On Tuesday, January 26, 2010, MarketLinx will be implementing quarterly updates to MLXchange. Improvements include a new HOA/Community Association field, new selections for pets, a new field for Study or Den dimensions, and labeling clarifications to a few fields. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with these changes. Since certain fields will be changed in existing listings, it is recommended that you check your listings for accuracy.
HOA/Community Association
A new field called “HOA/Community Association” will feature several new enhancements. Existing listings that have “HOA/Comm Assn,” will be changed to this new field.
For starters, this new field will be mandatory except when choosing Single Family or Modular in the Residential Property Class with the following choices of “none,” “optional,” or “required.” If the HOA/Community Association field is selected as “optional” or “required,” other related fields will become activated, such as “HOA Fee” or HOA Payment Schedule.” All property statuses will be affected.
The following HOA fields will be changed as indicated below; and the items in the “Previous Field” column will be eliminated from MLXchange:
|
Previous Field |
|
New Field |
|
Community Features: HOA Optional |
to |
HOA/Comm Assn = Optional |
|
Community Features: HOA Required |
to |
HOA/Comm Assn = Required |
|
Realtor Info: Optional Association |
to |
HOA/Comm Assn = Optional |
|
Realtor Info: Required Association |
to |
HOA/Comm Assn = Required |
|
HOA Fee Required = YES |
to |
HOA/Comm Assn = Required |
Pets R Us
Another area undergoing change involves fields that relate to Pets. When “HOA/Comm Assn” is selected as “Optional” or “Required,” a new field titled “Pets Y/N” will become required. Other relevant fields, such as “# of Pets” and “Max Pet Weight,” will also be activated if “Pets = YES” is chosen. Additionally, if “Pets = YES” is chosen, another new field called “Pet Restrictions” will be activated, allowing you to type in any additional unique or relevant information.
The existing Pet fields will be changed as indicated in the table below. After the changes are made to existing listings, the pick list choices in the “Previous Field” column will be removed from MLXchange in both the “Realtor Info” list as well as the “Community Features” list.
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Previous Field |
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New Field |
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Realtor Info: No Pets Allowed |
to |
Pets Y/N = No |
|
Realtor Info: Pets Allowed |
to |
Pets Y/N = YES |
|
Community Features: No Pets |
to |
Pets Y/N = No |
|
Community Features: Pets Permitted |
to |
Pets Y/N = YES |
“Realtor Info” Field gets Clarifications
Modifications in the Realtor Info field will also be taking place on Tuesday, December 15th. Primarily consisting of relabeling for clarification purposes, the choices will become as follows:
| Previous Label |
|
New Label |
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Agt Sellr Related |
becomes |
Agent Related to Owner |
|
Owner Agent |
becomes |
Agent/Owner |
|
Not OK to Lease |
becomes |
Leasing Not Allowed |
|
Zn Short-Term Rent |
becomes |
Short Term Rental Allowed |
|
Sub Restrictions |
becomes |
Deed Restrictions |
|
Termite Bond |
becomes |
Termite Bond/Warranty |
Additionally, the following choices will be removed from the Realtor Info pick list:
- Asso Appr Not Req
- Association Required
- Association Optional
- Not Applicable
- OK to Lease
Study Up!
No, we’re not asking you get out your old college textbooks, however we’re taking the “study” aspect to a new dimension—literally!
Beginning on Tuesday, January 26th, you will see a new field called “Study/Den Dimensions” when entering listings. Located right after “5th Bedroom Dimensions,” this new field will allow you to type in five characters to depict the study/den room size. For example: “13×15.”
Relabeling
For clarification purposes, “Internet Display Seller Address” will be relabeled as “Display Property Address on Internet.” In addition, a misspelled field gets corrected. “Xerioscape” will be corrected to “Xeriscape” within the “Exterior Features” field.
Tech Support
Please note that the HOA/Community Association and Pet field changes will involve mapping MLS data to new fields. As with any remapping update involving changes to listings, please be sure to double check your listings for accuracy. If you need further assistance, please feel free to contact our friendly Help Desk Technicians at (407) 218-8607 or (800) 686-7451. You may also contact us via Live Chat.
We appreciate your flexibility as we endeavor to improve the MLS system for all of our subscribers. Thank you for your participation.
