DepartmentUpdate MLS
GLVR Board Approves Update to MLS Rules and Regulations During its May meeting, the Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® (GLVR) Board of Directors approved the removal of Section 11.9 from the MLS Rules and Regulations. The section read: Section 11.9 - Limitations of Use of MLS Information
A link to the Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® monthly and annual market reports has been added to the “Market Reports” menu item in the MLS. Simply scroll over “Market Reports” and you’ll see “Market Updates” appear below “On Demand.” Please note that this link is only open to GLVR members (username and password is the same as the MLS). If you are an MLS Participant, you will receive an “Access Denied” message. MLS Participants can check out GLVR’s public-facing website for select market information. It is a member benefit to receive monthly reports that date back to 1996 and annual reports that date back to 2016.
Information from MLS Compilations of current listing information, from statistical reports, and from any sold or comparable report of the MLS may be used by Participants as the basis for aggregated demonstrations of market share or comparisons of firms in public mass media advertising or in other public representations. This authority does not convey the right to include in any such advertising or representation information about specific properties which are listed with other Participants, or which were sold by other Participants (as either listing or cooperating broker). However, any print or non-print forms of advertising or other forms of public representations based in whole or in part on information supplied by the MLS must clearly demonstrate the period of time over which such claims are based and must include the following: Based on information from the Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE, for the period (date) through (date).
RPR Releases Mailing Labels Feature
The MLS Committee, which was tasked with determining the clarity and relevance of Section 11.9, determined the section had the potential to interfere with the ability to market to perspective clients. GLVR staff confirmed that the rule is not mandated by the National Association of REALTORS® and could be removed with the approval of the Board of Directors.
Here are a few resources to get you started:
What was labeled as Section 11.10 – Websites that Display Listing Data – has been renumbered to Section 11.9. The revised rules and regulations are available HERE. They can also be found on the MLS homepage and on the Member Portal under the About menu item and under the MLS menu item. Should you have any questions related to the change, contact Michael Naratil, MLS Director, at Michael@GLVR.org or at 484-821-0505.
Link to Market Updates Added to MLS Menu Item e
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RPR has launched an exciting new feature: Mailing Labels. REALTORS® are now able to create farming or prospecting lists and generate up to 2,000 pre-formatted labels per month for mailings to residential or commercial property owners based on any RPR search. The labels will be available in popular formats, or the user can choose to export the results into a standard CSV file. The data used to create the lists is licensed from Black Knight, RPR’s public records provider.
• Introductory Video • Mailing Labels Quick Start Guide Realtor Property Resource is a benefit for members of the National Association of REALTORS®. RPR includes a national database of more than 147 million residential and commercial properties in the U.S. The database includes information on assessor, recorder and mortgage data, MLS content, foreclosure information, demographics, neighborhood data, and more. RPR Support RPR support, including a video library, help articles, and live and pre-recorded webinars, is available at http://support.narrpr.com. Telephone support is available 24/7 at 877-977-7576.