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Updates to NAR Clear Cooperation Policy

As you’ve seen and as we shared last week, NAR recently announced a new MLS policy, Multiple Listing Options for Sellers, that aligns with its Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP). This policy creates a new listing category called Delayed Marketing Exempt Listings, which allows brokers to delay the public marketing of a listing through IDX andContinueContinue reading “Updates to NAR Clear Cooperation Policy”

Jeff’s Corner: Nearing 5 Years with Clear Cooperation Policy

CCP It’s hard to believe, but NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) turns five this May.  CCP has been the topic of much controversy since it was adopted, with high profile lawsuits, DOJ inquiries and countless blogs, videos and debates on conference stages around the country on this topic. I expect CCP to remain in theContinueContinue reading “Jeff’s Corner: Nearing 5 Years with Clear Cooperation Policy”

IRES Acts: Public Records Import in Add/Edit

https://videopress.com/v/b7H9JRa0?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2Fb7H9JRa0%2Fimport-from-public-record_mp4_std.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Last month, we shared updates we made to save subscribers time when creating new listings by automatically importing public record information. Good news, this new feature is live and ready to use! Here’s how it works:  Go to the Add/Edit dropdown. Select the county then search for the property by address, owner last nameContinueContinue reading “IRES Acts: Public Records Import in Add/Edit”

February 2025 Stat Shot

As we enter a new year in our constantly evolving industry, we’re introducing ‘Stat Shot’ to present important data on the current state of the market. It’s also a reminder that you have tools available at your fingertips that provide a wealth of data to help serve your clients.   Closed Residential Units This month, we’reContinueContinue reading “February 2025 Stat Shot”

Staff Spotlight: Juliet Frank, Lead Instructor

Juliet Frank is our education guru. As IRES’ Lead Instructor, Juliet manages all our educational offerings – like webinars, continuing education, certifications – to help our subscribers enhance their skills, remain current with evolving marketplace trends and best practices, and effectively serve their clients. She also helps oversee our customer support team, making sure IRESContinueContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Juliet Frank, Lead Instructor”

2024 Letter from CEO Jeff Bosch 

MLS and the Changing Real Estate Landscape  We’re in the closing weeks of a tumultuous year for real estate. All of us here at IRES hope that for our subscribers, this has been background noise for you while serving clients, selling properties and enjoying professional success.  There is good news for us to consider asContinueContinue reading “2024 Letter from CEO Jeff Bosch “

2024 Wrap Up

As we approach the end of 2024 and the start of the holiday season, we would like to take a moment to reflect on our remarkable journey and achievements throughout the year. We made it a priority to listen to what our subscribers need and make improvements that allow you to do your job moreContinueContinue reading “2024 Wrap Up”

Updates on the REcolorado Data Sharing Agreement

As we shared last month, we reached a data exchange and integration agreement with REcolorado that ensures listing information on residential properties on both systems remains visible to each other’s subscribers.  We’ve recently reached an agreement with REcolorado to extend the availability of historical listings to five years, increasing from the original three years inContinueContinue reading “Updates on the REcolorado Data Sharing Agreement”