Category: MLS

Paragon MLS Enhancements Release September 28, 2022 Highlights 

  • 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. 

  • Saved Property Searches – Change default sort to Search Name

Based on feedback from users, the default sort order for the Saved Property Searches grid will be by the Search Name. The grid can still be re-sorted by clicking the other column headers.

  • 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. 

  • Client Email Notification

To be compliant with CAN-SPAM and CSL regulations, the agent’s address has been added to the signature block at the bottom of the Client email notifications and Welcome emails. The address displayed is based on the agent’s Preferred Mailing Address, as specified in the Paragon member record. Preferred Mailing Address options are Agent, Office, No Mail. 

  • Paragon Connect / 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 with quickly being able to find a specific listing. You can search using the listing’s address, listing number, city, or zip code. 

Watch this short video to review all of the enhancements or read about them here.

Please call our MLS Tech Support at 925.730.7100 if you have any questions.

We are constantly looking at improving the functionality and user experience of the Paragon MLS Platform. Expanding the MLS with more data via data-share with our neighboring MLSs gives us opportunities to re-evaluate our MLS system and fields to better our member experience. The following changes are being implemented to avoid search result discrepancies and enrich the data.  

Tour Groups Field within Search:  This field will be removed when you are searching for listings on tour. Please use City, Zip, or other available fields to search for listings on tour. 

Area Field within Search:  This field will be removed when you are conducting a listing/property search in Paragon. You may use City, Zip, or Map to conduct your search. Subscribers who wish to still search with the Area field may customize their search to add it specifically for themselves. 

Public Remarks Character limit increased: The current limit is 1000 characters entry; we are increasing it to 1300.

Crypto Currency Addition: The TERMS feature category on Paragon MLS will now include crypto currency. Listing agents will now be able to accommodate buyers who prefer the crypto currency option. 

IDX Listing Broker Attribution Update.  

Currently, our Internet Data Exchange (IDX) and Virtual Office Website (VOW) rules require displaying the Listing Agent and Listing brokerage name attribution.   Effective September 1 the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) has amended the policy to give Brokers selection to add a phone number or email address.

In compliance with the NAR mandate, a new option has been added under the Preferences tab for “IDX/VOW Contact Info” in Paragon MLS. This addition will allow brokers to select a phone number or email address to be displayed in listings that go out in IDX and VOW data feeds.  The default is set to “No Value Selected,” which is equivalent to not having selected an option. Per the NAR mandate, the Listing Participant must select the value; Bay East cannot pre-select for the Broker/MLS. Click here for step-by-step instructions. 

  • NAR mandate – Broker Attribution

In compliance with the NAR mandate for Broker Attribution, a new node has been added to the Preferences/System tree for “IDX/VOW Contact Info” in Paragon Professional.

  • Statistical Reporting – Add Zero Volume filter to Year-to-Year Report

The Year-to-Year report now respects the Include with Zero Volume filter. When selected, the report includes all results. When unselected, the report will exclude sections where all columns are zeroes.

  • Collaboration Center

Previously, CollabLink and Collab Center displayed a SHOW COMMUNITY REPORT. Consumers would have to click the button to view the report. The button has been removed and the report will automatically display when the user clicks the COMMUNITY REPORTS tab OR scrolls to the bottom of the detail view.

  • Paragon Connect: Hotsheet Duration

In addition to Date Range; Days Back and Last Run options have been added.

  • Paragon Connect: Hotsheet Alerts

Hotsheet Alerts is a brand-new feature only found in Paragon Connect. It allows you to get notified when new matches are found based since the last time your hotsheet search was ran. You can enable alerts for up to five hotsheets.

  • Paragon Connect: Open House

This release allows the agent to easily create and manage open houses from the Listing Input Module (LIM) on any device.

  • Paragon Connect: Listing Maintenance Module

This release includes the beginning work for a new Listing Maintenance module within Paragon Connect. This new feature will provide a place to access all the published and unpublished (partial) listings you have permission to maintain. It will also provide a way to start a new listing. Autofill feature will be in future release.

Review all of the enhancements here.  Questions, please call our MLS Tech Support at 925.730.7100.

Starting August 2, 2022, if you select either “No” or “Community” in the Pool field when inputting your listing onto Paragon MLS, the feature category  Z-POOL is no longer required. This helps inputting listings regarding swimming pool easier.

Remine will not be a Bay East member benefit product effective August 29

Bay East continuously reviews all products and services offered to our subscribers to ensure we provide the most value and offer the best return on the investment of our subscribers. As part of this review and a very low adoption rate, Remine will no longer be provided as a member benefit product.

Most of the same functionalities are provided through other products we offer, such as Paragon MLS, Homesnap, and CRS Tax. 

Using the “Tour Group” field when creating a tour report may miss listings from other MLSs.  

If you use the “Tour Group” field to run your tour report, you may miss listings on tour from the data share MLSs.  The “Tour Group” field within Paragon is tied to the “Area” field; however, the data share MLSs (MetroList, SFAR, BAREIS, and MLSListings ) tours are not.   Bay East is working with its MLS vendor on alternatives to incorporate data share listings into the Tour Group field. In the meantime, please use the “CITY” field when searching for listings on tour.  

Here’s an example for creating a tour list for Fremont, Union City, and Newark:

  1. Type in the Date Range
  2. Tour/Open House Status: choose Tour
  3. City: select FREMONT, UNION CITY, NEWARK
  • Paragon Professional

Automatically display legend when layer is selected; you no longer need to click on the legend.

  • Paragon Connect: Validate Address Location

This is known as “Change Geocode” in Paragon Professional. This gives you the control to put a pin on the map to show the location of your listing accurately.

  • Paragon Connect: Contact Notification Options

Prior to this release, contact notification settings are only adjustable in Paragon Professional. Now, Paragon Connect users can adjust a variety of notification options. Enable/disable your notifications, change notification triggers, update when your notifications are sent and more.

Paragon Connect: Delete Search

There are times when you no longer need a saved search for a contact. You can now use the “Delete Search” option from the saved search card overflow.

Paragon Connect: Resend Invitation

When a prospective buyer cannot find or did not receive the Collab Center welcome email, you can resend it from Paragon Connect now.

  • Paragon Connect: New Detail Report

This updated report within the Contact module has larger and darker fonts and it has a faster loading time.

Review all of the enhancement is here.  Questions, please call our MLS Tech Support at 925.730.7100.


The AT&T SMS-blocking issue, first reported on April 29th, by ShowingTime has been resolved.

Starting June 27, Bay East members with a Supra key will be able open Supra lockboxes on thousands of listings in the California Regional MLS (CRMLS) area without having to join CRMLS. Check out FAQs and a map of new areas where you can open Supra lockboxes at https://bayeast.org/expanded-lockbox-access-coming-soon/.