Newsletter

October 2023

New Video - Entering New Listings on the MLS

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Are you tired of reading about the rules? Then check out our fun new video that explains entering new listings (in under 2 minutes!):

REALTOR® Association Membership Renewal Coming Soon

Please watch for annual membership renewal communication from your local REALTOR® association. RASCW members will be emailed their dues renewal invoices at the end of October. As access to MLS is available only to REALTOR® members in good standing, letting your REALTOR® membership lapse will affect your ability to access MLS products such as Paragon, ShowingTime, Supra, and TrustFunds. It is recommended that you pay your renewal bill by December 1, 2023 to avoid interruption of these services.

What to do if your Contact Opts Out of Paragon Emails

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If you receive an email alerting you that a client has opted out of receiving emails via Paragon, this may be because they accidently clicked on the opt out link within an email, or because Paragon received a bounce back from your client’s email provider. To opt them back in, email them the following link or open the link and type in their email address:

http://p50.paragonrels.com/paragonsubscriptions/optin.aspx

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Your client will be sent a confirmation email containing an opt-in option they will need to click on within 72 hours to opt back in.

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The above opt in link can always be found within the links in the blue banner on the top of the Paragon home page:

You can proactively check for clients who have been opted out by clicking on Contacts and View/Manage Contacts within Paragon. Look at the Email column. Clients should have an orange envelope indicating a valid email address. If you see a white envelope with a red exclamation point, this client is opted out and is not receiving emails. 

Entering Garage Stalls

The garage feature pick list should identify the number of full stalls per garage. For example, if a listing has a 2.5 car attached garage and a 1 car detached garage, you would select the 1 car, 2 car, attached & detached features. The total full garage stalls field would be entered as 3. The 3 car feature should only be selected if a single garage has 3 stalls.

If a buyer is looking for a certain number of garage stalls, you can search using a min and/or max in the total garage stalls field.

Homesnap Pro Rebranded to Homes Pro

The rebranding of Homesnap Pro to Homes Pro will be completed on October 8^th. Your login credentials for Homesnap Pro will work with Homes Pro.

You can download the new Homes Pro Mobile app from your Apple or Google Play Store now.

If you have login issues on Homes Pro, please reach out to support@homes.com or (800) 431-5509.

Please click below for more detailed information. 

Compensation Offer in the Broker-to-Broker Remarks

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Any offer of cooperative commission noticed in the broker-to-broker remarks must be stated as a percentage of the gross sales price or a definite dollar amount, and must be a blanket offer to all MLS Participants, whether as a complete group or based on membership within a specific MLS.

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Verbiage in the broker-to-broker remarks such as, “we co-broke as you co-broke”, would not be an acceptable notice, as it does not include all Participants of an MLS, nor is it stated as a percentage of the gross sale price or a definite dollar amount. If the goal is to offer a different commission based on membership in an MLS, the proper way to accomplish this would be to state the lower commission you are offering in the commission fields, and then include verbiage such as, “Commission of X% to Participants of the South Central WI and Rock-Green MLSs”.

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Offers of compensation that are anything other than blanket offers to all Participants within an MLS must be made directly between the parties involved and not within the MLS. More information can be found here.

Beware of Listing Scam

The MLS has received several reports of a scam in which an agent is contacted to list a vacant land property by someone posing as the property owner. The scammer will typically handle all communication remotely and request the property be listed for less than its value in order to generate immediate interest. The WRA has published a helpful article explaining this scam and how to avoid it. You can read more about it here.

Non-Member/One-Time Access to Supra Keyboxes

As a listing agent, you can grant a one-time access code to anyone needing access to your listing.  There are no MLS restrictions as to who can be given a one-time code. 

To Grant Access from your eKey:

1. Tap My Keyboxes
2. Select the keybox from the list – If the keybox is not listed, tap Add Keybox, enter the Shackle Code for the keybox, and connect to the keybox. Click here for instruction on assigning a keybox to a listing if you are not at the keybox.
3. Select Grant Managed Access
4. Enter the cell number of the person needing access
5. Set the desired access date and time. Note: You can limit the duration of the showing per instruction, but the window granted must be at least 2 hours.
6. The person you have granted access to will receive a text message inviting them to download, and set up a non-member version of the eKey. If they ask you for assistance, please send them the PDF or Video below.

VIDEO  PDF   For the person granted one-time access 

Placing Keys in a Supra Keybox

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The correct location to place property key(s) is in the compartment in the front of the keybox, where the green sticker with bright yellow keys is attached. Do not place keys in the back of the key compartment where you will see an image with a strikethrough key. 

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Only key(s) should be included.  Please do not include key rings, as they can cause the key container to jam.

Upcoming Paragon Training Opportunities

Paragon Overview Classes: We offer monthly live webinars via Zoom for Paragon training. To register for an upcoming session click here.

In person:  We are also offering an in-person Paragon training class at the MLS office. Please bring your own laptop or tablet. To register click here.



Collab Center: Do you want to set up buyers with an automatic search that notifies them about new properties? Learn how to set up a Collab Center site for your buyers, and what they can do with it. This live class will be held via Zoom, please register here.

Map Search in Paragon: With Paragon's map search you can visually define areas on a map to search for listings. Join SCWMLS trainer, Dave Bass, for this 30-minute class where you will learn how to draw different shapes on the map and edit them, use layers to show lots of helpful information, and more. This live class will be held via Zoom, please register here.

Paragon Connect: Join Dave for a 30-minute class via Zoom where you will learn how to use the mobile version of Paragon, Paragon Connect, on your smartphone. Please register here.

South Central Wisconsin Multiple Listing Service

4801 Forest Run Rd, Suite 101

Madison, WI 53704

(608) 240-2800

www.scwmls.com