Resources and communications for real estate professionals
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:
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.
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:
Please note that this new policy will be implemented by September 30, 2025, or sooner.
NAR offer resources and answers on this new policy.
Section 302.2 addresses Clear Cooperation Policy
NAR offers explanation and frequently asked questions regarding Clear Cooperation.
Questions and answers regarding from OneKey MLS Participants and Subscribers regarding CCP and new policy options.
OneKey MLS Announcement of Multiple Listing Options for Sellers and new delayed marketing exempt listing status.
OneKey MLS CEO, Richard Haggerty, offers a reminder regarding Clear Cooperation in his missive to OneKey MLS Participants.
In this sixty minute webinar, OneKey® MLS executive leadership, CEO Richard Haggerty and COO Melissa King share the background of the settlement, the nitty gritty impact to your day-to-day practices using the MLS, answer frequently asked questions, and share resources available to help you pivot forward as real estate professionals serving your clients and the consumer for a common good, that of creating equitable access to information and opportunity for the purpose of helping individuals on the path home.
In alignment with the NAR Settlement's mandate to eliminate and prohibit MLS participants, subscribers and sellers from making any offers of compensation in the MLS to buyer brokers or other buyer representatives and the requirement that MLSs eliminate all broker compensation fields and compensation information in the MLS and MLS-Touch.
In alignment with the NAR Settlement, optional pre-sale concession fields are available to communicate a seller's willingness to negotiate concessions to a buyer.
Many commonly used forms such as the Exclusive Right to Sell Listing Agreement are being amended in alignment with the NAR Settlement. OneKey® MLS does not mandate what forms are used by their Participants and Subscribers, only that these forms must comply with New York State Law and the terms of the NAR settlement.
A comprehensive list of frequently asked questions about the NAR settlement and its impact on REALTORS® and their business practices.
OneKey® MLS has updated our Rules and Procedures in alignment with the NAR settlement in the Sitzer-Burnett case, which aims to shield the MLS and its customers from future liability related to this lawsuit.
OneKey® MLS and our stakeholder association, Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR), continue efforts on your behalf to meet the requirements of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Settlement.
OneKey® MLS and our stakeholder associations Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) and Hudson Gateway Association of REALTORS® (HGAR) have been preparing for the changes needed to meet the requirements of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Settlement.
In the past weeks, I’ve heard from many of you about your concerns regarding the lawsuits faced by NAR and your colleagues, the recent settlement in the Sitzer-Burnett case, OneKey’s response, and the overall business impact of these events.
Earlier this year, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) announced a settlement agreement to resolve ongoing litigation brought on behalf of home sellers related to broker compensation. OneKey® MLS has filed the necessary paperwork to participate in the NAR settlement in the Sitzer-Burnett case, which aims to shield the MLS and its customers from future liability related to this lawsuit.