Fall Release Notes
Valerie Stephan • October 2, 2025
See what's changed and what's to come to improve your user experience!
Our customer-facing teams regularly receive feedback and suggestions to improve our local customers' user experience. This information is compiled, assessed by our advisory task force, and then used to drive enhancements and fixes in our technology solutions.
Coming Soon: Improved Days on Market (DOM) Calculations
- Purchase Contract Date field will add validation to accept dates less than 5 days from the current date. This validation will help with negative DOM issues occurring when listing statuses change from Pending to Active, back to Pending or if an older date was entered.
- Cancellation Date will change from a customer-entered date to a system-generated date based on when the agent updates the listing to Canceled status. This field will be removed from the Status Change forms.
Coming Soon: Newly required fields improve buyer understanding of real property
Lot Size Acres and Lot Size SqFt fields will adapt to become required fields for Residential properties in the Single Family Residence Property Sub-Type. These fields are typically auto-populated for the tax records. This requirement will apply to new listings entered, not existing listings. This update will continue to improve data integrity, comparable property information for OneKey customers, and listing transparency for consumers.

Sunil Anthony is Director of Innovation at OneKey MLS with over twenty years experience in technology. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s here, and it’s transforming the real estate industry. From writing property descriptions to analyzing market data, generating photo descriptions, AI can help REALTORS® save time, work more efficiently, and unlock new opportunities for client service. But with new technology comes new questions: Is AI safe? Is it reliable? Could it put my clients or my business at risk? As part of REALTOR® Safety Month , let’s explore the realities of AI in real estate and outline practical steps you can take to use it both effectively and responsibly.

National Homeownership Month is an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges that make homeownership an accessible option for everyone and to evolve the conversation about what a home looks like. We also want to highlight individuals and initiatives that are working towards helping those in need. Impactful Lives is a nonprofit organization supporting unhoused young mothers living in shelters. Founded by Natasha Williams, the organization adopts a holistic, community-driven approach to address five critical challenges faced by these mothers: reproductive justice, economic insecurity, youth development, educational attainment, and food insecurity. Through tailored support, mentorship, career guidance, and essential provisions, Impactful Lives empowers these women to transform their circumstances and emerge as thriving contributors to society. With the mantra "The time to make a difference is now," Impactful Lives offers several programs focused on mental health support, provides essential supplies, and celebrates achievements. These programs include back-to-school and essential item drives, grocery store outings to help mothers purchase fresh produce, moving celebrations for those transitioning to independent living, and intimate sessions where successful mothers volunteer to share their personal journeys, offering hope and inspiration to moms currently in shelter. Additionally, their annual signature event: hosting uplifting Mother’s Day brunches at the shelters serves as a moment of refresh and inspiration. Lastly, Impactful Lives works with women to build a plan for homeownership that includes down payment assistance, aided by DPR (a resource provided through OneKey MLS). Natasha Williams, the driving force behind Impactful Lives, brings over 15 years of expertise in finance, a distinguished background as a youth educator, and a successful career in real estate. Her unwavering commitment to community empowerment and social change inspired her to create this self-funded nonprofit, where she serves as both founder and president with passion and dedication. She also regularly teaches first-time homebuying seminars to help buyers navigate the process and partners with housing agencies to expand access to down payment assistance, financial education, and sustainable homeownership opportunities. In 2023, Natasha Williams was honored with the REALTOR® Spirit Award from the Long Island Board of REALTORS® for her extraordinary impact and dedication to her community. Under her leadership, Impactful Lives continues to ignite hope and foster meaningful change for young mothers in need. Learn more about Impactful Lives' mission and programs, and explore ways to contribute at https://www.impactfullives.org . For more information on National Homeownership Month, visit the NAR resource page .

OneKey® MLS Reports April 2025 Residential Market Data: Region Remains Strong, Though Activity Slows
OneKey® MLS, the largest multiple listing service in New York, today released its April 2025 residential market statistics, revealing continued resilience in home prices across the New York regional area, even as overall sales activity declined.