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A multiple listing service (MLS, also multiple listing system or multiple listings service) is an organization with a suite of services that real estate brokers use to establish contractual offers of cooperation and compensation (among brokers) and accumulate and disseminate information to enable appraisals.
Formerly the Triangle Multiple Listing Service, Doorify MLS aims to bring “transparency” to real estate market amid sweeping changes.
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[10] [7] The initial business model employed full-time, salaried brokers [11] and was focused only on rentals. [12] The service was launched in May 2013. [13] [12] In January 2014, Compass announced it would change its overall business model by contracting independent real estate agents, receiving a portion of the broker commission. [14]
This model is also used in the residential space, but mostly for small units in high-demand locations. Here, the company signs a rental agreement with the owner and pays them a fixed rent. As per the agreement, the company is given the right to sublet the property for a higher rent. The company's income is the difference between the two rents.
Flat-fee multiple listing service or flat-fee MLS refers to the practice in the real estate industry of a seller entering into an "à la carte service agreement" with a real estate broker who accepts a flat fee rather than a percentage of the sale price for the listing side of the transaction.
A listing contract (or listing agreement) is a contract between a real estate broker and an owner of real property granting the broker the authority to act as the owner's agent in the sale of the property.
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