Announcing MLS PIN Homes Coming Soon

Launching soon, MLS PIN Homes is a real estate website where consumers can search for available properties, offices and Agents for MLS PIN's coverage area. Our goal is to have the new, searchable portal for our customers to market their listings available well before the end of the year. Participation will be managed on an OPT-OUT by Broker only basis and done so directly from the 3rd Party Data Transfers section of Pinergy. Once we are ready to release the website, the decision to partake will be up to each individual Broker. This is a small tweak in how it was originally planned, but will ensure less work for the majority of Brokers who we anticipate will want to participate. The default will initially be set to include all office's listings with FREE leads being directed to Agents. Brokers may change these defaults in Pinergy if they so choose. Watch for details over the next month in particular an invite on the Pinergy homepage to modify these selections. If Brokers are happy with the office listing participation and Agent leads there is no need to do anything at all, but to let the site work for you. Please note that regardless of your decisions, office and Agent rosters will appear on the site for consumer access. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Kathy Condon, CEO [email protected], John Breault, Director of Customer Support and Quality Assurance [email protected], or Melissa Lindberg, Director of Marketing, Communication & Outreach [email protected]. We hope that you will benefit from this wonderful, new option for easily marketing your listings to consumers with the ability to receive leads at no additional cost.
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Is This on Your Smartphone Yet?
Pinergy Mobile Getting Smarter all the Time

If you have a web-enabled, multi-touch smartphone, it's time to start using our newly designed Pinergy Mobile, a version of Pinergy specifically for mobile devices. Since our launch just a few months ago, we've updated the site with several new features, including the ability to search for multiple property types in a single search; perfect for buyers looking for all options within their price range. "Parking for Sale" has been added in the "Property Search" screen, with the ability to search nearby spaces up to a 10 mile radius, or by specifying an area. We've added access to MAPASS, allowing you to choose a showing date right from your phone on participating properties. You can now stay informed of system releases, news and tips with "News & Notes" on Pinergy Mobile's home screen. Pinergy mobile was designed to let you quickly search properties and public records, and connect with contacts and other professionals wherever your day takes you. To begin, point your device to http://mobile.mlspin.com and log in using your current ID and password. And stay tuned, we have more Pinergy Mobile updates on the way!
Play "What If..." With Pinergy's New Price Change Reflection Tool

Perhaps your listing's price might be too high (or too low)? Ever wonder how many potential buyer matches your listing would pick up with a price change? We've recently released a tool in Pinergy that makes it really easy to find out! A listing's "Marketing Overview" now includes a new "Price Change Reflection" option. Enter the proposed price, select to see a count of all matches or new matches only, and click the "Calculate" button. Pinergy will return the count. There's no more guesswork when deciding to adjust the price on your listings. Remember that this tool does not actually change a listing, but does help to put things in perspective before you make the official change to the price of a listing.
Have a Field Day with New Downloadable Fields

MLS PIN customers can now download more fields from Public Records. The new fields available for download include Year Built, Lot Size, Living Area, Land Value, Building Value, Total Value, Fiscal Year, and Estimated Tax. Click "Tools" and then "Public Records." From there you will "Search" for records, and then select properties by clicking the box to the left of the property addresses (you can display and select up to 500 at once). Click the "Download" button. You can open the file directly or save it to your computer to use later!
Invalid Contact Email Bounce Back Feature

The implementation of email bounce backs over the summer proved to be well worthwhile. Your Contact emails not successfully delivered now bounce back to your own email address allowing you the opportunity to determine if they need to be updated or deleted. Before we released this new feature, there were more than 10,000 daily Contact emails from Pinergy not being delivered due to incorrect email addresses. As of today, and with all of your hard work, we've got approximately 5,000 Contact emails bouncing back each day. Not only is this more efficient for you as you manage your Contact list, but it results in a faster email delivery time to your Contacts. It also ensures that providers are less likely to block us. We certainly hope that you have benefited from this new release.
Tell the Whole Story with More Document Attachments

Now you can attach up to 10 documents (previously the maximum was 5) to your listings. Documents should be in one of the following formats: Word (.doc, .docx), Excel (.xls, .xlsx), PDF (.pdf), or Tiff (.tiff,). Your documents can be viewed, printed and emailed by other Agents, saving you from repetitive phone calls and faxing. Provide more marketing and valuable information by attaching brochures, floor plans, addendums, lead paint certifications, disclosure agreements, plot plans and much more!
Contingent (CTG) Status Reminder

The purpose of the CTG status is ONLY for those properties that would normally be UAG, but continue to be shown for back-up offers. Some of our customers are under the impression that the CTG status is meant to be used on all listings as a stopping point between ACT and UAG. This is not the case. Only use the CTG status when the seller has signed the Contingent Status Request Form and asked you to continue to market the property for back-up offers. If you have any questions, please be sure to contact our support team at 800-695-3000, option 1.
Six Shows We'd Like to Meet You at This Fall

MLS PIN has a packed schedule of conferences and trade shows this fall. That's perfect, because we love meeting our customers, and showing off products like the newly redesigned Pinergy Mobile Site and the MLS PIN Agent App for iPad. There will be demos of new Pinergy features, gift card drawings, and (of course) some swag as well. We'll be at RE BarCamp, Boston, MA (September 18), New Hampshire Association Of REALTORS� Convention, Bretton Woods, NH (September 21), New England Mortgage Bankers Conference, Newport, RI (September 24), Massachusetts Association of REALTORS� Conference & Tradeshow, Falmouth, MA (October 6), RE/MAX Fall Rally, Boston, MA (October 7) and GBAR Roadshow 2014 Conference & Expo, Norwood, MA (October 16). More details on all of our events can be found HERE. Stop by to say "hi" or to see what's in store with MLS PIN. We look forward to seeing you!
Supra Electronic Keys
Sharing is Prohibited!

A reminder that if you lend your key to someone else and a light is mistakenly left on during a showing, it is your key number, name and contact information, along with date and time that is recorded in the Supra system. Not only can this be a liability, but pursuant to the terms of the Supra lease agreement executed upon leasing an electronic key, a key holder agrees to not share their key with anyone. MLS PIN has received feedback that some of our customers may be sharing their keys. Pursuant to the terms of the lease, your key access can be cancelled for this reason. If you are urged to share, please encourage others that for around 32 cents a day, a new key holder can lease the basic model DisplayKEY. For a slight increase more, they may choose eKEY which works with a Fob and smartphones. Click HERE for more information on leasing an Electronic Supra key. As always, we thank you for participating in the Supra Electronic Lockbox System.
Technology Tip
Use Pinergy Mobile to Find Nearby NEW or PCG Listings

Pinergy Mobile is capable of location-based searching. By selecting either "Newly Listed" or "Recent $ Change" from the main menu, you easily may find NEW or PCG listings within a radius as small as 0.5 miles or as large as 10 miles around your current location. From the Search page, just tap the "Radius" menu and select your desired radius. You can choose to add additional criteria if you'd like, and then tap "Search" at the top of the screen to display your results.
Niki Coburn
Employee Spotlight
Niki Coburn Keeps Tabs on Training (and the Weather!)

There's nobody at MLS PIN headquarters who keeps a closer eye on the weather than Niki Coburn, our Training & Outreach Coordinator. That's because, when the storm clouds gather, she's up bright and early, keeping an eye on conditions for our Trainers and attendees alike. On most days, she (among other duties) schedules training classes, researches venues, works on Pinergy Help Guides and class outlines, and contributes to our Pinergy videos and webinars. Niki started out at MLS PIN ten years ago as a Virtual Tour Photographer before transitioning into her current role of coordinating training needs and arming our Account Representatives with schedules, materials and equipment to get the job done. She's also worked at a video store (remember those?), as a bank teller, and for a while, refurbished ellipticals and treadmills for a fitness equipment store. Niki says she revels in learning and applying new skills, and in her spare time enjoys photography, reading, and spinning her own yarn(!) for knitting. Thanks, Niki, for nearly a decade of juggling schedules, attention to detail and amateur weather reporting!