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Kimberly Thurm, Broker / Relocation Consultant ABR, CRS, GRI, SFR (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago)

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Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Kimberly, You can manually add neighborhoods, but not cities/towns.  You'd have to send a request to Support@ActiveRain.com and request a new town be added to the drop down menu for that county.

Mar 13, 2017 09:29 AM
Rainmaker
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Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Kimberly - You got some great answers from Liz and Bill Spear, as well as Inna Ivchenko and Fred Griffin. Not much else I can add here. 

Mar 14, 2017 12:23 AM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Do not forget to use tags. I believe, they are the most important. Also share your post all over your media sites mentioning the location and some other key words. 

Mar 13, 2017 11:51 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

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Mar 13, 2017 06:10 PM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

You have some good answers.

Mar 14, 2017 06:15 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Liz and Bill Spear are correct.

Mar 14, 2017 05:52 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Liz and Bill Spear nailed this one!

Mar 14, 2017 05:13 AM
Rainmaker
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Kimberly Thurm - I think the town should exist in the dropdown.

Check with Support@ActiveRain.com

Mar 13, 2017 11:01 PM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

What Liz and Bill Spear said - contact support to have them add the town. They're very responsive!

Mar 13, 2017 09:23 PM
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Nathan Gesner
American West Realty and Management - Cody, WY
Broker / Property Manager

I submitted my neighborhood and it worked.

Mar 13, 2017 08:56 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I believe your town is predetermined by your profile and how you set up your membership. I don't think there are other options just neighborhoods.

Mar 13, 2017 06:01 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I add cities but not neighborhoods.

Mar 13, 2017 02:43 PM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I have added communities in the past.  I do not know if the wonkiness is gone from adding listings to our home pages.  Send a request to support to add the town you want added.

Mar 13, 2017 01:43 PM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

For hyper local i have been able to add neighborhoods but not towns. For putting in a listing, you click listings and then type on the address where it will ask you to confirm the address. It is different than just hyper local but has not worked quite right the last month. I have stopped trying to add listing due to the error message when featuring a listing. Perhaps someone has tried it this week to know if it is or is not fixed???

Mar 13, 2017 10:49 AM
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

I have added neighborhoods but not cities. I don't see why AR wouldn't fulfill a request.

Mar 13, 2017 10:09 AM
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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

I believe Liz and Bill Spear is correct, if memory serves, I've added neighborhoods, but not cities. Although you could for time-sake, add the town as a "neighborhood" until AR updates it. They've left out Towns in San Diego too.

Mar 13, 2017 09:49 AM
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Dave Martin (703) 585-4687
Fairfax Realty - Fairfax, VA
Making Realty Dreams a Reality #WeWillGetYouHome

I am going to park here and read what others have to say as I am late to the game

Feb 17, 2018 08:03 PM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I have added neighborhoods when it was not there.

Mar 15, 2017 12:55 PM
Rainmaker
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Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

keep blogging

Mar 14, 2017 07:17 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Kimberly, here to learn the answer! Thanks for the question!

Mar 14, 2017 07:15 AM
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Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

You can add neighborhoods - Liz and Bill Spear have your answer

Mar 14, 2017 06:25 AM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

I'm not sure if the listings section is currently working correctly. I was also pretty sure that all the towns were already added many years ago.

There are also a couple of groups you might add your listing to.

Mar 13, 2017 01:15 PM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

I would send a note to Support@ActiveRain.com. It's a good question but I think we can only add neighborhoods - towns are preselectd but perhaps they can add it. Or add the town name as the neighborhood

Mar 13, 2017 11:22 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

You can add your particular area.  It's a bit of a pain, but it works.

Mar 13, 2017 11:16 AM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I don't believe you can add towns, just neighborhoods. But you can try entering into the drop-down menu.

Mar 13, 2017 11:10 AM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Your answers are on the way Kimberly

Mar 13, 2017 10:40 AM
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Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

I need to add a town or two

Mar 13, 2017 10:36 AM
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Julie Larson Realtor® Sarasota FL 941-284-9826
White Sands Realty Group FL | 941-284-9826 | Serving Sarasota, Manatee & Charlotte Counties - Sarasota, FL
When you're thinking of moving...ThinkSuncoast.com

Great question! Thank you for asking about this, Kimberly Thurm!!!

Mar 13, 2017 10:27 AM
Rainmaker
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I'm probably not the one to respond to this but....  fill in the state, and then the county followed by the town... then the street can be filled in....

Mar 13, 2017 09:37 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I am surprised that they missed a town, did you make sure to click the right county first?

Also good to make sure they are in the "Listings" category.  But dont click that box for them to be featured on the side, that will cause the post to fail.

Mar 13, 2017 09:34 AM