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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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Second, older sellers are less likely to sell their homes through a multiple listing service, or MLS, and more likely to sell to investors.

From MarketWatch Apr. 13, 2026

Under the old system, listing agents had to publish an offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker when listing homes on NAR-affiliated multiple listing services, or the MLS.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2024

It also places a blanket ban on the longtime requirement that agents subscribe to multiple listing services in the first place in order to offer or accept compensation for their work.

From Seattle Times Mar. 15, 2024

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

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