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No More Hiding a Listing

7m · 5 Minutes in Real Estate · 29 Nov 18:00

NAR Board Approves MLS ‘Clear Cooperation Policy’
To address a growing use of off-MLS listings, NAR’s BOD says listing brokers must submit MLS listings within one business day after marketing them publicly.

SAN FRANCISCO – To address a growing use of off-MLS listings, the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Board of Directors voted 729-70 to approve a new rule affecting off-MLS listings, saying they must be submitted to the MLS within one business day after first marketing them to the

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