Report sales promptly
RAHB has received a number of reports from members that when they attempt to make appointments to show listed properties, they are advised that the property has sold, even though the MLS® listing is still shown as being active.
Members are reminded that RAHB MLS® Rules and Regulations require that sales be reported within two business days:
Section 9 – Reporting of Sales
9.01… Accordingly, the Listing Brokerage will report by Broker Load all sales and conditional sales for Broker Loaded MLS® Listings effected during the Listing term and during the holdover period of an MLS® Listing, within two (2) Association business days following written acceptance of any Offer by the Seller. If the MLS® Listing is Board Loaded, the sale or conditional sale must be submitted in writing within two (2) Association business days following written acceptance of any Offer by the Seller…
The penalties for failure to report sales, per calendar year, are as follows:
First offence in a year – warning letter
Second offence – $100 fine
Third offence – $250 fine
Subsequent offences – $400 fine per occurrence
Part of the value of the MLS® system is that it contains up-to-date, accurate information about sales of listed properties. When members fail to report sales promptly, it affects other members’ ability to perform searches and receive reports which provide the most current information.
New Features in GeoWarehouse
GeoWarehouse has launched three new features that will enhance your GeoWarehouse experience:
- New Google Maps™ Street View Address overlay and Street view PIN navigation;
- New GeoWarehouse Communications and Resources website. This will give you easy access to a new resource section, new instructional videos, new FAQs and a host of new online training and data resources; and
- New extended GeoWarehouse Store hours. You will now be able to access Parcel Registers, Instrument plans and Image plans during these hours:
Monday to Thursday – 4 a.m. to 12 a.m. (midnight)
Friday – 4 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday- 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday – 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Access to GeoWarehouse and OpenHouses.ca for Members Only
According to RAHB’s agreement with Teranet, only licensed members of the association may access GeoWarehouse.
Members who share their login credentials with their assistants or office administrators to allow them to conduct searches on the member’s behalf are both violating the terms of use of GeoWarehouse and contravening RAHB’s Rules and Regulations about sharing login credentials.
Likewise, only members are authorized to access OpenHouses.ca, and sharing login information with office assistants or administrators is a violation of RAHB’s Rules and Regulations