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Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

Nathan_Goble — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:16:44 -0000

Good Afternoon Mike,
After the deal has closed/funded, then they have 5 days to report the sale. After that, they are in violation of MLS Rules. If you would like us to look into the matter, please email me the information to: Nathan@har.com. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Regards,
Nathan Goble
Quality Assurance Manager/Project Manager
Houston Association of Realtors
Nathan@har.com

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

Mike Rosa — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:36:25 -0000

This is great, but what about after the deal has closed? I have a house that closed over a week ago and still shows as PSHO. My clients see this on HAR and insist they want to see it. Can't show it to them. They think I'm the problem. Listing agent won't make the change.

Re: CRB: Real Estate is Risky Business

Rebekah — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:17:41 -0000

This is becoming more of a problem at least from my experience. I reported my first violation recently, and I think when we see a violation, we need to be active and report it.

These agents that abuse it waste the rest of our time. This is simply unprofessional.

Re: CRB: Real Estate is Risky Business

lisa duncan — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:39:08 -0000

HAR's quality control processes are lacking and real estate agents who engage in allowing the statsus' of their properties to go unchanged after a sale or agents who remain their properties as active listings upon termination, withdrawal or pending should be penalized HAR & dicsussions and education regarding this activiy and how this opens up brokers to law suits for deceptive trade practices and false advertising should be especially addressed. This is eminent more than ever before as HAR's lack of monitoring and forgiveness for this type of activity has increased and QC has gone down.

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

J. Tate — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:19:01 -0000

Our hands are literally tied when it comes to comes to closing a distress/foreclosure property. I once sent in a EMC to the bank in January and closed the deal in late April.(It drove me crazy, as well as my buyer). They kept asking for data they kept losing! We have no control over what the banks do after we give them a contract. They have us going through so many loops before we get to the closing table. You may want to see if we have get the banks to abide with our MLS rules, and time constraints.

Re: Deadline to Register for REALTOR Lobby Day is Friday, March 29, 2013 Get on the bus, or get left behind!

Lilly Hughes — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:41:30 -0000

not one bus in the northeast quadrant --

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rick — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:06:03 -0000

I did not upgrade to Windows 8, but did upgrade to IE 10 ... was that a mistake as Tempo is not working right?? Help

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

Evelyn — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:07:18 -0000

I personally am happy this is taking place because it being abused you have Realtors that have closed on properties that are showing Active. Please gas is to high to waste on a showing something that is sold. Prime example called on a property today and it has been leased out the Realtor is out of town but has it as Active to Buy.

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

Yvonne Simmons — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:49:10 -0000

I think it should be within 24 hrs- just had 2 properties no longer available but was showing active- one updated when I sent an appointment request- the other one is still active but the appt was denied by owner. Upon calling the listing agent was told it was denied because they already have a lease. Now my client is skeptical and wondering why these properties are now unavailable. It makes my job harder to explain this to the consumer.

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

an agt in Texas — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:17:01 -0000

I've got 1 right now that is now "sale pending" and the listing agt still hasn't even put it thru the option period nor "P" at this time. I have told her twice but these part time agts do this too because they don't take care of their business; after all, they have another full time job

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

Ken Manee — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:56:13 -0000

Those with foreclosure listings will just say they have not received a fully executed contract back from the company yet. I have run into this several times. They are told to leave them active until they have the contract in hand. That can take up to 2 weeks and then sometimes they leave them in active status until loan approval. I hope this helps, but I don't see them abdiding by the rules

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

Carol Humphrey — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:09:44 -0000

Great! I hope the MLS Police will enforce it.

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

Nathan_Goble — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:18:06 -0000

Rebecca,
Yes, foreclosure listings will be held to the same standard.

Regards,
Nathan Goble
Quality Assurance Manager
Houston Association of Realtors
Nathan@har.com

Re: Around the World in 60 Minutes Lunch and Learn April 9

Lauren Friese — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:57:13 -0000

The event is a great idea, but I will be in Austin!

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

Rebecca Grimes — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:10:36 -0000

Marvelous. Will foreclosure listings be held to the same standard?

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

jw — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:16:17 -0000

Enforcement will always be the issue.

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

Ann Jones — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:45:28 -0000

Excellent!

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

Bob Christian — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:34:36 -0000

multiple?

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

alan morlan — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:26:13 -0000

I approve!

Re: MLS Listing Status Rule Change Effective April 1

Lilly Hughes — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:11:54 -0000

Thanks, but I'm not sure how that is going to change things. Just puts in violation two days sooner.

Re: Around the World in 60 Minutes Lunch and Learn April 9

Barb Kelley, SRES, CHMS — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:34:49 -0000

Isn't this a bad day to host being the same day as Realtor Lobby Day? We need to show our strength in Austin!!!

Re: Deadline to Register for REALTOR Lobby Day is Friday, March 29, 2013 Get on the bus, or get left behind!

Dana Kervin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:31:05 -0000

This is a wonderful opportunity to participate in our legislative process!

Re: Around the World in 60 Minutes Lunch and Learn April 9

Dana Kervin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:28:56 -0000

I wish I could attend, but I'll be in Austin for our Realtor Lobby Day on April 9.

Re: Around the World in 60 Minutes Lunch and Learn April 9

Lori Carper — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:59:11 -0000

With so many international home buyers in Houston this would be a great way to learn about Feng Shui. CC Lee is very well known on the subject.

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