That’s right! As of last month 2,778 members are using Agent Modify for their listings! That’s 75 per cent of our Board’s membership who are editing their listings on their own without the assistance of our MLS® department. We’d like to see 100%.
For those not in the loop, Agent Modify access allows authorized members to edit the remarks and non-contractual fields of their listings on Paragon without requiring the assistance of the Board’s MLS® department. Many members have been using Agent Modify since 2014. If you don’t have this access you are missing out! If you want to join the majority, here’s everything you need to know:
How does one become authorized to use Agent Modify, you ask?
It’s easy! To use Agent Modify, you must obtain written approval from your office’s Member Link using the “Agent Modify Access Authorization” form located on REALTOR Link®. Once the form has been completed and signed by the Member Link, send it to the Board’s Membership department for processing.
Once your access is activated, you will be notified via email and sent instructions on how to access the feature (once you’ve been notified of your activation, it may take up to one business day to take effect.)
What happens when I edit a field on my listing?
Once you have made modifications to your listing, the changes will appear live immediately on Paragon®. Yup, immediately. Cool, huh?
Note: the Board uploads listing changes to Realtor.ca every 15 minutes from 9 am to 9 pm. Through Agent Modify, the changes you make on Paragon will be included in those uploads (so long as it’s before 9 pm). If made after the 9 pm, the changes will appear the next day on Realtor.ca.
What else should I know?
When modifying the Remarks fields on your listing, it is important to remember the following:
- Any information that is required to be in the REALTOR® remarks may not be removed or abbreviated. This includes but is not limited to: Subject to Probate; Subject to Court Approval; Non-registered strata property – Contact LR; PRIVACY – DO NOT SOLICIT; Property contains accommodation which is not authorized; Offers will not be reviewed until March 15, 2020 at 5 pm.
- Contact information including but not limited to names, phone numbers, email addresses and web addresses may not appear in the Public or Internet Remarks of a listing.
- Sold information may not be placed in the Public or Internet remarks. Accepted Offer or Sold Firm may be noted in the Realtor remarks only, but not the sold price.
- The promotion of properties not currently on MLS® is not permitted.
Who should I contact if I run into an issue or have a question about Agent Modify?
Contact our Helpdesk at 604-930-7626 or 1-800-908-1494.