Heartland MLS to Discontinue Waivers April 1

March 26, 2020 in Heartland MLS

Heartland MLS President Michael Pierce made a guest appearance this week on KCRAR’s Kansas City RealTalk podcast to talk about the NAR mandated Clear Cooperation policy, which will take effect in Heartland MLS on April 15. “NAR wanted to look at how to make an improvement to the rule system so that nationwide… you knew […]

March 24, 2020 in Heartland MLS

To eliminate the need for in-person showings and support that only “essential” in-person showings occur, Heartland MLS is temporarily allowing listings to stay in Active status without the requirement they are available for in-person showings until the Stay at Home order is lifted. HMLS is encouraging the use of an unbranded recorded showing of the […]

March 20, 2020 in Heartland MLS

The Heartland MLS Matrix system will be upgrading its Realist integration March 31. In addition to a new, Flash-free, responsive design interface, this update will include the ability to display search results for up to 3,000 records, a cards view for search results, a new “sell score indicator” graph, and more. Realist is a public-record […]

March 19, 2020 in KCRAR

As our historically busy spring market has started, and the impact of COVID-19 continues to evolve, KCRAR and Heartland MLS urge its members to stay informed, stay calm and be supportive of fellow brokers, agents and the public. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is currently recommending people not gather in groups of 10 or […]

March 13, 2020 in Heartland MLS

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) mandated Clear Cooperation policy will go into effect for Heartland MLS on April 15. The NAR policy states the following: Within one (1) business day of marketing a property to the public, the listing broker must submit the listing to the MLS for cooperation with other MLS participants. Public […]

February 21, 2020 in Guest Columns

Over the last five years, our market has seen a significant and steady decrease in listing inventory. This decline has ushered in various types of “Pocket Listing” practices in our marketplace. While these practices went by various names (whisper listing, pocket listing, private network listing), they often shared a few pervasive qualities: confusion, frustration and […]

February 7, 2020 in KCRAR

REALTORS® Property Resource (RPR) has launched a new integration with ShowingTime that allows RPR users to schedule a showing directly from the RPR desktop or mobile app. RPR added a “Schedule with ShowingTime” link to the Property Details page on each active Heartland MLS listing. Users can click that link schedule a showing for that […]

January 3, 2020 in Heartland MLS

In an effort to maintain as accurate data as possible, Heartland MLS has announced a “fine holiday” for subscribers to correct any missed status changes on property listings without penalty. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5 and ending on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 11:59 p.m., subscribers may update their HMLS property listings without […]

December 20, 2019 in Guest Columns

I feel so honored that I was able to represent you all this year as Heartland MLS President. 2019 brought with it a number of challenges and changes for Heartland MLS. Your HMLS Board of Directors has done a tremendous job keeping the best interest of the subscribers at the forefront of the decision making […]