Is an mls# required when a real estate agent advertises a property for sale?

Question

I found a property that I am interested in and the advertisement that the real estate company advertising the property does not have it listed in the MLS and I want to get info on it. Is there a law that they have to list it on the MLS in california?

Answer 1

In California on the listing agreement the seller has the choice to put it on the MLS or not. If they choose not to that information must be filed with the local board of Realtors. You can check with them to see if such a filing has been made for that property if not you may make a complaint to the board and they will investigate.

Even if the Realtor does not file the request with the board there still have been no laws broken just policy violations.

Answer 2

No.  The law just says the advertisement has to contain the brokers name and phone number as they are licensed.  You can look up the home on the MLS by the address.

Answer 3

There isn't a law, but there are lots of realty firms that maintain web sites, including realtor.com.  The odds are good that one of them will have it.

Answer 4

The MLS is almost always ran privately by the local board of Realtors and they have their own rules for agents using their MLS.

In Louisiana, every member of the MLS has to put every one of their listings on the MLS within 3 days of getting the listing.

Being that all local board of Realtors are governed by the national board, they probally have the same rules.

Look of the board of realtors phone number and call them. They can tell you better than anyone else and without prejudice.

If you can't find their number, call a real estate office, like Remax. They'll have the number for the board of Realtors.

Answer 5

CA does not require that an MLS # be included in ads.   The fact that a real estate agent has submitted the ad has to be apparent.

You should be able to obtain information by calling the selling agent, even if it is just to ask the address to give to your agent, or have your agent call.

Answer 6

There is no law to my knowledge.  In fact, there are a couple of companies that tend not to use MLS that have quite a few branches in California.  (Assist2Sell and HelpUSell- though the latter has filed for bankruptcy)

Answer 7

No such law.