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Requirements To have a Broker Reciprocity web site: The agent’s brokerage firm must be contributing its listings to the program. The agent’s broker must be willing to sign the BR contract (because Broker Reciprocity is a broker program and the broker is responsible for any and all Web sites displaying MLS data). The BR contract…

What Questions Should I Ask a Web Site Vendor The questions you ask at the beginning of the process will go a long way toward preventing disputes down the road. Before you contact any web site designer, look at other Broker Reciprocity web sites. Use them as you would imagine a consumer using them. If…

Download Broker Reciprocity Logos Right click on any of the following PNG graphics and select “Save Picture As…” from the pop-up menu.   25 pixels wide 50 pixels wide 100 pixels wide 200 pixels wide   OR 95 pixels wide 125 pixels wide 250 pixels wide 500 pixels wide 750 pixels wide 1000 pixels wide

Data Accuracy MLS data accuracy is a topic of great importance to us all. As a member of the reliable and resourceful MLS database, which is critical to you, your clients and your business. MLS community, it falls on each member to take responsibility to completely and accurately enter and maintain listings. This small but…

If an agent is going to changes brokerages, before anything is done at the MLS, it needs to be determined if their listings are remaining with the agent, or at the brokerage where the listing agreements were originally signed. From there;  If the list agent is taking their listings to the new Brokerage, the listings…

Advertising Listings Can I advertise another agent’s listing? No. As a NorthstarMLS participant, you are able to share MLS listing information with customers, but you may not advertise or “share” another agent’s listing without explicit permission from the listing broker. If it’s not your listing, you cannot post it to social media or Craigslist, or…

Virtual Staging is acceptable as long as the photo alterations affect only the personal property (furniture) and not the real estate.  The rules require that all photos accurately reflect the property, so no alterations should be made to the physical property.  If furniture is added through virtual staging, it is recommended it be disclosed in…

A property photo must be uploaded within two business days of entering a listing on NorthstarMLS. This goes for all property types except Lots and Land and properties listed with a status of Under Construction. Ideally, a photo will be added at the time of the entry of the listing, but NorthstarMLS rules allow two business days in the event that is…

A listing can be entered into only one property type except that:   A property with multiple dwelling units may be entered in Multi-Family Residential and in Commercial/Mixed Use IF the building has a commercial component.   A lot may be listed in Lots & Land as solely the land for sale. Additionally, if the…

The seller’s contribution is when the seller of property pays a portion of the closing costs, typically to help lower purchase price. If the contribution is reported on the closing docs such as allowance, closing costs, points, etc.  it would need to be added as a Seller Contribution.