UPDATE TO C AND U STATUSES IN MLS;
NEW CHANGE FORMThe NYS Alliance of MLS's approved the following changes to the "C" (Continue to Show - Under Contract) and "U" (Under Contract - Do Not Show) statuses which will become effective in the MLS by the end of the month. A
NEW Change Form is now available at this link and may be used immediately: This form will also be made available on Instanet forms as soon as possible.
Please note that our MLS Rules have been updated to show the following explanation for the Active Status, effective when the new field is available in the MLS (see below):
- Active: Property available to be shown, no signed contract exists, with the exception of a contract with the contingency of a property to sell, to be identified in the Showing Instructions as "Contingent upon sale of a property" (which will be added to the database).
- Continue to Show: Property available to be shown, contract exists - See Private Remarks.
Changes being made in the MLS to accommodate above rule change:
- A table value will be added in the 'Showing Instructions' field for "Contingent Upon Sale of Property" (abbreviated as CONTSALE).
- The "Type of Contingency" field will be removed from C Status after moving listings as follows:
- Listings currently in "C" status with "Other" selected in the Type of Contingency field will remain in "C" Status.
- Listings currently in "C" status with "Home Sale" selected in the Type of Contingency field will be moved to "Active" and the Showing Instructions field will say "Contingent Upon Sale of Property".
- Rename C status From "Continue to Show - Under Contract" to "Continue to Show"
- The U status will no longer be an option. Listings in this status will be moved to "P" (Pending Sale).
NEW FEATURES OF GRAR.ORGHave you noticed a new look and feel on
www.grar.org? GRAR has been updating
www.grar.org to make it easier to navigate and view from a mobile device. In addition to making the site easier to access on a mobile device, we've added some features that you may find useful:
1. Direct link from the new
MLS Portal, saves time logging in when you are already logged into the portal.
2. Added a page for
MLS Tools & Benefits detailing what is available to you as an MLS Participant.
3. Added a page for the
MLS Portal Support and one for
Data Co-op.
REALTORŪ-BAR COMMITTEE ANSWERS QUESTION ABOUT LEAD ADDENDUMFrom time to time, we get questions about our forms that we run past our REALTOR Bar Committee Attorney, Jill Myers, for interpretation. Below is a recent question and answer that we'd like to share.
Q. Do I need a lead addendum for properties built 'prior to 1978' or '1978 and prior'?
A. "The Lead Compliance Addendum is required for residential housing built
prior to 1978. It doesn't apply to housing built in 1978 (although there's a small exception if house construction started in 1977 that was finished in 1978 - If the building permit was pulled in 1977 and the house was finished in 1978, one is still required to complete Lead Compliance Addendum)."
2014 REALTORŪ OF THE YEAR AND FRAN HENTY "GOLDEN RULE" AWARDS
Nominations for major award candidates are now being accepted. They should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than Wednesday, August 20, 2014.
* If you are nominating a candidate for REALTORŪ of the Year, please fill out this form.
* For the Fran Henty Award, please fill out this form.
* Send your nominations to GRAR, attention Diane Russi.
* For more information about each award and a list of past winners, please click here.YRN "REALTORŪ ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD"The Greater Rochester Chapter of the Young REALTORSŪ Network is currently seeking candidate applications for the "YRN REALTORŪ Rookie of the Year".
All applicants must be GRAR members for less than 2 years and will be reviewed based on career success and involvement with community and real estate organizations.
For more details and Award Criteria,
click here.
Submit to
Lanie Bittner, YRN Advisory Chair, at
lanie@rochester.rr.com, no later than September 15, 2014.
The winner will be announced at the GRAR Award Luncheon.
Any questions, call Lanie at 585-329-0479.
SALES MASTER AWARDS CRITERIAIt is that time of year again for the GRAR Sales Master Awards. The final deadline for submitting your entry will be Wednesday, October 1, 2014, with no exceptions.
All entries will require a cover sheet that the Designated Broker will sign to confirm/approve of all listings being submitted on the award application.
Click here for the CRITERIA FORM and COVER SHEET.
The consecutive 12 month period for the 2014 Awards is September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. The Sales Master Award Recognition Reception, sponsored by Fairport Mortgage, will be held at Locust Hill Country Club on Friday evening November 14, 2014. Please contact
Diane Russi with any questions.
YRN Cell Phone Collection for CharityThe Young REALTORSŪ Network is collecting cell phones to be donated to domestic violence centers. Each NYSAR region will be competing to see who can collect the most. The region that collects the most phones will be spotlighted in a future issue of New York State REALTORŪ magazine. Please drop your old cell phone off at GRAR before Sept. 26th.
Thanks for your generosity!
ACCUSTAT REPORT August 2014
Accustat is a service offered by REALTORŪ Dick Beers available solely for the use of GRAR Members and is not intended for public distribution. This report does not reflect the views of the Greater Rochester Association of REALTORSŪ. If you are interested in receiving the newsletter, please contact Dick at accustat@rochester.rr.com.
