HOMES For Sale™ Magazine - Procedures

Classified Ad Procedures
The classified ad section consists of ads chosen to run by subscribers of the Multiple Listing Service.

Classified ads appear in the front section of the magazine and are sorted first by area, then by price from low to high. Ads are placed in the section that coordinates with the listing’s assigned MLS area (please see the HFS Map Areas).

Classified Ad Rules

  • All classified ads must have an Active Status in order to be published in the magazine.
  • Classified ads will run until canceled by the agent or until automatically cancelled.

Classified ads will automatically get cancelled when:

  • The status changes from active to pending, withdrawn, off market, etc.
  • If the member’s HFS account balance is 60 days past due.
  • If no public remarks or HFS remarks are supplied at the time the ad was submitted.

How To Place A Classified Ad

  • Log in to MLXchange through www.maar.org.
  • Pull up your active listings or those listings that you would like to advertise
  • Select the listing and select the "Edit Listing" action
  • Wait for the "Tools>Listing Inventory>Listing Summary" page to open. Click on Edit.
  • Select the Homes For Sale Edit Mode (top right hand corner)
  • Change HFS Mag Ad selection: "NONE - No Ad or Cancel Ad" to "NOTIC - Run Ad Till Cancelled."
  • Provide Overlay and Remarks.
  • Double check and make sure the HFS Remarks read well.
  • Submit.

(All classified ads will automatically include the address, the price, the primary agent and phone number, the secondary agent and phone number, and company name and phone number.)

How To Change or Cancel a Classified Ad

  • Follow the first 6 steps from above
  • For changes, retype remarks and/or overlay then click Submit. (Changes on price, agent and company information are automatically updated on each ad when updated on listing.)
  • For cancellations, change HFS Mag Ad field from "Run Ad Till Cancelled" to "No Ad or Cancel Ad" then click Submit.

How To Check Your HFS Ad Order History

  • Log in to MLXchange through www.maar.org.
  • Pull up your active listings or those listings that you are/have been advertising
  • Select the listing and select the "Edit Listing" action
  • Wait for the "Tools>Listing Inventory>Listing Summary"
  • Click on "HFS Ad Order History"

The date and time stamp, action, and person the ad was modified by is recorded in this history log.

Pricing and Billing Procedures

  • Classified ads are $18 per ad/ per issue.
  • The primary listing agent will be billed at the end of each month. Invoices are sent to the agent’s preferred address and are posted online.