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FINDING OPEN HOUSES on MRMLSMobile.com

Searching for Open Houses on your mobile phone has never been easier. You now have the ability to search for Open Houses throughout Southern California.

Features:

• Access CARETS Open House in real-time
• Search for specific listings by Street Address
• View Open House information including: listing information, tour date start time, sale type, Days on Market and much more!
• View property photos
• Email listing information to your client

Getting Started:

1. From your mobile phone, open your internet browser.
2. Go to www.mrmlsmobile.com and log in to the system by using your User Name, Pin and SafeMLS Password.
3. Begin your search.

Note: Your wireless carrier may charge extra for internet usage on your mobile phone.  Please call your wireless provider for rates and charges.

Training Materials:

Click here to download a quick reference guide on how to search for Open Houses using your mobile phone.

Smart Fax will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday August 7^th between the hours of 11pm to 12am. Users attempting to send faxes will receive a busy signal until the system is available after the changes have been completed.

MRMLS Matrix, Realist, Smart Trac, Pinpoint, Mercado and other MRMLS products and services will remain online during this maintenance.

Get Ahead of the Game in August with MRMLS Training!

You can stay updated with the latest tools by taking an MRMLS Matrix Class.

These FREE classes will help you:

• Better understand how to use the MRMLS Matrix
• Improve your ability to service your clients

The best part is… The CLASSES are FREE!!!

On Wednesday, July 7^th, MRMLS Matrix will include all CARETS Roster information from the participating MLSs  of CARETS – CLAW, CRISNet, iTech, and SoCAL MLS.

You will have the ability to search for all CARETS Agents and Offices within the Roster tab of MRMLS Matrix.  A prefix of three alpha characters followed by a dash (-) will be appended to their Agent User ID and Office Code.

This prefix does not affect any MRMLS Matrix Agents or Offices.  Your MRMLS Matrix User ID and Office Code will remain the same.

IMPORTANT: If you are a Listing Agent working with a participating CARETS agent, please discontinue the use of the “out of area” User ID when entering the Selling Agent, Co-Selling Agent or Co-Listing Agent into your listing.  You can now use the CARETS agents found in Matrix Roster to populate those fields.  If you are working with an agent outside of CARETS, please continue to use the “out of area” User ID.

The table below will help you distinguish the identity of the Agent User ID and Office Code.

Training Video:

• How to Search For an Agent
• How to Modify Your Contact Information in Matrix

CARETS and ePropertyData have teamed up to create a new CARETS Commercial Property Centric system.  This new system will allow you to add your commercial, commercial lease and business opportunity listings directly into the system with the ability to view commercial listings through most of Southern California.

As with any new change we look for your input.   MRMLS values and needs the input of working professionals, such as yourself, in order to make our systems everything that they should be.

IMPORTANT: if you currently pull our commercial listings to feed your website or back-end office system you will need to transition over to the new CARETS Commercial system to prevent any disruption of services.  Please contact our customer support for more information at 800-925-1525 or fill out your request at www.imrmls.com/SupportRequest

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more training and information on how to access CARETS Commercial.

If a property does not have an assigned APN (Assessor’s Parcel Number), do not use any filler numbers such as “9s” when adding a listing. Instead leave the APN field BLANK.

Do not leave APN field blank when a property has a valid APN. It is a violation of the CARETS Data Integrity Standards. Instead, you must input the valid APN for the property you are listing into the MLS.

Starting May 1st, a revised CARETS Data Integrity Standards and Standardized Rules & Regulations will be enforced.

Click here to read the list of changes between the original and revised rules and policies.

Example a property without an APN:

• Do not put any filler numbers such as “9s” in the APN field
  

• Instead leave the APN field blank when a property does not have an APN
  

Realist Tax will be temporarily offline Monday, April 5th from 7pm to 10pm for system maintenance.

And Smart Trac & Smart Fax will be temporarily offline Tuesday, April 6th from 7pm to 7:30pm for system maintenance.

MRMLS Matrix, Pinpoint, Mercado and other MRMLS products and services will be ONLINE during this time.  It is recommended to run your searches in Realist Tax prior to this time.

What is a better way to start your year than getting trained?  You could take FREE classes through your Association that will:

• Help you better understand how to use the MRMLS Matrix system
• Improve your ability to service your clients

The best part is… THE CLASSES ARE FREE!!!

Click here for a list of other classes in your area.

MRMLS will be delaying the rollout of the new SCOUT security login procedure until April 13th. We are moving the time back in order to provide the vendor and MRMLS additional time to prepare the system for implementation! We are sorry for any inconvenience but look forward to introducing you to the exciting new features of the SCOUT solution very shortly.

Be on the lookout for more implementation information in the coming days!

What is SCOUT?

SCOUT’s multi-layered authentication and heuristic methods in securing your account information is done behind the scenes. SCOUT captures and reports unauthorized activity. The technology clears the path for you to log onto MRMLS Matrix WITHOUT the need of your SAFEMLS Token.

Now starting April 13th, during the phased rollout, you will continue to use your SafeMLS token until you are prompted to enroll your new password. You may keep or recycle your SafeMLS token after you have successfully enrolled your new SCOUT password.

What do I need to do to prepare for SCOUT?

This new login screen requires Adobe Flash. This is a very common program, thus the majority of computers are already equipped with it. However, you may be prompted to download the latest version. Please seek technical assistance from your Office Admin or IT professional. Running updates on your computer may result in other changes to your settings.

View Training Videos:

• SCOUT Enrollment Process
• How to Modify Your Email Address or Contact Information in MRMLS Matrix

When MRMLS launched the SafeMLS token security program in 2008, we made a promise to our membership that we would continue to explore new and less intrusive ways of making sure your data was as secure as possible. MRMLS and your local Association feel that the rollout of our new security program, SCOUT for SAFEMLS on March 24th accomplishes giving you both ease of use and the highest levels of security.

SCOUT for SAFEMLS’s multi-layered authentication and heuristic methods in securing your account information is done behind the scene.  SCOUT clears the path for you to log onto MRMLS Matrix by providing your username and single password without the need of your SAFEMLS Token.

Beginning March 24th, we will begin a phased rollout.  Over the subsequent four weeks, groups of members will be required to register the next time they logon to Matrix.  After you have successfully registered, you will no longer need your SafeMLS token to log into the Matrix system.

Note: You will continue to need your SafeMLS Token UNTIL you have registered your new password.

Within a few weeks, MRMLS and your Local Association will provide you more detailed information about how this exciting new program will work!

EDIT: There has been a delay on the roll-out of the SCOUT Security System. Look for the new roll-out date to be April 13th, 2010.