Member Resources

MLSListings now provides listing agents with free Buyer's Guide market reports - customer-ready PDFs emailed automatically to you with your property listing information, local market statistics, and personalized branding. Ideal for open houses, email campaigns, and social media posts, Buyer's Guides deliver up-to-date information regarding the real estate market and position you as a trusted source and area expert.

MLSListings recently improved its Multi-Class listings process. In the past, if you wanted to list a property under more than one classification or type, you would need to have the MLSListings support center manually do it for you at a charge of $50. Now, you can create a Multi-Class listing on your own at no cost, and with no support center help required.

MLSListings now offers Matrix 360—the latest version of Matrix that combines MLSListings listing data with Realist property data. With Matrix 360, you can now easily and conveniently run tax searches from a single, familiar system without leaving Matrix. Matrix 360 brings together two of the most popular solutions in their respective categories—the Matrix platform and the Realist property information system—resulting in a unified, property-centric platform that gives you a 360-degree view of properties in your market and a more efficient workflow.

Recently, a SAMCAR broker shared the story of a REALTOR being attacked by a prospective "client" at a showing appointment in San Bruno, which was generated by an internet lead and set up through e-mail. We are told that the agent is ok and the authorities are now involved. With the number of potential risks in the course of conducting day-to-day real estate business, REALTOR Safety is always a top priority of your associations. Read more for showing appointment safety tips and REALTOR Safety resources from NAR.

MLSListings Inc. and The MLS™ recently announced that data sharing for their more than 32,000 combined subscribers and members is in full swing. This data share provides real estate professionals in California's most populated areas - including Silicon Valley, coastal regions, Downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, Venice, Beverly Hills, Los Feliz, Malibu, Pasadena, California Desert, High Desert, and Southwest Los Angeles - real-time access to property listings, market statistics, and products that benefit brokers, agents, buyers, and sellers.

On Wednesday, April 17, SAMCAR initiated our new quarterly "Speaker Series" with a legal update from C.A.R. Associate Counsel, Jana Gardner, covering details of the recent California "Real Estate Clean Up Law" package, landlord/tenant law changes, new forms and reminders about a REALTOR member benefit: C.A.R.'s legal hotline. Read more for helpful resources and to download the "Legal Update" presentation deck.