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PRDS Forms Online

The fastest way for SAMCAR members to access, complete and print Real Estate forms from a computer. And not just any forms, but the highly acclaimed PRDS forms, created by Silicon Valley real estate experts for the way real estate is practiced in San Francisco Peninsula.

http://www.prdsforms.com

PRDS Account Set-up (if you can't log in)		(650) 696-8200
PRDS Support (if you can log in) (support for PRDS Forms on Instanet Solutions)		(800) 668-8768

WINForms

WINForms is the real estate software program offered to members by the California Association of Realtors®.

http://www.winforms.com

WINForms Support

(213) 739-8227

Forms Advisor™

Forms Advisor™ is an online software program that identifies for the REALTOR® which C.A.R. Standard Forms to use and how to complete the forms. Forms Advisor™ features C.A.R. Forms Tutor™, which provides audio and text instructions for competing the forms and a legal Q&A component. This all-encompassing software offers users a total solution to form training and usage questions.

http://www.winforms.com/formsadvisor/

Josh Sharfman, C.A.R. Chief Technical Officer, has uploaded a recorded version of the Forms Advisor and Forms Tutor Member Benefits webinar from March 20, 2008. It is now available on demand. Please follow the link below if you are interested in reviewing the material or if you were unable to participate in the webinar (you will be required to provide a valid e-mail address to view the webinar).

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/391244867

MLS Resources

Reciprocal Listings (Recips)

MLSListings Reciprocal Listings Department

(866) 734-5787

Reciprocal listings are mutual agreements between participants and subscribers of the respective multiple listing services (MLS) /Associations, where listings are sent to a cooperating MLS for a fee. This enables Brokers/Agents to market their listings in areas not available in MLSListings' database. MLSListings does not reciprocate with all areas. Please call the number listed above for assistance with your reciprocal listings. (Special note: SAMCAR no longer handles reciprocal listings for San Francisco. Please contact MLSListings for all assistance.)

MLSListings (Formerly known as R.E. InfoLink)
350 Oakmead Parkway, 2nd Floor, Sunnyvale, CA 94085

24/7 Technical Support or Customer Support		(866) 734-5787
Billing Questions		(408) 874-0200, Option 2
Compliance Questions or Violations		(408) 874-0200, Option 4

MLSListings, Inc. is the multiple listing service (MLS) provider for San Mateo County, Silicon Valley, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Monterey County and San Benito County.

MLSListings provides its subscribers with technology-based MLS products and services exclusively for licensed real estate professionals. MLSListings maintains a large MLS database, with of active listings and more than half-million historical records. In addition, the company monitors and enforces real estate rules and regulations to ensure accurate information is available for the agents and their customers.

SAMCAR is a service center for MLSListings We are able to assist you with joining MLSListings as a subscriber. However, should you have questions regarding your subscription or a listing, please call MLSListings for assistance.

What is an MLS?

As defined by the California Association of REALTORS®, "A Multiple Listing Service is a means by which authorized MLS broker participants establish legal relationships with other participants by making a blanket unilateral contractual offer of compensation and cooperation to other broker participants; by which information is accumulated and disseminated to enable authorized participants to prepare appraisals and other valuations of real property; by which participants engaging in real estate appraisal contribute to common databases; and is a facility for the orderly correlation and dissemination of listing information among the participants so that they may better serve their clients, customers and the public."

Please refer to MLSListings' What is an MLS section of their website.