Residential and Condo Property Classes are Moving in Together

WHAT’S CHANGING?

On January 8th, 2019, the standalone condominium property class is being removed, and condos are joining single-family homes to form a single Residential property class that includes the following property subtypes:

SINGLE FAMILY

  • Site Built
  • Zero Lot Line
  • Modular
  • Manufactured-Foundation
  • Manufactured-Mobile
  • Horizontal Property Regime (HPR) – Attached
  • Horizontal Property Regime (HPR) – Detached

CONDOMINIUM

  • Cottage/Garden Condo
  • Flat Condo
  • Highrise Condo
  • Loft Condo
  • Other Condo
  • Townhouse Condo

WHAT’S DIFFERENT?

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  • This update will allow users to search for ALL single family and condo listings in a particular area regardless of how they are listed, resulting in a much more thorough and robust set of search results.
  • When searching for residential listings, you will see the new Type field under Common Criteria that allows the selection of any combination of single family or condo listing types.
  • All of the selections will be checked and searched for by default; however, you can easily select only the options you want and search in any combination of residential and condo – all without the need of a cross-class search!
  • You can save your favorite listing Type combination as your default search.  Instructions on how to create and save a new default search can be viewed at help.realtracs.net.
  • Add/Edit is updating too; Residential will be the choice for both single-family homes and condos.  The specific sub-type will be chosen when inputting the details of the listing.

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ANYTHING ELSE?

There are a few important notes to pass along:

  • Existing condo listings (with current MLS numbers) will convert to Residential automatically
  • Condo saved searches and auto-notify searches will be converted automatically
  • Definitions of the various property subtypes can be found at help.realtracs.net
  • The existing Exterior Alterations and Other Restrictions fields in Condo will not be moving to Residential

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The knowledgeable RealTracs support team is available six days a week to assist with any questions you might have regarding this upcoming change.

You can chat, click, or call a representative from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.