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"
2. Provides clear meaning
3. Consolidate "Private Y/N" and "Publish to Internet Y/N"  fields into "Listing Exposure"
4. New Listing Exposure options
5. Publish to Internet (corresponds to former Publish to Internet Yes): Listings feeds to IDX and 3rd parties, depending on brokerage settings.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Prominent Placement
9. The new "Listing Exposure" field will appear at the top of the Listing Form.
10. Update the On Market Date
11. 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.
12. History
13. 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.

NAR Multiple Listing Options for Sellers and Clear Cooperation Policy

March 2025

On March 25, 2025 The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)  unveiled a new policy called "Multiple Listing Options for Sellers".  This policy does not waive mandatory submission deadlines or replace Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), but works alongside it. The new policy is designed to give consumers clearer freedom in marketing their homes while ensuring fairness to buyers.

This new policy offers more choices for sellers and their agents in marketing a property. Multiple Listing Options for Sellers includes two exempt listing options:

• Office Exclusives (designated with the Private Y/N field in OneKey MLS)

This is an exempt listing where the seller has directed that their property not be disseminated through the MLS and not be publicly marketed. The office exclusive listing is entered in OneKey MLS but is visible only to the listing brokerage. It does not disseminate to other sites, or other OneKey MLS Participants or Subscribers.

• NEW Delayed Marketing 

This is an exempt listing where the seller directs the listing broker to delay the public marketing of that listing through IDX and syndication for a period (*time period to be determined by OneKey MLS Board of Managers) while making the listing visible to other real estate professionals within OneKey MLS. During the delayed marketing period the home seller and the listing agent can market the listing in a manner consistent with the seller's needs and interests.

Broker-to-broker, one-to-one communication may occur freely about office exclusive listings or delayed marketing exempt listings without triggering Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) requirements to make the listing public and Active within one (1) business day. Both exempt listing options require informed consent from the seller certified in writing including:

• disclosure about the professional relationship between Participant and seller
• acknowledgement that the seller understands the MLS benefits they are waiving or delaying
• confirmation of the seller's decision

Please note that this new policy will be implemented by September 30, 2025, or sooner.

2024 National Association of REALTORS® Settlement