GABRIELS UPLOAD FILE FORMAT FOR BOSTON REAL ESTATE



| Feed Spec for Boston Real Estate | 02/17/2005 |

|- Files must be sent in a tab-delimited file format named as follows: yourcompany.txt |

|- If information is not available, please leave field blank, but include a tab. |

|- Please include field headers. |

|- No text qualifier |

|- Send your initial listing file via email to blin@ and meg@ |

|- FTP server is available to receive files. Contact Meg (Meg Herbert – meg@) to set up FTP access. |

|- We can also host your property photos, agent photos and floor plans if needed. |

|- Note: If there is no data or tech person to assist in setting up this feed and you find this to be confusing, we do have a |

|template available. Please contact Meg for this |

|at 617-929-8650. |

|Field Name |Required |Description |

|Listing ID |Yes |Your Internal Listing ID |

|Company ID |Yes |Company ID provided by |

|Classification |Yes |Type of listing. Choose one code from appendix E. |

| | |Example: 800 |

|Agent ID | |ID that uniquely defines an agent / Most likely MLS agent ID |

|Agent Name | |Name of the agent |

| | |Example: John Smith |

|Agent Phone Number | |Phone number for the agent |

|Agent Email Address | |Email address for the agent |

|Agent Photo | |URL of Photo. Prefix URL with http:// |

| | |Example: |

| | |Note: image size: width should be 325 px wide, height will be adjusted|

| | |accordingly |

|Location |Yes |Location for listing (see appendix C for format) |

| | |Important: neighborhoods need to be separated from city name |

| | |Example: Boston|MA|United States|Brighton |

|Rental or Sale | |Rental = “R”, Sale = “S” |

|Price |Yes |Listing price. As a full number. Do not use $ sign or commas. |

| | |Example: 1399 |

|Rooms | |Number of rooms. Must be an integer. |

|Bedrooms | |Number of bedrooms. Must be an integer. (enter 0 for studio) |

|Full Baths | |Number of full bathrooms. Must be an integer. 2.5 baths must be split |

| | |up into 2 FULLBATHS and 1 HALFBATHS |

|Half Baths | |Number of half bathrooms. Must be an integer. See note above for |

| | |FULLBATHS |

|Lot Size | |Size of lot in Square Feet |

|Square Feet | |Size of home in Square Feet |

|Ad Copy |Yes |Text to be displayed for the listing up to 4500 characters |

|Photo 1 | |URL of Photo. Prefix URL with http:// |

| | |Example: |

| | |Note: image size: width should be 325 px wide, height will be adjusted|

| | |accordingly |

|Photo 2 | |Refer to Photo 1 description |

|Photo 3 | |Refer to Photo 1 description |

|Photo 4 | |Refer to Photo 1 description |

|Photo 5 | |Refer to Photo 1 description |

|Photo 6 | |Refer to Photo 1 description |

|Photo 7 | |Refer to Photo 1 description |

|Photo 8 | |Refer to Photo 1 description |

|Photo 9 | |Refer to Photo 1 description |

|Photo 10 | |Refer to Photo 1 description |

|Photo 11 | |Refer to Photo 1 description |

|Photo 12 | |Refer to Photo 1 description |

|Floor plan 1 | |URL of floor plan. Prefix URL with http:// |

| | |Example: |

|Floor plan 2 | |Refer to floor plan 1 description |

|Floor plan 3 | |Refer to floor plan 1 description |

|Floor plan 4 | |Refer to floor plan 1 description |

|Floor plan 5 | |Refer to floor plan 1 description |

|Virtual Tour | |URL of Virtual Tour. Prefix URL with http:// |

| | |Example: |

|Style | |Home Style. Choose one code from appendix B |

| | |Example: DUPX |

|Property Type |Yes |Property Type. Choose one code from appendix D |

| | |Example: MLTF |

| | |* Required for homes only |

|Open House | |Yes = “Y”, No = “N” |

|Open House Date 1 | |Required if Open House = “Y” |

| | |Format: (mm/dd/yy) |

|Open House Time 1 | |Text field indicating the time of the open house. |

| | |Maximum of 25 characters. |

|Open House Date 2 | |Format: (mm/dd/yy) |

|Open House Time 2 | |Text field indicating the time of the open house. |

| | |Maximum of 25 characters. |

|Street Address | |Required for Open House information to display |

|Amenities | |A pipe (|) separated list of amenity codes (see appendix A). |

| | |Example: SECS|WBAR|CVAC |

|New Construction | |Yes = “Y”, No = “N” |

|Appendix A - Amenity Code List – codes in parenthesis |

|Above-ground pool (APOL) |Adult community (ACOM) |Air conditioning (ACON) |

|Balcony (BALC) |Barn/stable (BNST) |Beach (BEAC) |

|Cabana (CABA) |Cable available (CATV) |Carriage house (CHOU) |

|Cathedral ceilings (CCEI) |Cats allowed (CTAL) |Central air (CAIR) |

|Central air/vacuum (CAIV) |Central vacuum (CVAC) |Clubhouse (CLUB) |

|Compactor (COMP) |Concierge (CONC) |Countertop range (CTRG) |

|Covered patio/deck (CPAT) |Deck (DECK) |Decorative lighting (DECL) |

|Deeded parking (DPAR) |Dishwasher (DWSH) |Dishwasher/disposal (DDIS) |

|Disposal (DISP) |Doorman (DOOR) |Dryer (DRYR) |

|Eat-in-kitchen (EIKI) |Elevator (ELEV) |Enclosed patio (EPAT) |

|Enclosed porch (EPCH) |Enclosed/fenced yard (FENC) |Exercise room (EROO) |

|Finished basement/lower level (FBAS) |Fireplace (FIRE) |Fitness center (FCEN) |

|For-Sale-By-Owner (FSBO) |Free month's rent (FMNT) |Freezer (FRZR) |

|Fully applianced (FAPP) |Garage (GARA) |Garage parking (GPAR) |

|Garden (GARD) |Gazebo (GAZE) |Golf course (GOLF) |

|Gourmet kitchen (GKIT) |Greenhouse (GRNH) |Guest house (GHOU) |

|Gutters (GUTT) |Gym (GYMM) |Handicap accessible/equipped (HDCP) |

|Hardwood floors (HFLO) |Health club (HCLU) |Heat and hot water included (HHWI) |

|Heat and utilities included (HUIN) |Heat included (HINC) |Heat, hot water & central air included |

| | |(HHCA) |

|Heated pool (HPOL) |High ceilings (HCEI) |Hot tub/spa (HTSP) |

|In-ground pool (IPOL) |In-law/au paire (IAUP) |In-unit laundry (IULA) |

|Indoor grill (GRIL) |Indoor pool (INPL) |Intercom (INTR) |

|Jacuzzi (JACU) |Landscaped (LNDS) |Laundromat (LDMT) |

|Laundry (LAUN) |Microwave (MCWV) |Near beach (NBEA) |

|Near downtown (NDOW) |Near lake/pond (NLAK) |Near medical facility (MDCL) |

|Near ocean (NOCE) |Near park (PARK) |Near public transportation (TRAN) |

|Near schools (NSCH) |Near shopping (SHOP) |New construction (NCST) |

|New listing (NLIS) |No condo fees (NCON) |No dogs (NDGA) |

|No fee (NOFE) |No lease (NOLE) |No pets (NPTA) |

|No security deposit (NOSE) |No smoking (NOSM) |Oceanfront (OCEA) |

|Off-street parking (OSPA) |On cul-de-sac (OCUL) |On-street parking (ONST) |

|Outdoor pool (OPOL) |Owner occupied (OWOC) |Paddock (PADD) |

|Parking (PRKN) |Patio (PATO) |Pets allowed (PETA) |

|Pool (POOL) |Porch (PRCH) |Private yard (PYAR) |

|Racketball (RACK) |Range (RNGE) |Refrigerator (REFG) |

|Rental parking (RPKN) |Required: First and last (FLST) |Required: First, last and security (FLSE) |

|Required: Last and security (LSEC) |Roof deck (RDCK) |Satellite dish (SATD) |

|Sauna/steam/hot tub (SAUN) |Screens (SCRN) |Security system (SECS) |

|Shed (SHED) |Skylights (SKYL) |Small pets allowed (SPAL) |

|Solarium (SOLA) |Sprinkler system (SPRK) |Stables (STBL) |

|Storage (STOR) |Storage shed (STRG) |Sublet (SUBL) |

|Sunroom (SUNR) |Swimming pool (POOL) |Tennis court (TENN) |

|Terrace (TERR) |Utilities included (UINC) |Vaulted ceilings (VCEI) |

|Walk-up attic (WKAT) |Walk/jog trails (TRLS) |Wall oven (WOVN) |

|Wall-to-wall carpeting (WCAR) |Washer (WASH) |Washer/dryer (WDRY) |

|Washer/dryer hookup (WDHO) |Water treatment (WTTR) |Water views (WVIE) |

|Waterfront (WFRN) |Weight room (WROM) |Wet bar (WBAR) |

|Whirlpool (WPOL) |Wooded (WODD) | |

|Appendix B - Style Code Table – codes in parentheses |

|2/3 Family (2/3F) |Antique (ANTQ) |Brownstone (BSTN) |Bungalow (BUNG) |

|Cape (CAPE) |Chalet (CHAL) |Co-op (COOP) |Colonial (COLN) |

|Colonial Revival (CREV) |Condo (COND) |Contemporary (CONT) |Cottage (COTT) |

|Courtyard (CTYD) |Custom Home (CHOM) |Detached (DETD) |Duplex (DUPX) |

|Estate (ESTE) |Farmhouse (FARM) |Gambrel (GAMB) |Garden (GRDN) |

|Garrison (GARR) |Greek Revival (GREV) |Half Duplex (HDPX) |Hi-Rise (HI) |

|Land (LAND) |Log Cabin (LOG) |Low-Rise (LOW) |Manor (MNOR) |

|Mediterranean Villa (MVILL) |Mid-Rise (MID) |Mobile Home (MHOM) |Motel/Cottage/Efficiency (MCEF) |

|Multi Family (MULT) |Multi-Level (MLTI) |Penthouse (PENT) |Raised Ranch (RRAN) |

|Ranch (RANC) |Row House (RHOU) |Rowhouse (ROW) |Saltbox (SALT) |

|Split Entry (SENT) |Split-Level (SPLT) |Stone (STON) |Studio (STUD) |

|Townhouse (TOWN) |Triple Decker (TDEC) |Triplex (TRIP) |Tudor (TUDR) |

|Victorian (VICT) | | | |

|Appendix C - Location Format |

|A pipe (|) should separate each section of information in this field. The city and state are required. There should always be three|

|pipes. |

|Format: ||| |

|Examples: |

|Canton|MA|United States| |

|Boston|MA|United States|Back Bay |

|Cambridge|MA|United States| |

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|Appendix D - Property Type Table – code in parenthesis |

| Condo (CNDO) | Multi Family (MLTF) |

| Income Property (INPR) | Single Family (SNGF) |

| Land (LAND) | Time Share (TMSH) |

| Mobile Home (MOBH) | |

|Appendix E – Classification Table – code in parenthesis |

|Apartments (800) |Land (705) |

|Apartments to Share (803) |Maine Real Estate (730) |

|Apartments Wanted (804) |Massachusetts Real Estate (700) |

|Architects (712) |Mobile Homes (750) |

|Assisted Living (832) |New Hampshire Real Estate (740) |

|Canada Real Estate (742) |Out Of State Real Estate (722) |

|Cape Cod Real Estate (720) |Office Space (836) |

|Caribbean Real Estate (743) |Mortgages (709) |

|Children To Board (701) |Real Estate Wanted (703) |

|Connecticut Real Estate (726) |Rhode Island Real Estate (732) |

|Commercial and Industrial (710) |Time Sharing (714) |

|Farm & Village Homes (704) |Unfurnished Rooms (834) |

|Florida Real Estate (724) |Vacation Rentals (708) |

|Furnished Apartments (801) |Vermont Real Estate (728) |

|Furnished Rooms (833) |Condos (7042) |

|Homes Pictorial (702) |Box Open Houses (7050) |

|Houses for Rent (835) |Multi Family homes (7060) |

|Income Property (706) | |

|International Real Estate (744) | |

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