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Subscribers Asked, Heartland Answered: MLS to Increase Photo Limit for Listings

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The photo limit for Heartland MLS listings increased from 25 photos per listing to 99 on the morning of June 14. Agents can now use up to 99 photos to market their new and existing listings in the MLS system. Subscribers have requested this change in the past, and now, with some changes in technology […]

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HomeSpotter and Homesnap: What’s the difference?

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Heartland MLS recently made the switch to the new mobile app, HomeSpotter from the Mobile Realty App. This new app allows subscribers to check the MLS on their phones from anywhere they have cellular service or wifi. That may sound similar to the Homesnap Pro app, which is also available to HMLS subscribers. So what’s […]

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New Change Coming to MLS Status Timelines

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The Board of Directors approved last week a change to the time required to enter a new and/or Pre MLS listing into the system and to edit listing statuses in the Heartland MLS system. To enter a new or Pre MLS listing, members now have two calendar days, rather than three business days, which was […]

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New Property Waiver Forms Available

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Property Waiver forms are taking on a new change. This waiver form was previously a single form that could be used to either permanently waive properties that sellers did not want entered onto the MLS, or temporarily waive properties not yet ready to show. Those purposes are still the same, but now the two categories […]

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Heartland MLS to Switch to Secure URL

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Heartland MLS will be switching from an http:// site to https:// on May 23 at 11 p.m. This new change will make the transmission of data to, from and within the MLS system more secure and encrypted. After this change is made, any bookmarks and shortcuts will need to be updated or deleted and replaced […]

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Heartland MLS App to be Replaced with HomeSpotter App

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Heartland MLS recently announced the launch of its new mobile app from HomeSpotter. With this update a few things have changed. Here is what subscribers need to know: The app has a new name Previously, HMLS data was available on the “Heartland MLS” app, but now the app is simply called “HomeSpotter.” HomeSpotter created the […]

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Patti and Elaina Break Down Property Waivers

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In the last video in this series, Patti and Elaina went over the basics of Pre MLS. In that video, they referenced Property Waivers a few times, so they are back to dive into the details of those as well.

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The Basics of Pre MLS

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Since the launch of the Pre MLS status in October, Heartland MLS has been receiving several questions from subscribers regarding the proper use of the status and its relation to property waivers. Member Outreach Manager Patti Dauer and HMLS Executive Assistant Elaina Lueker answered some of those subscriber questions on video.  

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Property Waiver FAQs

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After the launch of Heartland MLS’s Pre MLS status, HMLS has been receiving many questions regarding the new guidelines and rules for property waivers. The following are some of the most frequently asked questions received from HMLS subscribers, each answered to help avoid confusion. May I go from a Temporary Property Waiver to a Permanent […]

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Heartland MLS to require four new fields on new listings

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Heartland MLS will soon be introducing four new required fields for listing input. These fields were among those included in the Enhanced Listing Challenge program launched by Heartland MLS in 2016 to encourage more complete listing data within the MLS. Results from the Enhanced Listing program combined with agent feedback were supportive of the benefits […]

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