As we approach that special quiet work time that comes at the end of the year called the holid– mandatory isolation, we direct your attention to 1) a new survey (with an incentive to take it!) from the RESO UPI Workgroup, 2) a fresh collection of RESO board members and 3) your membership – both in terms of renewing for 2021 and for an upgraded Confluence Cloud collaboration system that will require some action from you. The Confluence upgrade might get messy, which is why we chose 2020 to do this. We know you’re all used to messy by now. Please bear with us if you find yourself on the outside of all the exciting things happening behind the decorative RESO curtain. If you struggle, contact us, and we’ll get you back into the coolest speakeasy in real estate in short order. While you wait, enjoy your quarantine holiday. Be safe, be strong, be swaddled in sumptuously plush blankets.
Take the RESO UPI Survey! Win a Bluetooth Speaker!
RESO’s UPI Workgroup would like to request feedback on a brief survey about the Universal Property Identifier (UPI) and UPI Registry in order to meaningfully advance the team’s efforts towards this great resource for the real estate industry.
The UPI is a standard way to reference a property developed by RESO. The specification includes support for identifying properties internationally in a hierarchical manner starting with the country. Using the UPI, we can reference a property in an unambiguous way, which is valuable for many use cases, including deduplication and globally unique references in different systems. The UPI works essentially by specifying a property’s “serial number” as a legally defined entity.
As an incentive for filling out the survey, RESO will randomly select one person to receive a new wireless Bluetooth speaker in honor of all the music shared during the RESO Remote Encore fall conference. If you are interested in being part of the speaker raffle, share your name and email address at the end of the survey.
Thank you for your participation. Your answers will help us evolve the UPI and UPI Registry.
We recognize that a lot of people take time off during the holidays, so the survey will be active until January 15, 2021. But, hey, why not pour a little nog and dive right in? | TAKE THE SURVEY
2021 RESO Board of Directors Winners
The Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) has announced its 2021 Executive Board along with the results of its Board of Directors election for five open seats and other board appointments.
“RESO has reached a critical milestone in its delivery of a single unified standard to the industry,” said Rebecca Jensen, who was re-elected 2021 Chair of the RESO board and is President and CEO of Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED). “Leaders who see the impact of standards on their businesses are joining RESO’s leadership in greater numbers, and we are lucky to have many of them on our board.” | VIEW THE WINNERS
RESO Member Collaboration System Changes Coming
Comment Activity Frozen From December 24 to 29, 2020
RESO’s membership collaboration system, Confluence, is being upgraded from a highly customized server-based system to a more out-of-the-box Confluence Cloud system.
The structure of the system will be essentially the same but simplified. Although we do not expect members to struggle with the transition, you will need to re-login to RESO’s Confluence Cloud once it’s up and running
When members first try to log in to the updated system, they will need to change their password. Unfortunately, the manner in which Confluence addresses this requirement is, at best, odd. Confluence will act as though you have forgotten your password.
You will have to select “Can’t log in?” and follow the prompts as though you need a new password. Believe it or not, this is the simplest solution.
IMPORTANT: We are only carrying over members that have logged in since July 1, 2019. If you have not logged into our existing Confluence Server system and want to be on the first line of access renewals, please log in and we’ll get you accounted for.
If you have not logged in prior to July 1, 2019, don’t worry. Your membership is still active. If you are not able to establish a presence with the email you have on file with RESO, we will help you get re-established. Contact support@reso.org, and we’ll take care of you.
RESO Membership Renewal Season is Here!
The year is almost over, which means it is time to renew your RESO membership for 2021! | RENEW TODAY
RESO Committees and Workgroups
Note: Most links to workgroup information require member login to RESO’s online collaboration environment, Confluence.
Internet Tracking Workgroup Meeting | December 16, 2020
Meeting Summary: The bulk of the discussion during this meeting revolved around leads and lead-related metrics. Guest speaker, John Ziemba, walked the group through several points of lead measurement, and the group shared many questions, ideas and existing company policies related to leads. Several examples from multiple companies were shared. | VIEW CALL NOTES
Data Dictionary Workgroup Meeting | December 17, 2020
Meeting Summary: The group reviewed several active Discussion Forum items, each linked within the call notes, and voted affirmatively and unanimously for the items contained within Originating System Resource Record ID and Tax Annual Amount Per Area. Three Data Dictionary subgroups are still active, and it’s not too late to participate in those discussions, whether in the discussion or during the meetings. | VIEW CALL NOTES
Action Items
- Wish Kim Hutchinson a happy retirement!
- Review Special Taxing Districts and offer feedback as appropriate ahead of the next workgroup meeting.
- Let the chair know if you want to participate in the Caravan, Tax or Authorization of Information subgroups.
- Comment on the Media, Permissions and Private Photos post.
Workgroup Meetings This Week
- December 22: Distributed Ledger
