.)
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 program. This functionality requires you to consider three things to be in full compliance with all ARMLS and ADRE policies:...
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07 March 2018
What’s the Bathroom Definition per ARMLS?
On October 7, 2025, ARMLS revised the bathroom fields in Flexmls. The # Bathrooms field has been replaced by Total Bathrooms. The Total Bathrooms field is the sum of Full Bathrooms and Half Bathrooms entered in a listing. This allows listing agents to better represent full and half bathrooms within a property. What Are Full and Half Bathrooms?...
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