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There’s a new feature in Flexmls! You can now make listing photos and other media types private.
As a certified photographer with ARMLS, you may be asked to make different media types private until the listing goes active or mark media as private if a listing is moving to an off-market status. As a reminder, you may want to talk to the listing agent if you are asked to edit media for listings in an off-market status.

How do I make listing media private?

If an ARMLS subscriber wants photos, videos, virtual tours or floorplans marked as private, you can do so by clicking the Mark Private While Off-Market button when editing photos and listing media.

What choices will become available?

Additional options will appear when selecting single photos or using Select All.

  • Mark Private: To make a photo always private, regardless of listing status. The photo will not be available to the public. Photos that have been marked private are outlined in red, with the label Private.
  • Mark Private While Off-Market: To change photo privacy automatically when the associated listing goes on or off the market. The photo will automatically be made private when the listing is in an off-market status. If the listing returns to an on-market status, the photo will automatically be made public again.
    • Photos that have been marked private while off-market will appear with a dark red outline and the label Private While Off-Market.
  • Mark Public: To remove privacy restrictions from a photo.
    • Photos that do not have privacy restrictions are labeled Public.

Note: The primary photo marked in blue and labelled Public (Primary) for a listing cannot be made private.

How can subscribers and photographers know if photos are private?

When viewing a listing in the MLS, in the Photos Tab, any Private photos will have a red “PRIVATE” flag at the top left of the photo.  These photos will not display outside of the MLS.

private photo option in Flexmls

If the listing is in Active status, and the photos have been marked Private While Off-Market, no flag will appear on the listing. Once the Active listing moves into an Off-Market status, the “PRIVATE” flag will appear, and the listings will no longer display outside of the MLS.