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multiple listing

American  

noun

  1. the listing of a home for sale with a number of real-estate brokers who participate in a shared listing service.


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Research shows that homes sold on the open market through multiple listing services sell faster and for about $5,000 more.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

Last year, two dozen four-bedroom homes in an oceanfront Manhattan Beach neighborhood rented for a median price of $16,000 a month, according to data from the multiple listing service.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

NAR has control of most of the multiple listing service databases in the country and requires agents to be members of the trade group to access them.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023

The lawsuit challenges a requirement that sellers make "blanket unilateral offers of compensation" to buyers' brokers when a home goes on sale via a multiple listing service.

From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2023

Lisa Sturtevant is the chief economist at Bright MLS, the area’s multiple listing service.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2022