NCRMLS Rules & Regulations

BCAR MLS Rules & Regulations

Kathy Sherman, NCRMLS Manager

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Bob Percesepe, NCRMLS Manager

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For all MLS related questions concerning violations, complaints, account settings, RETS feeds, rules, policies, listing procedures, Sentrilock, or zipLogix please contact BCARs MLS Director.

Amber Alderton, MLS Director
910-754-9743
amber@bcarnc.com

FlexMLS Tech Support
support@ncrmls.com
910-378-4498

NC Legal Hotline
legalhotline@ncrealtors.org
1-800-443-9956

BCAR Membership / Profile Edits
shannon@bcarnc.com
910-754-5700

BrokerBay Showing Service
support@brokerbay.com
910-378-4498

Continuing Education / Real Estate license
katie@bcarnc.com
910-754-5700

zipLogix 
zipsupport@lonewolf.com
1-866-693-6767

NCR Tech Helpline
support@techhelpline.com
1-877-573-5612

The Data Security and Privacy Toolkit is updated to reflect changes in the law, governmental guidance, and industry standards and practices. The Toolkit aims to educate real estate brokers, agents, associations and multiple listing services about the need for data security and privacy, and to assist them with complying with legal responsibilities.

Visit NAR.realtor for more information.

Upcoming Training

BCAR offers Basic MLS Training and Advanced MLS Training monthly at no cost to members. Basic MLS Training is perfect for new MLS users or long-time users looking for a quick refresher. Course topics include editing your profile and dashboard, searching, contacts, stats, preferences, MLS mobile app, and MLS Tax Suite.

To view upcoming MLS Training dates, review our course calendar or contact BCAR staff.

Test your Knowledge

This short test reviews MLS Rules, Clear Cooperation, Delayed Marketing and Coming Soons.

Take the MLS Test!

Schedule a private MLS training at your office. Your agents are the core of your success. Refresh their technology skills, promote their business confidence, & keep them informed with an office visit. Amber Alderton, Instructor & MLS Director, would be happy to come to your office. Each session is roughly an hour but could be longer, depending on questions.

Topics Offered

• MLS 8.0 Rules & Regulations Refresher
• Searching & Mapping
• Subscriptions & Portals
• Entering a Listing
• Sentrikey Lockbox
• Flexmls Mobile App
• ShowingTime
• CRS Tax System
• "Ask Amber Session"

How many agents do I need for an office business? 

There must be a minimum of 5 agents for an office visit. A class at BCARs Education Center would be recommended for smaller groups.

Where will BCAR visit?

Office visits may be conducted at a brokers office or at BCARs Education Center in Shallotte, NC.

Did you make a typo on MLS? Self-report a violation on your own listing right away. We will fix the mistake and give you a courtesy waiver. We've got your back.

Click here to report your MLS mistake.

Fine Structure

The fine structure has been modified to conform more closely to the existing NCRMLS Rules and Regulations. The fine structure that addresses the Clear Cooperation Policy and manipulating Days on Market (DOM) or Cumulative Days on Market (CDOM) went into effect on January 4th, 2021. On January 4th, 2021, all Subscribers were restarted on the new fine structure.

1st Offense - $0 courtesy notice

2nd Offense - $50 fine

3rd Offense - $100 fine

4th Offense - $250 fine

5th Offense - $500 fine

6th Offense - $1,000 fine

7th Offense - $2,500 fine & loss of services until fines are paid.

If you have any questions about the information provided, please contact amber@bcarnc.com.

IDX Feed

IDX is the most commonly used feed for REALTOR® websites. This feed gives the website designer raw data and pictures, allowing control, flexibility and tracking of MLS data to your clientele. All data given in an IDX Feed is public data only. The private data that is in the MLS will never be accessible by IDX. An IDX feed is for advertising.

• $250 one time compliance fee
• $120 annual compliance fee (prorated in the month you apply for IDX)

VOW Feed

Virtual Office Website Feeds are used for business. A VOW Feed will have data that consist of what an agent will share with clientele.

• $300 one time compliance fee
• $240 annual compliance fee (prorated in the month you apply for VOW)

FIU Feed

FIU Feeds are not for advertising and can't be used to display data on websites. They are used for office use only.

• $300 one time compliance fee
• $240 annual compliance fee (prorated in the month you apply for FIU)

AVM Feed

Automated Valuation Model Feeds are strictly for sites that attempt to automatically apply a value to listed properties.

• $300 one time compliance fee
• $240 annual compliance fee (prorated in the month you apply for AVM)

Please note: When an agent switches vendors or company's, a new compliance fee will be required. When you acquire a new feed, your bill will be prorated and charged appropriately for the remainder of the year until the next billing cycle occurs.

Important Notes about your RETS Feed

There are immediate fines to the vendor and broker for every site using NCRMLS data that does not have an authorized Data Access Agreement. Please ensure that every site you operate has an executed Data Access Agreement before it is live.

Once a contract is submitted and processed, you will receive notification and a copy of the executed document. If this contract is for a BCAR broker and/or office, it should be submitted to BCAR for processing.

IDX and VOW Feed's turn around time is 5 business days per NAR. 

Tips for Page 5 - Signatures

Consultant: You, the vendor. This needs to be 100% completed. The email address should be where you want notices to go if there is a change to RETS Data.

Firm: Must be completed for every agreement. Make sure you list the domain or mobile app.

Associate Broker Party: Only complete this section if the person requesting BCAR MLS from you (the vendor) is an agent working for a company/BIC.

Agent Website: Not a company/office website. Make sure you list the domain or mobile app.

NCRMLS: Leave blank!

Tips for Page 6 - Exhibits

Exhibit A: Please list all domains that the MLS may displayed on, other than the domain specified on page 5.

Exhibit B: If there are multiple Association Brokers (in the case of subdomains) they will be listed here.

Complete the Application

Please review the Compliance Checklist before submitting your application.

Click here to complete the application. Applications can be emailed to amber@bcarnc.com or faxed to 910-754-7869.