Second Annual "Shred Event"

Fun time had by all! Seven lucky raffle winners!!

We wish to thank all the members who took part in the Second Annual Shred Event, co-sponsored by Willamette Association of REALTORS®, Polk County Association of REALTORS®, Mid-Valley Association of REALTORS®, and WVMLS.

The event was held on September 16th at Linn Benton Community College, where we helped members shred nearly 3 tons of outdated real estate documents, client records, and other sensitive documents.

Feedback and expressions of gratitude were off the charts!

Congratulations to our Shred Event raffle winners:

• Kristin Smith with Keller Williams Albany - Gift Basket from MVAR

• Brandon Hanson with Keller Williams Albany - Gift Basket from WAOR

• Sophie Thompson with Northwest Realty Consultants - Gift Basket from PCAR

• Mary Ann Maxey with Liberty Real Estate Management & Sales - $50 Amazon Gift Card from WVMLS

• Ty Nelson with Nelson Commercial Real Estate - $50 Amazon Gift Card from WVMLS

• Holly Ivy Wyllie with Knipe Realty - $50 Amazon Gift Card from WVMLS

• Debi Douglas with Hybrid Real Estate - $50 Amazon Gift Card from WVMLS

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Paragon Professional Enhancements

Version 5.91 | Release Date: 9/28/2022

The following video outlines the latest enhancements to Paragon Professional. All enhancements are designed to help you navigate through the system and enhance your experience with Paragon.

Below is the list of enhancements coming to Paragon Connect on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. We encourage you to continue reading and watching the short video tutorials on the following enhancements:

• Statistical Reporting – Add Median to various Statistical Reports

• Connect View in Paragon Professional

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Statistical Reporting – Add Median to various Statistical Reports

Median calculations have been added to the Market Statistics report, Ranking reports, and Month End report, bringing added value to these statistical reports.

Length: 1:13 Mins.

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Connect View in Paragon Professional

The Connect View already exists today in your Paragon Professional system. However, in 5.91 the report has been completely upgraded. While the functionality and data will remain the same, there are key upgrades that you will enjoy.

Performance

The report’s backend and front end have been upgraded to use our latest Next Generation coding features. The report should now display and function much faster than before.

Display

All font sizes are increased from 12px to 14px, the font color is darkened, and the font type has been changed to a cleaner and easier-to-read font.

Combining Features and Fields

The new detail report now allows you organization to mix features and fields in the same section.

Previously, features could only be displayed in a feature section.

Additional Updates

A number of updates have been made to this report including the mortgage calculator, AVMs, property history, public records, and more.

Length: 1:20 Mins.

Shout out to Black Knight for the videos!

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Paragon Connect Enhancements

Version 5.91 | Release Date: 9/28/2022

Paragon Connect is a web-based application that you can use on your mobile device or tablet to access WVMLS Paragon. To learn more about this mobile-ready-Paragon, please refer to the Paragon Connect FAQs below.

Below is the list of enhancements coming to Paragon Connect on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. We encourage you to continue reading and watching the short video tutorials on the following enhancements:

• Search Added to Listing Maintenance

• Organizational Messages

• Contact Message History

• Search Contact Message History

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Search Added to Listing Maintenance

The listing maintenance module that was just added in 5.90 includes the ability to view, filter, and manage your published listings. In 5.91, we have continued to add functionality to this module. Now you can use a search feature to locate any of your listings. This helps users quickly be able to find a specific listing. You can search using the listing’s address, MLS number, city, or zip code.

Search By:

• Listing ID

• Street Number

• Street Name

• City

• Zip

Length: 1:55 Mins.

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Organizational Messages

Your system administrator now can send you messages. The admin can send important messages to everyone, to your firm, to your office, to an agent type, or even to individual agents. You will notice a new megaphone icon on the homepage of Paragon Connect. You can click/tap on this icon at any time to read any previous messages. If you see a new count on the megaphone, it will indicate you have a new message to read.

Length: 1:00 Min.

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Contact Message History

You now have access in Paragon Connect to view the message history for your contacts. The message history can be accessed by navigating to a contact profile page and clicking the Message History link. The key features contained in this release are the following:

• Filter messages by message type and/or date range

• Delete message(s)

• Search for messages

• Preview messages

Search Contact Message History

Quickly find messages by clicking on the search icon on the message history page. As you type auto-search looks for any messages where the subject contains the typed text.

Length: 0:57 Secs.

Shout out to Black Knight for the videos!

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Paragon Connect FAQs

• How do I install Paragon Connect on my mobile device?

• I'm unable to find Paragon Connect in the app store?

• How do I sign in to Paragon Connect?

• How can I add a shortcut to my home screen for Paragon Connect?

• Where can I go to learn more?

• Can I take a class on Paragon Connect? -Yes, you can! Our Introduction to Paragon Connect class is offered once per month.

• Do you offer a recording of the Introduction to Paragon Connect Class I can watch on my schedule?

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