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SCWMLS Provides FOREWARN©
For Safer Showings in 2024!
The SCWMLS is pleased to offer a new product that will increase your safety! This new product is being offered at no cost to you. FOREWARN© is an easy-to-use app that will allow you to assess risk by learning about a new prospect prior to meeting them for a showing.
The FOREWARN© app will give you the ability to gain instant insight on a prospective client within seconds, using only a phone number! Don’t have a phone number... you can also search by name.
Instantly verify:
- Identity (first name, last name, alias, and age)
- Phone numbers (residential and mobile history)
- Address history (rental, ownership, and associated addresses)
- Financial indicators (bankruptcy, lien, judgement, and foreclosure history)
- Property records (nationwide property ownership history)
- Criminal records (nationwide criminal history search)
Click here for more information about Forewarn.
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New Functionality - Add & Edit Listings from Any Device!
Paragon Connect is a web application that offers the same functionality as the desktop version of Paragon, but is optimized for use on tablets, phones, and other browser-enabled mobile devices. Within Paragon Connect, you already have the ability to search for properties, manage contacts and saved searches, create CMAs, and schedule showings. Starting January 30th, you'll also be able to add & edit listings from any device! Not only will you have access to handy features like tax autofill, you'll now be able to upload listing photos & documents directly from your phone or tablet!
The access level you have in Paragon is the same in Paragon Connect. For example, agents with standard Realtor level access can modify most fields on their listings (except those that are contractual in nature), and can also add partial listings, which can then be published as a live listing by someone with Office Staff, Manager, or Broker level access.
To access Paragon Connect from your desktop/computer, click the Resources icon and choose Paragon Connect. From your mobile device, tap here and then choose "Launch Paragon Connect". Once you're logged in, you can add it to your phone's home screen for quick access later.
Here's a short video introducing this new functionality.
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Pulling Year End Statistics
The start of a new year is a good time to pull statistics - not only to help set goals for the coming year, but also to make sure you were properly credited with prior year sales. This can easily be done by taking the following steps in Paragon:
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Under the Resources menu, choose Paragon Statistical Reporting
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In the menu on the left side of the screen, click the arrow next to Sales Detail (under Broker) to expand that section, and then choose Agent:
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In the criteria screen that appears, change the Date Range dropdown to Year, enter 2023 in the Begin and End date fields, and then click Generate:
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This will display all of the properties you listed and/or sold in 2023, as well as your units & volume for the year. If you were not properly credited with a sale, please forward the accepted offer & closing statement to listings@wisre.com and MLS staff can adjust. | |
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Using Map Layers
When viewing (or entering) a listing in Paragon, layers can be added to the Google map view to provide more detail about the property's location. The layers menu can be found within the map toolbar, to the left of the print icon:
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One of the layers that can be applied is the Parcel Lines layer, which will display the tax parcel boundaries. Check the box to turn this layer on, and then zoom in until the boundaries appear. You can also apply the parcel ID numbers to the map by toggling the "show labels" option to APN: | |
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When you click within a parcel, it will display the approximate lot dimensions and parcel size. If you would like the parcel layer to always display, this can be set in the Preferences menu (System – Search Options – Parcel Layer).
For properties in the City of Madison, the Madison Subareas layer (and labels) can be applied to easily identify the correct location code:
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Click here for more info on mapping within Paragon (including a helpful video tutorial!) | |
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Shortcuts for Location Search
When searching by Location, there are a few shortcuts you can use to enter multiple locations in the same area:
- Use EST for Madison Metro East - this will include all City of Madison locations E01 - E16 (including Monona & Maple Bluff)
- Use WST for Madison Metro West - this will include all City of Madison locations W01 - W19 (including Middleton, Fitchburg & Shorewood Hills)
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Use county code (i.e. B for Columbia County) followed by NE, NW, SE, SW to search for a quarter section of the county. For the northeast part of Columbia County, for example, enter BNE. For a chart showing how the counties are broken up into quarter sections, click here.
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Using Search Qualifiers
To the right of most search fields within Paragon, you will find a drop-down containing search qualifiers. Most default to Equals or Contains, meaning that when you enter a search option, Paragon will find matches that equal or contain what you have asked for.
You may ask, what is the difference between Equals and Contains? The best way to explain this is with an example: Think of searching by Subdivision. If you type in Seminole, and the search qualifier for the Subdivision field is set to Contains, you will get all the listings with the word Seminole somewhere in the Subdivision field. If you specifically want listings in the Seminole Forest subdivision, you may want to change the default search qualifier to Equals, and type Seminole Forest into the search field to get just listings in the Seminole Forest subdivision.
Besides Equals and Contains, other search qualifiers available are: Not Equal To, Contains All, Does Not Contain, Starts With and Not Starting With.
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No Contact Info/Branding on Public Documents
Please remember that documents may not be marked public if they contain agent or company names, contact information, or branding/logos.
Public documents that are contractual in nature (ex: RECR, Addendum S) may display the name of the listing firm only (no logos), and it must be in typeface no larger than the median typeface of the document. There has been an increase in the number of reports of contact information on public documents, so please double check this before marking a document as public. Thank you!
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Helpful Documents from NAR
NAR has created the following content that may be helpful when talking to your clients.
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Greenlight Statistics – Free Webinar
This 30-minute webinar will highlight the key takeaways from SCWMLS' final 2023 numbers and introduce 2 new tools available now within the SCWMLS DataPortal:
- ComparisonReports- Explore areas and price ranges to identify buyer/seller opportunities in the market now
- Dashboards- Quickly access the right data at the right time for each stage in your listing transaction
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024 at 10:00AM - Click here to sign up
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Upcoming Training Opportunities
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.
Paragon Overview Classes: We offer weekly live classes for Paragon training. To register for an upcoming session click click here.
In person: We are offering an in-person Paragon training class at the MLS office on Friday March 1st and April 5th at 9:00am. To register click here.
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South Central Wisconsin Multiple Listing Service
4801 Forest Run Rd, Suite 101
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 240-2800
www.scwmls.com
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