It won’t be that obvious to consumers accessing our MLS at www.REcolorado.com, but agents who login to it will need to adjust to many changes that will take effect this coming Monday, January 13th. We at Golden Real Estate are studying the 45-minute instructional video provided to us by REcolorado.
The reason for the overhaul is to make the MLS database 100% compatible with national standards promulgated by the National Association of Realtors.
Another change coming within the next couple of months is an MLS rule restricting the use of “pocket listings” and “coming soon” listings, which are kept off the MLS, often to benefit the listing agent, not the seller. In a nutshell, the rule will say that any listing by an MLS member must be made active on the MLS within one day of any promotion of the listing, which includes putting a sign in the yard, promoting it online or on social media, or in any other way.
Look for more details in this space on the roll-out of this rule when we get closer to its implementation. This rule was mandated in November by a nearly unanimous vote of the National Association of Realtors’ board of directors.
