Application for MLS Only REALTOR® - Central Wisconsin Board of REALTORS

REALTOR/FIRM INFORMATION FOR CWMLS ONLY MEMBERSHIP

Date

Name

Last Name

Home Address

City

State

Zip

Phone

REALTOR License #

State of Licensure

COMPANY INFORMATION

Company Name

Office Address

Office City

Office State

Office Zip

Primary Local Board

Entity License #

**CWMLS Only members must provide a Letter of Good Standing from their local board. Email a Letter of Good Standing from your current local association to cwbr@cwbr.org.

AGENT DATA INFORMATION FOR PARAGON

** The information provided below is how your information will appear in Paragon.

All MLS users must complete these details and must have their own login and password.

Sharing logins and passwords is strictly prohibited and is fineable up to $5,000.

After your setup in Paragon is completed by CWBR, Paragon will send you a temporary password email that you must respond to within 3 hours in order to set the password that you want.

The USER LOGIN/ID should be alpha numeric up to 15 characters – lower case only, no special characters.

User Login/ID

Email for Paragon Use

Agent Phone

Review and Acknowledge the CWMLS Violation Fine Summary

CWMLS HAD ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING NEW CITATION POLOCIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NAR SETTLEMENT
VIOLATION	FINE AMOUNT	INFORMATION
LISTING CONTRACTS	$1,000 Fine	Listing Contracts are prohibited from being uploaded to any other document type in the MLS system other than document type labeled – ‘Listing Contract’. Note: There are several alerts setup in the MLS system to ensure that you check that you are uploading your files to the correct document type. Do NOT check Public box
COMMISSION	$1,000 Fine	Commission is prohibited in the MLS system. Commission amounts, percentages, or any communication of compensation is not allowed in the MLS system (that includes documents (excluding listing contract), remarks, pictures, coded messages, showing services)
BUYER AGENCY, PRE AGENCY, SHOWING AGREEMENT OR DISCLOSURE TO CUSTOMER	$1,000 Fine and Suspension of Service	Buyer Agency, Pre Agency Showing Agreement or Disclosure to Customer will be collected upon request. You will be required to submit your Buyer Agency, Pre Agency Showing Agreement or Disclosure to Customer within 3 business days of being notified by CWMLS. The agreement must be executed BEFORE the property is toured and agreement MUST legible. NOTE: You are required to have this document executed and retained in your file to be provided to CWMLS if requested
IDX FEED MODIFICATIONS	$1,000 Fine and Suspension of Service	You are not permitted to use the CWMLS IDX feed to communicate compensation/commission
SHOWING SERVICE PROVIDER COMMUNICATION FOR COMMISSION	$1,000 Fine and Thirty-Day Suspension of Service	You are not permitted to use the CWMLS showing service “Showing Time” as a vehicle to communicate compensation or commission. No comments or remarks are allowed to communicate compensation or commission
CWBR/CWMLS FACEBOOK PROVIDED COMMUNICATION FOR COMMISSION	$1,000 Fine and Permanent Removal From Page	You are not permitted to use the CWMLS/CWBR Facebook pages to communicate compensation or commission
MLS CITATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE NAR SETTLEMENT
INCORRECT DATA	$100 Fine and $5/Day	Once notified of possible Incorrect Data the data should be corrected or CWMLS must be notified within 3 business days of notice. There is no fine if corrected within the 3 business day period. If uncorrected or CWMLS has not been contacted, broker will be charged the $100 fine and if not corrected after the fine is assessed the broker will be fined $5/day for each calendar day the listing shows incorrect data
PROHIBITED MARKETING	$100 Fine - No Warning Issued	Photos, virtual tours and remarks in MLS with signs and marketing will be permanently removed. This includes a virtual tour leading someone to a Branded YouTube site
LATE STATUS UPDATE	$100 Fine & Permanent Listing Deletion	Listing status must be updated within 3 business days. This includes all status' including Closing Data
LATE FILING/EMAILING/UPLOADING	$100 Fine - No Warning Issued	All Residential Listing Contracts (All Pages of Contract) - 3 business days from Seller's signature or effective listing date, whichever is most recent
	$100 Fine - No Warning Issued	All Amendments to Listing Contracts - 3 calendar days
	$100 Fine - No Warning Issued	All Commercial, Land, Multi-Family, Farm Listing Contracts - 30 calendar days from Seller's signature or effective listing date, whichever is most recent
LATE ENTRY INTO PARAGON	$100 Fine - No Warning Issued	All Residential Listings - 3 business days from Seller's signature or effective listing date, whichever is most recent. IF PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN MARKETED TO THE PUBLIC
	$100 Fine - No Warning Issued	All Commercial, Land, Multi-Family, Farm Listing - 30 calendar days from Seller's signature or effective listing date, whichever is most recent. IF PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN MARKETED TO THE PUBLIC
NON-SUBMISSION OF BUYERS LAST NAME	$100 Fine - No Warning Issued	For all classes of listings, the last name of the Buyer must be entered into Paragon
PICTURE/IMAGE REQUIREMENT	$100 Fine - No Warning Issued	One photo or image that is REPRESENTATIVE of the property must be entered into Paragon
COPYRIGHT VIOLATION	$100/Image - No Warning Issued	All photos/images in Paragon must have the owner of the photos/images permission to be used. You cannot use unowned stock photos or photos from earlier listings that you do not own the copyright with out the photo/image owner's permission
PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF CONFIDENTIAL MLS FIELDS	$100 Fine - No Warning Issued	Agent to Agent, Confidential, ShowingTime Instructions and Listing Date fields in Paragon cannot be disseminated to the public
TRUST FUNDS (eff 1/1/2024)	$100 Fine and $5/Day	Trust/Earnest documents must be uploaded any time field “Broker has trust account” is marked No. If document is not uploaded to TF-Earnest Money document type, the listing agent will be fined $100 (no warning) and $5/day for each calendar day the listing does not have the document
USING CWMLS DATA ON A WEBSITE WITHOUT THE CWMLS COPYRIGHT	$100 Fine - No Warning Issued	"Copyright © 2003 – 2024 Central Wisconsin Multiple Listing Service, Inc. All rights reserved" Must be on a website using CWMLS data
SHARING PARAGON LOGIN CREDENTIALS	1st Offense: $1,000 Fine 2nd Offense: $5,000 Fine	You cannot share your login credentials with ANYONE. This includes other REALTORS, Office Staff or Agent Assistants
CLEAR COOPERATION	1st Offense: $500 2nd Offense: $1,500 3rd Offense: $2,500 4th Offense: $5,000	A property may not be publicly marketed unless it is entered into the MLS for cooperation with other MLS participants
SHOWING INSTRUCTION/LOCKBOX VIOLATION	$2,500 Fine	Operating a lockbox without authorization from the seller or allowing anyone other than the agent that made the showing appointment to operate a lockbox or obtain a key to the property without consent of the listing broker or seller will result in a fine
DEFACING/LOSING A LOCKBOX	$90 Fine	This includes writing the Shackle Code on boxes
SHOWING A PROPERTY IN DISRUPTION STATUS	1st Offense: $2,500 2nd Offense: $5,000	If a listing is in Delayed, Temporarily Suspended or Withheld Status it cannot be shown/previewed by anyone, including the listing broker, until the Show Date. Delayed status listings cannot change the Show Date to an earlier date than on the original DTS-1
FSBO, ONE-PARTY & NON-MLS PARAGON ENTRIES	$100 Fine/Correction or Permanent Removal	These listings are not REQUIRED to be entered into Paragon. But if entered, they must not be entered any later than 30 days after closing. The filing documents must be uploaded the day that the listing is entered into Paragon
DISRUPTION POLICY	$100 Fine	Limiting showings more than one day without following the Disruption Policy procedure

Violation Fine Summary Acknowledgement

VERIFY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: By checking this box you certify that you have read the CWMLS Violation Summary and understand/agree to the terms.

I hereby certify that the foregoing information furnished by me is true and correct, and I agree that failure to provide complete and accurate information as requested, or any misstatement of fact, shall be grounds for revocation of my membership if granted. I further agree that, if accepted for membership in the Association, I shall pay the fees and dues as from time to time established. NOTE: Payments to the Association of REALTORS® are not deductible as charitable contributions. Such payments may, however, be deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense. No refunds. By signing below, I consent that the REALTOR® Associations (local, state, national) and their subsidiaries, if any (e.g., MLS, Foundation) may contact me at the specified address, telephone numbers, email address or any other means of communication available. This consent applies to changes in contract information that may be provided by me to the Association(s) in the future. This consent recognizes that certain state and federal laws may place limits on communications that I am waiving to receive all communications as part of my membership.

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