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The
Multiple Listing Service®
Anyone who has even a passing interest in the real estate market has
seen or heard the term ‘MLS®.' But few consumers know exactly what
MLS® is, or understand the important role it plays in the real
estate industry.
The MLS® system, also known as the Multiple Listing Service® is a
complex information-sharing and cooperative marketing network
created by REALTORS® several decades ago to help the public buy and
sell homes. While it is computer based today, it began as an
exchange of paper listing information and photographs. The Multiple
Listing Service® or MLS® is a member based service, paid for by the
REALTOR® members of the local real estate Board. The MLS® mark
symbolizes the cooperation among REALTORS® to effect the purchase
and sale of real estate, and is much more than a database of
property information. It is the local real estate Board that
actually administers and operates the local MLS® system. The
Canadian Real Estate Association owns the trademark, and licenses
its use to Boards and Associations across Canada. MLS® makes
the real estate industry unique by encouraging a high degree of
cooperation among salespeople. For example, if you're shopping for a
car and you visit a local dealer, the salesperson's goal is to sell
you a car from that car lot.
They won't provide you with information
on cars available at other competing dealerships. In the real estate
industry, the opposite is true. MLS® allows for cooperation between
all REALTORS® no matter which company they work for. Miami South Florida MLS Search
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