1. MLS Sales Meeting Message January 2014 Be sure to check MLS News for full descriptions and screenshots!

2. A bit of humor to kick things off…

3. Reminder: 2015 Dues This coming Monday, January 12, 2015, our new dues rate will be in effect. Regarding our auto-pay system: If your account is setup with auto-pay, you will be automatically charged the new rate if your renewal happens on or after Feb. 1, 2015. You will see the new charge appear on your billing statement on or after that date. The new dues rates will be: Month-to-month: $38.00 per month Quarterly (3 month) Plan: $114 (full rate) Six Month Plan: $222.00 ($1.00 per month discount) One Year Plan: $432.00 ($2.00 per month discount) If you have any questions related to billing, please give member services a call at 801- 676-5400.

4. New Developments Email in Agent Full Report One of our most requested changes is live! The Agent and Co-Agent’s email addresses will now appear in the Agent Full Report, for both the Listing Agent and Co-Agent, and the Selling Agent and Co-Agent (when applicable). Look for this information in the Contact section at the bottom of the report

5. New Developments Big Updates to the Daily Snapshot Report We are proud to announce that we have added search options to the Daily Snapshot Tool so that the County, City, Area, and Zip Code can now be entered into the Statistical Search. The Daily Snapshot tool shows the number of listings that were Active, Under Contract, Withdrawn, and Off Market on a particular day. It shows a comparison in the market between dates (for instance, comparing today to this date last year).

6. Free Policy Class: Work Off you Fine Did you know that you can work off a fine (by taking a free C.E. class)? After you have exhausted your one time courtesy credit, you can take a free online C.E. course worth another courtesy credit. Note: This credit is not available for copyright infringement fines, non-payment late fees, and password sharing fines. The online class (available at Praedo.com) is called: Intro to MLS Policies – This course is now available online through Praedo.com for 1 hour of C.E. Credit: Describing the mission of UtahRealEstate.com MLS and how the MLS supports the Realtor® community. Highlighting key MLS policies that support Realtors® throughout the variety of Real Estate transactions. Demonstrating Policies questions with discussions of several scenarios involving Buyers' agents and Listing agents situations. Includes frequently asked policy questions and scenarios

7. Tech Tip: The 2014 Round Up Our Technical Support team recently posted a comprehensive list of 2014’s weekly tech tips by subject. These tips represent the most requested features and questions for the year. This is a great quick reference guide that you’ll want to bookmark! http://www.utahrealestate.com/news/2014/12/2014-tech-tip- roundup/ Or http://bit.ly/14v9Wb5

8. MLS Broker Luncheon Event Friday, February 20, 2015 11:30am @ at the Realtor® Campus Alta Auditorium Best Practices in Listing Syndication: Increase your Business in 2015 Rebecca Jensen will be moderating a panel of four Utah Brokers on both sides of the issue who will share their business tips, viewpoints, and best practices regarding syndication. We will also be answering questions from you, our audience. Come participate and: Share your own syndication recommendations Hear the recommendations given by the MLS Syndication User Group Participate in a discussion of the issue Learn more about the MLS’s website created specifically to address syndication Learn what the MLS will do next regarding syndication in 2015 We’d like to recognize and thank our Syndication User Group for their valuable feedback and participation. Rob Aubrey – Broker, Aubrey and Associates Lavar Campbell – Associate Broker, Keller Williams Utah Realtors Darrell Catmull – Broker, Destiny Real Estate Mark Feigh – Agent, RE/MAX Associates Kroger Menzer – Agent, Keller Williams South Valley Realty Cheryl Staley – Agent, Windermere Real Estate-Utah (Fort Union Branch) Tom Winand – Broker, Spotted Home LLC. This event will be webcast for the entire membership at utahrealestate.com Brokers, register for the live event now at: http://bit.ly/14v4Yv1 Featuring: Dave Frederickson –Principal Broker Keller Williams Salt Lake City Chris Nichols – Managing Broker Prudential Utah Elite Real Estate Sue Wilkerson – Principal Broker Re/Max Crossroads Thomas Wright – Principal Broker Summit Sotheby’s International Realty

9. Education/Class Dates – Salt Lake Introduction to MLS Property Searches and Reports: Salt Lake Board of REALTORS®, January 9 th 9:00am – 10:00am MLS Hot Sheets – Getting Results to the Public (INTRO): Salt Lake Board of REALTORS®, January 9 th 10:00am – 11:00am Advanced Methods for MLS Property Searches and Reports: Salt Lake Board of REALTORS®, January 12 th 12:00pm – 1:00pm MLS Advanced CMA: Salt Lake Board of REALTORS®, January 12 th 1:00pm – 2:00pm *All classes are free of charge and worth 1 hour of C.E. Credit We also offer office classes. For more information, contact Kevin@utahrealestate.com.

10. Education/Class Dates – Northern Wasatch We also offer office classes. For more information, contact Kevin@utahrealestate.com. Quick Start for UtahRealEstate MLS: Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS® January 14 th 12:00pm – 1:00pm MLS Bootcamp: Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS® January 23 rd 9:00am – 10:00am MLS for the Mobile Realtor®: Northern Wasatch Association of REALTORS® January 23 rd 10:00am – 11:00am *All classes are free of charge and worth 1 hour of C.E. Credit

11. Education/Class Dates – Utah County Quick Start for UtahRealEstate MLS: Utah County Association of REALTORS®, January 15 th 9:00am – 10:00am MLS Bootcamp: Utah County Association of REALTORS®, January 15 th 10:00am – 11:00am *All classes are free of charge and worth 1 hour of C.E. Credit We also offer office classes. For more information, contact Kevin@utahrealestate.com.

12. User Groups Would you like to offer feedback on our upcoming products and services? We would love to hear from you so we can design the MLS system to suits your needs. User group meetings typically last 1 hour and we provide lunch. Our upcoming user groups are: Utah Real Estate Mobile Beta – Test the latest version of the new Android app on your phone. Consumer Portal Redesign – Share what your clients want from the MLS’s public website so you get better leads through the MLS. If you would like to be a part of this group please contact JJ at jared@utahrealestate.com.jared@utahrealestate.com