Monthly MLS Marketplace Stats
Shown here are a few key monthly stats for the entire Stellar MLS coverage area. This information is courtesy of SmartCharts, which updates on the 10th of every month for the prior month. The basic version of SmartCharts is included in your Stellar MLS subscription and you can access it by clicking the SmartCharts icon on your Stellar MLS dashboard.
Year to Date Activity Snapshot
Stellar MLS is committed to providing quality data to help brokers and agent make business decisions. We are monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 and continuing to make adjustments to our operations and systems to help real estate professionals navigate the market.
The Latest Updates From Stellar MLS
In Person Open House Announcements Resume In Matrix
You’ve been asking, and we’ve been listening and waiting! The wait is over: in-person open house announcements scheduling is now available in Matrix, thanks in large part to the efforts of Florida Realtors®.
With the call for social distancing as a way to combat the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Stellar MLS leadership has confirmed that there are no plans to suspend...
Guide to MLS Virtual Options for Open Houses and Showings
Stellar MLS is striving to keep you updated with the latest information regarding MLS protocols as the real estate industry pivots to alternative virtual business practices during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Learn From Home with Stellar Training
New Webinars: How To Sign Up
In lieu of in-person classes, Stellar trainers will be offering live webinars on a variety of topics to help your business on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and live webinars for required training classes on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Sign up for webinars by logging into your Stellar Dashboard and clicking on "Class Sign Up." Once you are in the education portal, click on "Enroll" to register for classes you are interested in.
Additionally, required classes are always offered online through self-paced courses and can be accessed through Stellar University.
View Our Recorded Webinar Showcase
Brush up on your knowledge of Matrix, listing tools, CMA's, ePropertyWatch and more. Stellar MLS has posted a series of pre-recorded webinars on our Vimeo channel for you to learn at your own pace.
Listing Strategies in the Time of COVID-19
Your sellers and buyers are likely looking to you for guidance on how to navigate buying and selling homes during an uncertain market gripped by Covid-19. We’ve outlined MLS status options and tips for listing and showing properties to support your business continuity.
Sellers Who Want to Remain in Active Status
- Note: In order for the listing to remain active, showings must still be available per MLS rules. Virtual showings are now being permitted temporarily in place of in-person showings. Click here to learn more.
- You can restrict the showing schedule by adjusting your settings in ShowingTime. Download: Stellar MLS ShowingTime Guide.
- Days on Market will continue to accrue.*
- Listing distribution will continue to third-party portals (if authorized by broker).
- Refer to Covid-19 precautions from NAR ®: Coronoavirus Guide for Realtors®.
- Supplement a restricted showing schedule with an enhanced virtual tour. Check out the Stellar MLS virtual tour options available through Property Panorama and RealBiz Media.
- You are permitted to add comments regarding the TOM status as it relates to Covid-19 to the various remarks fields within Matrix. Sample remarks: TOM status currently due to Covid-19 precaution. Call listing agent for details.
Sellers Who Don’t Want Showings Right Now
- Use the Temporarily Off Market (TOM) status in Matrix to transition your listing from Active status and stop showings. You must have written approval from your seller to use this status (email is okay). Download: TOM Instructions.
- No new public marketing is allowed for TOM properties. You do not need to take down a sign that is already up or delete former social media posts but cannot create new marketing.
- Days on Market will pause.*
- Listing distribution will stop.
- Showings are not permitted in the TOM status. You can quickly put the property back to Active status in Matrix if your seller wants to resume showings at any time.
- You can toggle between TOM and Active statuses in Matrix to accommodate your seller as needed.
*Read the statement from MLS leadership regarding DOM calculations here.
Tips for Working with Buyers
- While listings that are in the Active status are available for showings, the showing availability may be reduced by the seller. Be sure to ask the listing agent about virtual tours or live-stream viewing events for your buyers.
- Encourage your buyers to meet with you through video calling services instead of face-to-face, and to submit their paperwork to you electronically with your MLS transaction management tools including Remine and TransactionDesk. Bonus tip: Stellar trainers will be offering online webinars on these topics and more, see what’s being offered on your Stellar Dashboard by clicking on “Class Sign Up.”
The Latest Updates from Florida Realtors
COVID-19 Open House Guide
Florida Realtors has created a guide to help you carefully plan how you will conduct open houses during the pandemic. This guide has been developed based on public communications by the state surgeon general.
Safety Guidelines for Realtors Showing Properties During COVID-19
Realtors are advised to take these precautions to help keep themselves and others safe from coronavirus as Florida begins to slowly reopen its economy.
Florida Realtors® COVID-19 Extension Addendum to Contract
Florida Realtors released a new contract extension addendum that allows for time periods and dates to be extended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Form Simplicity the form can be located at: Blank Forms > Florida > COVID-1
In Transaction Desk the form can be located at: Individual Forms > FR Miscellaneous Contract Addendums and Supplements > Coronavirus (COVID-19) Extension Addendum to Contract (COVID-1)
Florida Realtors® Legal Hotline
Call: 407-438-1409
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday
The Latest Updates From NAR®
Open House Guidance During COVID-19
NAR’s goal is to keep members informed about the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on the real estate industry, and to provide guidance on the many...
Shelter-in-Place Guidance During COVID-19
In an effort to prevent the continued spread of, and exposure to, COVID-19, a growing number of states, cities and counties have issued “shelter-in-place” orders...
Virtual Showings and Virtual Tours
As REALTORS® pivot to technology and virtual methods to show homes and properties, NAR compiled these handy links and resources to get you started...
Coronavirus Updates
In response to the concerns about COVID-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus, the National Association of REALTORS® is providing...
Vendor Resources
Cloud CMA Live
Cloud CMA Live is a truly interactive experience designed for screens of all shapes and sizes. With the freshest data from the MLS, you can interact with listings like you never have before.
Covid-19 Real Estate Resource Center
Help from Realtor.com® for navigating the world of real
estate during these uncertain times.
Social Distancing? Here's How to Keep Your Business Running
For real estate agents, whose businesses depend on in-person interactions, the news hits close to home personally and professionally.
Lead Generation Blog Articles
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Develop Your Business With Remine
Remine has developed a three-part blog series to provide easy ways to study-up on solutions that can help you develop your business — today!
The Down Payment Report: June/July
The Down Payment Resource research team is closely monitoring the impact on DPA programs and first-time homebuyers as a result of COVID-19.
MyFloodStatus Webinar
Not familiar with MyFloodStatus? Listen to a recorded webinar, when convenient for you, about their low-cost, pinpoint accurate, insured flood determination reports and the discount pricing you receive with your MLS membership!