We exist to champion the accessible, efficient, and transparent housing market created by Multiple Listing Services.
People can see nearly all available homes for sale at any time without dependency on a single company or real estate professional.
The market provides the efficiency needed for people to act.
The market gives people the context they need to make informed decisions confidently.
The market is structured to maximize choice — between competitors, business models and ways of pursuing the dream of homeownership.
Outside North America, where there are no MLSs, a person seeking a place to call home faces inexcusable barriers. The business of selling homes exists in a darkness that permits bias, exclusion, and confusion.
Property listings are not shared between real estate professionals at competing companies. Some listings are only shown to the “right” buyers. Home sellers are often forced to forfeit maximum exposure for their property to satisfy the financial desires of those charged with selling it.
In this world, there is only one door to the real estate market, and it is closed in the face of too many people.
Almost every listing is shared publicly, and with almost every real estate professional across companies, via MLSs. That means no single bad actor, no one company tainted by bias, can stop someone from achieving their dream of homeownership.
Because of MLSs, home sellers can be confident that their home will be seen by nearly all active buyers in the market. Companies and professionals with diverse fee structure participate in MLS systems, ensuring that all people can get the housing help they seek, on the terms they want.
CMLS is the trade organization for Multiple Listing Services in North America.
We exist to champion our 235 member Multiple Listing Services and what they create every day: The world’s most accessible, efficient, and transparent housing market.
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