Author Archives: Mandy Boldt

NorthstarMLS is pleased to announce that CEO Tim Dain has been selected as an RISMedia 2024 Real Estate Newsmaker—a dynamic group of key influencers making headlines as a result of their newsworthy contributions to the real estate industry and their efforts to positively affect the consumers and communities they serve. RISMedia, a leader in U.S….

Are you new and need to access your MLS? Do you have years of real estate experience but want to better apply market stats and listing data when serving your customers and clients? Looking to properly add videos to your listings? These are just some of the scenarios that make NorthstarMLS.com a great place to…

One of the key goals for NorthstarMLS is to ensure the data the MLS receives is clean and accurate. This not only helps sellers get the best possible offers for their property but also helps agents and appraisers be most knowledgeable about properties when assisting buyers and sellers. Agents use this data to create CMAs…

Now available in your NorthstarMLS Dashboard and Matrix, Flexmls and Paragon workspaces, the Insights Dashboard in Realist now acts as your home page for this powerful market statistics tool, which is included with your NorthstarMLS subscription. Use it to stay updated with essential stats, market trends, industry insights and more—all in just a few clicks….

We took a close look at the evolving needs of real estate agents in 2023—combining your survey feedback with new opportunities from the industry—to fine tune our offerings. The results included introducing new and enhanced tools, delivering a more robust user experience, and providing more opportunities for subscribers to understand and access the marketplace and…

In June 2023 we kicked off monthly webinars featuring overviews to get you started with new NorthstarMLS offerings as well as tips and tricks for maximizing the value you get from existing products. Thank you to everyone who attended and for the feedback you’ve provided to guide us for future webinars. If you weren’t able…

The holidays are times of hectic bustle as your buyers and sellers celebrate the season. The customary travel, family gatherings and gift giving all can have an impact on your listings and showings. Here’s how to keep your listings compliant and prepare for successful showings during this busy time. Keep an eye on the statuses…

Historically, the NorthstarMLS Add/Edit listing input system offered only the municipality and postal city fields. The issue subscribers faced is that for some locations, municipality and postal city differ, causing the desired city to occasionally be displayed incorrectly on websites and other real estate systems when that data is pulled from the NorthstarMLS database. Consider…

NorthstarMLS offers three options for displaying and searching listings and accessing MLS tools through Front End of Choice. The three Front End of Choice options NorthstarMLS provides subscribers are Matrix, Paragon and Flexmls. These systems are all connected to the centralized NorthstarMLS database and Add/Edit listing input system. This means that all three systems produce…

The approaching holidays and current higher interest rates may mean your sellers want to offer incentives to attract buyers. These Seller Incentives to Buyers offers can be included in NorthstarMLS listing remarks, but there are some compliance guidelines you must follow. What are Seller Incentives to Buyers? These are a type of incentive initiated by…