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New Resource Page: Fraudulent Land Listings

Data Integrity (DI) has a new tool for you! Check out the Fraudulent Land Listings resource page! About Fraudulent Land Listings Fraudulent land listings remain an ongoing issue. This resource page focuses specifically on land-listing scams from the listing agent’s perspective, and offers guidance to help you get started. As...

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Rental Beast Instant Claim

What Is Instant Claim? Instant Claim is a part of Rental Beast’s auto-match capabilities. Instant Claim is an optional feature that automatically claims rental listings that auto-match to your account, so you can spend less time reviewing matches and more time managing your listings. How It Works Once you...

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Updating the Status of a Rental Listing in Rental Beast

If you are new to using Rental Beast and you also have a rental listing, here are steps to change the status. You can switch the listing status to the following options, “Active, Application Pending, Rented, Cancelled, and Withdrawn.” To do this go to the My Listings tab. Find...

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Rental Beast: How To Edit an Active Rental Listing

If you need to edit a rental listing, this process has migrated to Rental Beast as opposed to Flexmls. All other add/edit listing processes will remain the same. These instructions will guide you through managing an active listing within Rental Beast and provide a complete review of editing a...

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Adding New Listings in Rental Beast

If you want to add a rental listing as an ARMLS subscriber, you can do so via Rental Beast. Before starting this process, remember to always follow the ARMLS Rules and Regulations when adding listings to the MLS. Adding a Listing To add a new listing, visit the Flexmls...

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Aligned Showings: Insta-Port Showing Service

Is driving from location to location on a buyer tour getting to be a little too much these days? It’s a lot to manage: mapping a route, stopping for lunch, showing a home 45 minutes away, only for your clients to say, “This is not the one for me,”...

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D.I.Y. – Calculating Days on Market (DOM)

Calculating Days on Market (DOM) can be tricky. The Data Integrity (DI) team wanted to provide you with a few tools to help you calculate DOM. As a reminder, there are two types of DOM calculations: Cumulative Days on Market (CDOM) is the number of days the listing has...

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Top 10 Violations of 2025

“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” – Mark Twain. Let’s look at the Top 10 Violations of 2025. Top 10 Violations (Including Self-Reported) Rank Violation Type 2025 2024 1 Self-Reported Non-Penalty 3953 3553 2 Assessor’s Number Incorrect Non-Penalty 496 1224 3 Text or Watermarks on Photos/Media Penalty 463...

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Rental Beast: How to Match Claimed Listings with Additional Emails

Do you use multiple Property Management Software Systems (PMS) for your rental listings? If so, you might also have several unique email addresses for each system. This blog will teach you how to add additional email addresses to Rental Beast to allow AutoMatch for syndication between your PMS, Rental...

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Flexmls Custom Search Template: Reorganizing Fields

Have you taken time to create a Custom Quick Search Template? Want to make more customizations, like alphabetizing or organizing fields from most used to least used? Further customizing your template by reorganizing fields will be helpful for your workflow. Let’s learn how! In Flexmls, click Menu and find...

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Aligned Showings: Modifying Existing Routes

Routes in Aligned Showings can be tricky, specifically modifying them. If you have already scheduled a Route but need to make modifications, whether it be adding a new stop, canceling a stop or changing the showing times, this article is for you! As a reminder, here is how to schedule...

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Mistletoe: A Toxic Kiss?

Hanging a mistletoe is a well-recognized winter tradition, and can be both romantic and fun. The rule of the tradition is to pluck a berry after each kiss, until the sprig is bare. When all the berries have been taken, the privilege to kiss under the mistletoe has passed....

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Arizona Casita Law

In 2024, House Bill 2720 was signed into law, allowing casitas or accessory dwelling units (ADUs) statewide in cities with populations of 75,000 or more. Read about the casita law (ARS 9-461.18 and amend ARS 9-500.39) here. This legislation change was aimed at boosting construction and addressing housing affordability,...

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Flexmls Field Changes and Searching Historical Data

In October 2025, Flexmls Field Changes and Searching Historical Data were updated. Here is a PDF guide to check what’s changed. Many fields have been added, moved or renamed to help expand fields to align with statewide initiatives and RESO standards. Listings and saved searches were automatically updated. Examples...

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How Accurate are CubiCasa Floorplan Scans?

A question that sometimes arises in our CubiCasa classes is, “How accurate are floorplan scans?” How accurate are CubiCasa floorplan scans? CubiCasa reports that its average floorplan accuracy is between 95–97%. Scans done with LiDAR-enabled devices are typically more precise, with accuracy consistently within 3%. CubiCasa continues to refine its...

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Vampires, Tarantulas and Lake Monsters — Oh My!

Happy Halloween! Do you know there are several locations in Arizona where horror films have been made over the decades? Why? Arizona is great location to film spooky scenes for a few reasons. The deserts are remote and vast, the dark skies provide an added ominous layer, and many...

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Tips for Searching Flexmls for HOA’s

Approximately 60% of all active listings in Flexmls have a Home Owners Association (HOA). Searching for these listings is easy! To find a listing with an HOA, click Add a Field. In the Find a field box, type in HOA. You can add every item in the Association &...

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RapidStats: Closure Efficiency Report

Agent and Office Metrics are available to analyze production and inventory. Running a report on Closure Efficiency in RapidStats may be important when preparing for a listing presentation or gathering personal stats for education and review. With a RapidStats Closure Efficiency Report, you can see: Average CDOM Average Days...

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Adding SPDS to Documents in Flexmls

In Arizona, SPDS refers to a Seller Property Disclosure Statement form provided by the Arizona Association of REALTORS® (AAR) to their members. It is a document where sellers disclose information about the property to potential buyers. This statement helps buyers make informed decisions by revealing material facts about the...

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How Do I Find a CBS Code for My Lockbox?

A CBS (Call Before Showing) code is a 7-digit code required for ARMLS Affiliate Subscribers. If you’re a listing agent (LA) and need to give a CBS code for your lockbox, here is how to find the code and some helpful tips. How to Find CBS Codes With your...

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