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multiple listing

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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

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

One tab, “agent listings,” showed properties from multiple listing services, where agents traditionally share property listings.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 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

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