30 January 2019
The Report an Error Form is Changing
The Report an Error form will be changed to help improve data integrity. Later this week, we’ll start asking subscribers to provide more information when reporting a data error. Doing this will reduce the time needed to address concerns without making the process burdensome. We can improve our internal...
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07 January 2019
No MLS Access on 1/8/2019?
If you use admin credentials for the MLS, you may be having trouble accessing the MLS for one of the following reasons: You are using old admin login credentials. If you’re using admin credentials issued prior to 12/13/2018, all credentials issued before this date have been permanently retired. Use your new admin credentials or...
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06 December 2018
How to Search for Open Houses in Flexmls
Want to search for open houses in Flexmls? Whether you want to preview them or send them to your client, finding them in Flexmls is easy with these simple steps. From a Quick Search, under Additional Search Options, select Open House Date. If you’re emailing a listing to your client...
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13 November 2018
New Flexmls Portals are Available Now!
The new portals in Flexmls are live and ready to be activated. The date you switch is up to you. The new portal has more than just a sleek, user-friendly design upgrade. Portal 2.0 offers the following benefits: You’re in control, move to the new portal when you’re...
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23 October 2018
New Admin Policy in the MLS
A new admin policy is now live in the MLS. This change will help modernize ARMLS and protect the data. If your brokerage has any Admin logins or plans to acquire them, the new admin policy will require action (read policy 7.4 here). This Board of Directors approved policy...
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18 September 2018
3 New MLS Changes
You Asked. We Listened. Here are three changes to the MSL subscribers requested. Flood Irrigation We added Flood Irrigation to the Landscaping section. Adding this field will help clear confusion when used in conjunction with Irrigation Front and/or Irrigation Back as it’s a specific type of irrigation. Equitable Interest We...
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22 August 2018
Solar Panel and Green Fields Changes
Changes to Solar Panels and other Green fields are going into effect on 08/29! Solar panels will now have a third-party owned option to identify panels that are owned by a third party (i.e. utility company) and will be provided as part of the service agreement with the homeowner. You will...
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09 August 2018
Changes to the Pets Field
The Pets field in the Residential Rental property class will be updated on 08/14. What’s changing? The Pets field under the Residential Rental property class will now be a required field with a new name to increase accuracy of searches. Before: Assistive Animals Only is an option under pets...
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12 July 2018
Introducing Delayed Status
Property not ready to be active? Delayed status is a new opportunity for agents. On July 19, Delayed status listings (a type of coming soon) may be listed in the MLS for up to 14 days (Rule 1.13). This enhancement is designed to build agent-to-agent buzz while the property is being...
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16 February 2018
Add Videos and Virtual Tours to Incomplete Listings
You can now add Videos and Virtual Tours to your incomplete listings in Flexmls! Before, Videos and Virtual Tours could only be added to completed listings. Now you can add these media items to your incomplete listings before they go Active. How to Add Videos and Virtual Tours When...
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21 December 2017
November STAT 2017
As each new month of housing stats enter the books, I feel like the character Charlie Kaufman in the movie “Adaptation” as I look for any means to describe a market whose primary metrics have followed similar trend lines for 3 years running. Next month we’ll delve into our...
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17 November 2017
October STAT 2017
We’re now entering the holiday season, which means over the next four months our monthly sales volume will drop to the lowest numbers of the year. Historically, our lowest sales volume occurs in November, January and February. We should see an uptick in December as year-end tax strategies come...
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06 November 2017
James Harrison to Join Board of Directors
We’re happy to announce that James Harrison, RCE, CAE, CEO of MLSListings Inc., the biggest MLS in Silicon Valley, has signed on as outside director. Harrison will attend Board of Directors meetings and directly collaborate with ARMLS on important initiatives. Harrison has a long and distinguished career of service...
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18 October 2017
ARMLS Rules Update 2017
We’ve updated a few of our rules. Here’s what you need to know. Mobile Homes Expanded (1.25) Due to House Bill 2072, we’ve expanded our rules to include two new opportunities to list mobile homes. Used, privately owned and located in a mobile home park. New or used, located...
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18 September 2017
August STAT 2017
Commentary by Tom Ruff As an analyst, the number one question I get asked is, “What percentage of homes sold are listed on the MLS?” This month in STAT, we’ll attempt to answer this question as well as place this answer in an historical perspective. We’ll also consider the...
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17 July 2017
Map Code Grid Now Auto-Populates!
You’ll never have to use the Map Grid PDF or overlay to find the Map Code Grid when adding a listing. There are two easy steps to use the auto-pop feature: Enter the Book/Map/Parcel # and County OR the Address and County Click the Populate Tax button
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24 May 2017
Update: Improvements to Legal Description
The Legal Description Field has Changed We’ve improved the formula that generates Description in Monsoon to better describe each property. We’ve also renamed two fields. Legal Subdivision (Flexmls) and Description (Monsoon) are now Legal Description (Abbrev) in both products. Legal Description Available in zipForm for the First Time We’ve created a connection...
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09 January 2017
Top 10 Violations of 2016
It’s that time of year again! It’s our top 10 list of violations. The Data Integrity department addresses roughly 20,000 reports each year, the top 3 do not carry a fine. In addition, remember that your fine for the first penalty violation of the year is waived. You can see...
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08 March 2016
Sedona (SVVAR) Listings Now in Monsoon
Listings from the Sedona Verde Valley Association of REALTORS® (SVVAR) are now in the Monsoon® tax system. SVVAR and PAAR listings are now included in MLS searches by default but can be filtered out using the MLS field: Why is this awesome? If you’re working an area where ARMLS...
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