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NAR's Multiple Listing Options for Sellers Policy Update: options to meet your clients requests 9/29/25

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In March, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) introduced a new policy, Multiple Listing Options for Sellers, which offers sellers listing options while keeping the existing Clear Cooperation Policy and submission deadlines. 
  
The OneKey® MLS Board of Managers and executive team have carefully reviewed these options. Our guiding principles remain:
  1. Empowering you and your client to make informed choices
  2. Providing a framework that supports the options your clients request
  3. Offering solutions that save you time and money
 
Each office/firm will have the flexibility to select the options that work best for their clients' needs through the selections outlined below and by using existing options such as Coming Soon status. Over recent months, we’ve also prepared the community by clarifying how your data is licensed and used through the new End User License Agreement (EULA). Our next steps build on that effort. 
   
 What's Changing
 
  1. Create a new field called "Listing Exposure"
    1. Provides clear meaning
    2. Consolidate "Private Y/N" and "Publish to Internet Y/N" fields into "Listing Exposure"
  2. Listing Exposure options
    1. Publish to Internet (corresponds to former Publish to Internet Yes): Listings feeds to IDX and 3rd parties, depending on brokerage settings.
    2. Private-Firm Only (corresponds to former Private Listing Yes): Listings visible only within the firm. Not included in IDX or 3rd party data feeds. *Please note: seller signed disclosure forms are required for this option.
    3. MLS-Only (corresponds to former Publish to Internet No): Listings visible only to OneKey MLS subscribers. Not shared to IDX or 3rd parties. *Please note: seller signed disclosure forms are required for this option.
  3. Prominent Placement
    1. The new "Listing Exposure" field will appear at the top of the Listing Form.
  4. Update the On Market Date
    1. On Market Date will be updated to the date the listing is exposed to the public (Publish to Internet), not Private-Firm Only or MLS-Only.
  5. History
    1. Changes made while a listing is Private or MLS-Only will not be transmitted in data feeds for display.
 
Timeline
 
These changes will be rolled out in the coming quarter to enhance clarity, efficiency, and transparency in listing entry and distribution.
 
Thank you for your partnership in supporting consumers across the greater New York metropolitan area.
 
Visit our corporate site to stay abreast of updates and visit our Frequently Asked Questions article for more information.

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