RAHB MLS® staff have received numerous calls regarding listings that are not appearing on REALTOR.ca.
If your listing does not appear on REALTOR.ca it is because the listing is not mapped in Fusion. If it is not mapped in Fusion, it will not be searchable by the address or the map on REALTOR.ca, which means it can only be found by the MLS® number.
CREA revised its criteria for uploading several months ago, and now requires that your listing include the Internet Ad Copy and the latitude and longitude coordinates that are automatically generated in Fusion when the property is mapped.
Whether you broker load your own listings or your office does them for you, it is imperative the property is mapped properly as soon as it is submitted in Fusion. If Fusion is not able to automatically map your property, you must map it manually by placing the house icon and car icon on the map. Be sure to click Save when you are done. This will automatically generate the latitude and longitude coordinates for upload to REALTOR.ca.
PLEASE NOTE: If your property is not mapped in Fusion when first submitted, the map location can be edited after the fact; however, you must modify the Internet Ad Copy and re-save the listing to force the listing to re-upload to REALTOR.ca with the map coordinates.
When we cut over to Matrix, the same criteria will apply – once your listing has been submitted, you will choose whether to map your property automatically, or manually plot it on the map.