As mortgage rates continue to rise, Canadian home sales dropped by 12.6% in April, following a 6% decline between February and March.
While prices remain historically high, they slowed noticeably on a month-over-month basis.
It won’t be long before REALM™ replaces Collaborate. On June 1, you will no longer be able to access Collaborate.
Start your switch now to use advanced market tools and secure real-time communication with your clients. This new MLS® System features a seamless chat function to exchange listings and share documents in a single mobile-friendly design.
Remember, REALM™ will also replace Stratus at the end of 2022.
How Can I Get Started?
It’s easy!
Log in to REALM™ with the same credentials you use for the TRREB Home Page, Stratus or Collaborate.
Access REALM™ via desktop at app.realmmlp.ca or download the REALM™ app (iOS or Android).
What’s Next?
Use the built-in assistant right in REALM™ to migrate your data from Collaborate.
Your first step is to visit the “Show me how” tab to explore the onboarding tutorials, walk-throughs and other helpful resources on the features and functions of REALM™. On your desktop, it’s accessible on the right side of your screen. Then, click “Onboarding” and scroll to the bottom.
A step-by-step guided migration from Collaborate to REALM™ will start.
You can now choose to migrate your existing data. This choice may only be made once. The following data is imported:
How Will This Impact My Clients in Collaborate?
We’ve made it simple for you. Switching from Collaborate to REALM™ is an automatic process that avoids any disruption between you and your clients.
Your active clients are notified of your upgrade to REALM™. The credentials your clients used in Collaborate are the same in REALM™. Once your migration is done, you will receive a notification confirming that your data migration was successfully completed and your clients were notified of the transition. Then, all your clients need to do is check their inbox for the confirmation email and follow the steps to log in to REALM™.
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Finally, don’t forget to take advantage of free webinars. Discover nine training sessions to get you comfortable with REALM™ features and functions.
Home sales drop in April as mortgage rates shoot higher
Ottawa, ON, May 16, 2022 – Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were down in April 2022.
Highlights:
Home sales recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems dropped by 12.6% between March and April 2022. The decline placed monthly activity at the lowest level since the summer of 2020.
Access the April 2022 stats PDF.
We are always there for our Members and our new live chat is another way we are providing them with a hassle-free and instantaneous experience.
This new feature is a quick and easy way to contact TRREB’s Help Desk for Member support. Plus, it’s simple to use and offers solutions for Stratus, Matrix, and REALM tech problems.
The live chat is launching on Wednesday, May 25. TRREB and Partner Board Members can have a real-time online conversation with a real person from our Help Desk team Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
How Can Members Use the Live Chat?
After the launch, Members can get in touch with the Help Desk by:
| The Canadian Real Estate Association’s (CREA) office will be closed on Monday, May 23 for Victoria Day. The office will re-open on Tuesday, May 24. On Monday, May 23 (Victoria Day), CREA WEBForms® support will be available from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. (EST). If you have any questions, please direct them to support@crea.ca. Have a safe and happy long weekend. |
Searching in REALM™ just got better. Stay on top of new listings hitting the market with this game-changing MLS® System. Connect your clients with a home using new enhancements, including:
Watch now to see how you can take advantage of the new search features.
Be a REALM™ Pro
Get started with your built-in assistant. This tool walks you through how to set up your profile, create contacts, turn notifications on or off, save a search, and create CMAs.
How to Access
On your desktop, it’s accessible on the right side of your screen. Simply select the Show me how window to get started.
On your mobile device, select the check mark.
A New Add/Edit is Coming!
Soon, all MLS® System Users will be able to access a new Add/Edit with a mobile-friendly design. Stay tuned for an easier way to take and upload photos directly in the draft or listing.
Plus, look out for training sessions to learn more about the new Add/Edit.
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Discover more learning opportunities in this one-stop shop for all things REALM™. Access the handy FAQs, the latest news, videos and learn how to download the REALM™ app.
Start using REALM™ to take advantage of real-time communication that keeps your clients actively involved throughout the transaction.
This new MLS® System helps you succeed with a seamless chat function to exchange listings, share documents, or have a conversation in a single, mobile-friendly design.
REALM™ is replacing Collaborate on June 1 and then Stratus at the end of 2022.
What If I’m Currently Using Collaborate?
Collaborate users have been able to migrate to REALM™ since the end of 2021. While you are transitioning to REALM™ you can still use Collaborate, but you should be aware of the following:
Migrate Your Data from Collaborate to REALM™
If you are an active Collaborate user, use the built-in assistant right in REALM™ for a seamless switch.
On your desktop, it’s accessible on the right side of your screen. Select the “Show me how” tab to get started, click on “Onboarding” and scroll to the bottom.
A step-by-step guided migration process will start.
Then, simply choose to import your existing data from Collaborate to REALM™. This choice may only be made once.
The following data is imported:
How Do I Let My Clients Know I’m Switching from Collaborate to REALM™?
As part of the migration from Collaborate to REALM™, your active clients are notified of your upgrade to REALM™. This is an easy, automatic process that avoids any disruption between you and your clients.
The credentials your clients used in Collaborate are the same in REALM™.
Once your migration is done, you will receive a notification confirming that your data migration was successfully completed and your clients were notified of the transition. All your clients need to do is check their inbox for the confirmation email and follow the steps to log in to REALM™.
Sign Up for Free Training
Discover nine training sessions to get you comfortable with REALM™ features and functions.
Showing Properties in the Waterloo Region, Guelph and Barrie Areas
An increasing number of TRREB Members and members of our partner boards show properties outside the GTA in the Waterloo Region (Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge), Guelph and Barrie areas. Our colleagues at the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR) reached out to TRREB and we have agreed to provide TRREB Members and members of our partner boards with much improved access to the SentriLock lockboxes through a new process called OTERR.
While the SentriLock environment provides an app (“SentriConnect”) that our Members can download and use to open the lockbox, it is currently only being used for about half of the appointments. The other times Members are being provided with one-day codes or other means of access. In some instances, listing brokerages have office policies where they will not provide one-day codes, and some real estate boards have policies in place restricting one-day codes, because they are less secure.
Introducing OTERR
This program is called “Out of Town Electronic REALTOR® Registration” (OTERR).Effective May 10, 2022 TRREB Members and members of our partner boards will be able to register with the KWAR SentriLock lockbox system and they will be provided with identical access, rights and obligations to the KWAR lockboxes that KWAR provides to their Members.
KWAR has also made reciprocal agreements for this access to include access to the SentriLock lockboxes used by Members of the Cambridge Association of REALTORS®, Guelph & District Association of REALTORS® and the Barrie and District Association of REALTORS®.
Currently, KWAR is implementing a soft launch of the program but our understanding is that they soon plan to make OTERR registration mandatory for all out-of-town agents (which includes TRREB Members and members of our partner boards) to access KWAR Members lockboxes. They will also discontinue the option to receive a one-day code.
About the Out-of-Town Electronic REALTOR® Registration (OTERR) program
OTERR was developed to eliminate barriers and facilitate REALTOR® access to a client’s property. It is similar to the program used by the London St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR) which requires our Members to pre-register at the LSTAR office to get access to the LSTAR boxes. The primary difference being OTERR is online, and Members can conveniently register through the TRREB MLS® System starting on May 10.
We will provide KWAR with basic identifying information that cannot be changed, and Members will need to complete the remaining registration information with KWAR.
There will be a nominal $20/month + HST fee (charged by KWAR/SentriLock – paid quarterly) collected by credit card during the registration process, but the payment will only be charged upon the successful registration. Once you have filled in your registration information, a notice will be sent to your broker or manager to review and approve the application.
The final step is KWAR staff will be notified when there is a pending application, and they will review and approve the application within two business days. As soon as this last step is completed you will be notified that your application has been approved and receive links to download the SentriKey application, along with support and training information.
More information on how to access this new service will be shared with you in the coming days.
REALM™ helps you succeed with advanced market tools and secure real-time communication with your clients. This new MLS® System is replacing Collaborate on June 1 and then Stratus at the end of 2022.
Get on board and see why thousands of Members are taking advantage of the seamless chat function to exchange listings and share documents in a single mobile-friendly design.
Access REALM™ in Three Steps
Getting started with REALM™ is easy. It’s the same credentials you use for the TRREB Home Page, Stratus or Collaborate.
Download the REALM™ app (iOS or Android). Or, log in to REALM™ via desktop at app.realmmlp.ca.
To log in:
Then, your first step is visiting the “Show me how” tab on the right-hand side of the screen. Discover the onboarding tutorials, walk-throughs and other helpful resources on the features and functions of REALM™.
Migrate Your Data from Collaborate to REALM™
Use the built-in assistant right in REALM™ for a seamless switch.
On your desktop, it’s accessible on the right side of your screen. Select the “Show me how” tab to get started, click on “Onboarding” and scroll to the bottom.
A step-by-step guided migration process will start.
Then, simply choose to import your existing data from Collaborate to REALM™. This choice may only be made once.
The following data is imported:
How do I inform my clients about the switch from Collaborate to REALM™?
The credentials your clients used in Collaborate are the same in REALM™.
As part of the migration from Collaborate to REALM™, your active clients are notified of your upgrade to REALM™. This is an easy, automatic process that avoids any disruption between you and your clients.
Once your migration is done, you will receive a notification confirming that your data migration was successfully completed and your clients were notified of the transition. All your clients need to do is check their inbox for the confirmation email and follow the steps to log in to REALM™.
Sign Up for Free Training
Discover ten training sessions to get you comfortable with REALM™ features and functions.
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