MLS Sales Meeting Message

August 2014

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Policy Change “Coming Soon” and “Off MLS” Listings

“Each Listing shall be Submitted to WFR within the earlier of five (5) Business Days after the applicable Listing Agreement is signed by the Seller, or the day the Broker Subscriber or Agent Subscriber advertises the property on any website for access by the general public, and shall not be Submitted until there is a Listing Agreement for the Listing.”

Policy ChangeChanges to the Exclusive Listing Form

Sellers must acknowledge:

• The listing information will not be advertised on UtahRealEstate.com or any other website for access by the general public

• The listing information will not be distributed to subscribers to the MLS

• The listing information may not be available to the potential buyers working with thousands of real estate professional who participate in the MLS

• The listing information’s exposure to the market may be drastically reduced, which could result in not receiving the best possible offer.

Policy ChangeChanges to the Exclusive Listing Form

Brokers are now required to sign the new form, and submit to MLS within 5 business

days of a signed listing agreement.

We appreciate your subscription and want to be easy to do business with. Because of that, we have changed our fine policy procedure. Now, after you have exhausted your one time courtesy credit, you can take a free online C.E. course worth another courtesy credit. The online class (available at Praedo.com) is called:

Intro to MLS Policies - This one hour CE course is now available online through Praedo.com for 1 hour of C.E. Credit:

• Describing the mission of UtahRealEstate.com MLS and how the MLS supports the Realtor community.

• Highlighting key MLS policies that support Realtors throughout the variety of Real Estate transactions.

• Demonstrating Policies questions with discussions of several scenarios involving Buyers' agents and Listing agents situations.

• Includes frequently asked policy questions and scenarios

Work Off Your Fine - C.E. Policy Class

Tech Tip: Free C.E. Classes Utahrealestate.com has partnered with Praedo.com to host free online CEcourses. The user guide on the following slide will show you how to navigate Praedo.com in order to register and complete these courses.

1. Intro to MLS Policies

2. Quickstart for Utahrealealestate.com

3. CMA for Utahrealealestate.com

4. Auto Hotsheets for Utahrealestate.com

For help setting up a Praedo account, please visit MLS news or call us for assistance.

Education/Class Dates – Salt Lake

Quick Start for UtahRealEstate MLS: Salt Lake Board of REALTORS®, August 11th 12:00pm – 1:00pm

MLS Bootcamp - Search - CMA - Hotsheets: Salt Lake Board of REALTORS®, August 11th 1:00pm – 2:00pm

We also offer office classes. For more information, contact Kevin@utahrealestate.com.

Education/Class Dates – Northern Wasatch

We also offer office classes. For more information, contact Kevin@utahrealestate.com.

Quick Start for UtahRealEstate MLS: Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS® August 21th 11:30am – 12:30pm

Introduction to Property Searches and Reports: Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS® August 22th 9:00am – 10:00am

Intro MLS CMA: Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS® August 22th 10:00am – 11:00am

Education/Class Dates – Utah County

Quick Start for UtahRealEstate MLS:Utah County Association of REALTORS®, August 13th 9:00am – 10:00am

MLS Bootcamp – Search – CMA – Hotsheets: Utah County Association of REALTORS®, August 13th 10:00am – 11:00am

We also offer office classes. For more information, contact Kevin@utahrealestate.com.

User GroupsOngoing Product Testing User Group

Would you like to offer feedback on our upcoming products and services?

Our Product Testing user group allows members to test features before they are released. Be one of the first to try new products and help make the MLS even better with your suggestions and feedback.

Our upcoming product groups are:

UtahRealEstate.com Mobile Forms Manager – Discuss what you would like to see in our mobile app from our mobile forms online.

Property Pond Mobile – We are in the first testing phase of our rental mobile app. We are looking to test the app on a wide range of mobile devices.

The product testing group is ongoing and meets as needed. If you would like to be a part of this group please contact JJ at jared@utahrealestate.com.

Free Cloud CMA ClassDo your listing presentations need a little oomph?

Damon Alton from Cloud CMA will be presenting classes that include free 30 day demos of the software and discount pricing for UtahRealEstate.com members.

The dates, times, and locations are:

August 27th Northern Wasatch Association of Realtors10AM or 1PM Class time

August 28th Salt Lake Board of Realtors10AM or 1PM Class time

Email kat@utahrealestate.com to register