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❉ MLS Rule Change – Effective Mar 2

MLS
Posted on January 16, 2020

From time to time, Bay East Association of REALTORS® updates the MLS Rules. All recent changes are shown in red print by strikeout or underline.

As part of the datashare expansion, which will provide a Single Point of Entry/Search experience for our MLS Subscribers and Participants of San Francisco MLS and BAREIS, which covers San Francisco, Marin, Solano, Napa, Mendocino, and Sonoma Counties.

Datashare MLSs have been working together to make changes to the MLS Rules and Regulations to make them as consistent as possible for all members. The following changes will take effect on March 2: Click here to see a full detailed report.

  • Revised Section 10.2 (Reporting of Sales) has been revised to allow members to have additional time to update the listing status (pending/sold). Members will have three days to update the status of their listing instead of one day.
  • Revised Section 11.5-b (Photographs on the MLS) has been revised to allow members to have additional time to add the required photo. Instead of requiring the entry upon listing, members will have one day to add the requirement of one front exterior photo.
  • Revised Section 7.24 (Auction Listings) has been revised to eliminate redundancy.
  • Revised Section 10.1 (Status) has been revised to provide clearer definitions of the status.

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