By Anne Marie DeCatsye, CEO We’ve seen some remarkable numbers at the Association this year. Not only has our monthly membership number sustained at the 10,000+ level for the first time, we have grown CarolinaMLS and its services, our Mingle class offerings, our advocacy on behalf of Realtors® and member services in general. The best […]
Read MoreHow CarolinaMLS detects password sharing
By Debbie Wey Vice President, CarolinaMLS Administration Since 2008, CarolinaMLS has used an application called RISK to detect potential password sharing. RISK collects and analyzes more than 30 pieces of data with every login for potential password sharing, and it scores all users with a RISK score. We recently reactivated a feature in RISK that […]
Read MoreExcitement Is ‘Building,’ Our New HQ Is Rising
By Jason Gentry, Association/CarolinaMLS President If you’ve visited or driven by the Association recently, you’ve probably seen our new headquarters taking shape. Construction is occurring just beyond our current building on the side away from Kenilworth Avenue. The large steel posts and beams rising from the red clay provide the first above-ground glimpse of our […]
Read MoreNew HQ: By the numbers
Here’s a “numerical” look at the Association’s new headquarters, now under construction. All numbers are approximate. 58,607 total square feet of building space 2,127 square feet of retail space that will provide non-dues, Association revenue; now seeking a tenant, perhaps a café 6,916 square feet of fourth-floor tenant space that will provide non-dues Association revenue; […]
Read MoreCarolinaMLS partners with Remine: Finding potential sellers just got easier
When CarolinaMLS launched the Remine analytics tool in May, CarolinaMLS board member Kourosh Sharifi promptly scheduled a conference call with all brokers-in-charge and managers at his firm, RE/MAX Executive Realty. “Here’s a new tool your agents can use that is a one-stop shop for consumer and property data, and it’s very intuitive,” Sharifi excitedly told […]
Read More“Seamless” Transition to CarolinaMLS: Owners of NCMMLS Speak Out
When North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service (NCMMLS) decided to become part of CarolinaMLS, Lisa Brown joked about her litmus test for success. “I said if we do this with Charlotte and don’t hear from our members, then we know we’ve done a good job,” says Brown, association director for the Haywood Realtor® Association, one […]
Read MoreJason Gentry: From recession rookie to Association president
How many Realtors® do you know who decided to go into real estate during the recent recession? While many agents exited the field when the market took its plunge, 2018 President Jason Gentry saw opportunity. “If anything is going to fall that hard,” he says, “I knew there was going to be an uptick. I […]
Read More2018: Our top priorities and new HQ
By Jason Gentry, Association/CarolinaMLS President Our Association’s mission of “leading, educating and equipping members to be productive” has never been more relevant and important. As your 2018 president, I’m excited about the three primary areas the Association and CarolinaMLS are going to focus on this year: MLS consolidation, technology and surveying the membership. All three […]
Read MoreWhat’s different about teams in Matrix for NCMMLS?
By Kyle Murphy, Senior Help Desk Support Specialist As a member of the North Carolina Mountains MLS, you may already belong to a team set up in Matrix, or maybe you worked with a listing or a buyer represented by a team. If so, recent announcements about the introduction of teams in Matrix may seem like […]
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