The realtor component is designed to allow realtors to enter their own listings into a template. To complete this process, you will have the ability to accept the listings and display those in your profile. A simple click will send the listing(s) to the live site.

For legal reasons, you cannot edit a realtor's listing. However, you will have the ability to hide any listing in your view (a feature built into the Users Settings tab). This will help ensure that no duplicates appear on the system. Keep in mind that a modification date will eventually be added to LOIS to aid in keeping old listings off the site.

Realtors will have the ability to delete, archive or update his or her own listing(s).

We encourage you to form a relationship with your area realtor(s) and invite them to participate in the system by providing them with a copy of a promotional brochure which LOIS designed. Click on the link below to view a pdf version. You may print it as a handout or send it to your local realtor in an e-mail. The brochure outlines what the benefits are and what the cost is. For a mere $250/year, realtors and brokers can enter an unlimited number of listings into the system.

For an additional $100 per year, realtor groups may import their data into LOIS automatically, using XML technology. Realtor groups may incur an additional charge to set up the initial XML file.

An online registration form is available for realtors/brokers to use. You may forward a copy of the registration form (see link below) by simply doing a copy and paste into e-mail.

Once a realtor becomes a subscriber, he or she will have the ability to enter their listing into a template. You will then see a link to their listing(s) in your profile (User Settings tab) and then be able to accept it by clicking on the "active" button. This will push the data to the live site.

The registration form contains a field entitled "Local Economic Development Organization Sponsor", which the realtor will need to fill in. If a realtor is unsure of who their ED sponsor is, that person can contact either Lisa Franklin or Sharon Seffrood.

To minimize possible duplications in LOIS, we recommend that your organization decide on who should be in charge of adding buildings - you or the realtor(s). It's imperative to decide up front who will enter the data.

If you would like to form an official agreement with your local realtor, contact Sharon Seffrood who can provide you with a template to fill out.

A LOIS administrator asked how one could indicate whether rail is adjacent to a building. The field currently reads as Rail Served, yes or no. We recommend that you simply click on yes, if the rail is adjacent to the building. If the rail is not adjacent to the building, but is nearby, then type that info into the comments box on that page. Indicate how far away it is from the building.