The MRMLS Board of Directors has voted to implement security token strong authentication. SAFEMLS tokens, used in conjunction with your username and password, are the premier solution for protecting MLS access. Unauthorized access to vital MLS data has reached epidemic proportions, resulting in increased liability and compromised consumer privacy. WE MUST PROTECT OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET, OUR DATA.

In September, MRMLS will begin distribution of the tokens and by the end of 2008, all users of MRMLS will be required to have a token to gain access. People will no longer be able to share passwords.

• Third-party authentication is the same security technology used by aerospace and Department of Defense companies.
• Everyone will pay their fair share. Freeloaders will finally be forced to sign up or lose access to MRMLS.
• Tokens will be provided at no extra charge to MRMLS members.
• There is nothing new to remember, just “push the grey button” and enter the one-time-use password into the security field to gain access to MRMLS.

If you do not want to carry a token on your key chain, use TEXT-pass and get your security code sent as a text message to your mobile phone or Supra key. (Additional one-time setup fee will apply.)

MRMLS Matrix has a new report called Agent 1 Page. This report is designed to print one page per listing. Here is how:

1 – Select the listings you would like to print.

2 – Click the Print Report button.

• DO NOT click the Print Page button.
• DO NOT choose Print from your browser’s File menu.

3 – Choose Agent 1 Page.

4 – Click the Print/View button and a pdf document will open.

5 – Click the printer icon or choose Print from the File menu of the pdf document.

The California Latino Home ownership Initiative is a coordinated effort by the California Association of REALTORS® (CAR), Freddie Mac, the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), and other organizations, designed to help educate real estate professionals on how to serve the Latino home buyer and significantly expand home ownership opportunities for Latino Families.

For more information, please contact Adriana Guerrero at 213-739-8297 or via email at adrianag@car.org. For recent calendar of scheduled classes, please visit http://www.car.org

On Tuesday, June 24, 2008, MRMLS will update the list of Area Names within MRMLS Matrix as follows:

Note: “Inglewood United” will be corrected to “Inglewood Unified” in the School District list.

This morning, we had 4 of our candidates at the Tuesday MLS Marketing Meeting to discuss their purpose on running for the Board of Directors. Here is what they had to say:

Jan Bates:

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Joe McGowan:

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Walter Wilson:

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Marjo Wood:

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Red Alert Update: Big Win for REALTORS® on Point-of-Sale Bill 

Thank You to the Thousands of REALTORS®

Who Contacted their Legislators to Oppose the Bill!

C.A.R. initially OPPOSED AB 2678 (Núñez) because it effectively would have required, among other things, that ALL homes and commercial property in California have an energy audit at point-of-sale, and that mandatory energy efficiency investments be made. While C.A.R. appreciates the goal of energy conservation, C.A.R. strongly opposes point-of-sale requirements because they are ineffective and because such mandates will weaken the housing market. If enacted as introduced AB 2678 could have added even tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of purchasing a home.

After thousands of REALTORS® called their legislators in opposition to the bill and thousands more lobbied against the bill in person last week at Legislative Day, the bill’s author amended AB 2678 to remove the point-of-sale requirement. The bill was further amended at C.A.R.’s request, to ensure that energy audits or improvements are not required as a condition of sale. With these changes, C.A.R. SUPPORTS AB 2678.

This is a BIG WIN for REALTORS® and their clients. Thank you for helping make this Red Alert a big success.

The minutes from May ’08 have been posted for both the SRCMLS and SRCAR Corporations.

SRCAR: http://www.srcar.org/srcar_minutes.asp

05-05-2008

SRCMLS: http://www.srcar.org/srcmls_minutes.asp

05-05-2008

Member Legal Services has revised the newly published legal chart, REO Disclosure Chart (May 20, 2008). It is available on Legal’s What’s New and the Legal Articles pages on C.A.R. Online.  A clarification has been made that C.A.R. Form SSD may be used as an alternative to the SPQ. 

In addition, the legal article, REO Transactions, (May 20, 2008) has also been revised.  An additional paragraph has been added to both Questions 16 and 25 to deal with the issue of lenders who use their own forms or addenda.

If you have any question, please visit the ActiveKEY Exchange Information Portal

http://srcar.org/akey_exchange.asp