MLS COMMITTEE REPORT: REALIST IS HERE!

Look for a terrific enhancement to the Multiple Listing Service: Realist! Here are some of the changes that will come about once Real List is activated alongside Rapattoni.

With Realist…

When you are putting in a new listing and enter the Assessors Parcel Number (APN),

you will see that:

  • First of all the APN is mandatory AND it will be validated against the County Tax Records.
  • If it is NOT valid you will need to contact the your Association for assistance.
  • (Every property has an APN. It may be that you will need to get it from your Title Insurance Company or from the developer in new areas. The point is there IS one.)
  • Once the APN is entered, and validated, much of the information for your listing will be entered for you automatically from the Tax Records. (We call this “Auto-Pop.”) You can change “auto-popped” data if it is incorrect or if you do not want it to show-- as long as it is not a mandatory field in the MLS.
  • NOTE: YOU will need to enter the Bathroom data!
  • The County records are not accurate with Bathroom information.
  • They do not properly reflect ¼ or ½ or ¾ Baths. YOU will need to enter this data.
  • Please remember a Bathroom without Bathtub and only a Shower is ¾ Bath.

NOTE: Parts of this section will be activated in about 2-3 weeks. A notice will be posted.

More MLS Data…

You will notice if you go to Tax Search or link to a Tax Record from a listing that you now have much more data about the property than you have ever had in the past:

  • Owner’s names
  • Property characteristics
  • Sales history
  • Loan information
  • The ability to print deeds
  • Street maps
  • Assessors maps
  • School district information
  • Tax data -

New Features…

You can search the database by:

  • Property address
  • Property street
  • Owner name
  • APN number

You can also enter specific information in the General Query Search, including zoning, county use code, etc.

The system will produce a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) for you with ALL sales rather than only those reported in the Multiple Listing Service - you can pick and choose which properties you want to have included in your report AND you can email this data from the Real List site!

Each agent will have the ability to download 5,000 Records of data each month to create mailing labels or farm files or to send to many third party computer programs. You can easily create a set of labels to mail to the 200 homes closest to your new listing.

Realist Training

We are in hopes that you will take this new resource for a test drive as soon as it becomes available. “Train the Trainer” sessions will be held April 6th (Palm Springs) and April 7th (Palm Desert). Brokers, Managers, and support staff will be invited to these sessions.

We on the Committee think this is a great step into the present world of technology. Please watch your Rapattoni Sign-on screen-- you will see a banner announcing the release of Realist!