The Boards of Directors of the Contra Costa and Bay East Associations of REALTORS® have signed Statements of Intent to participate in a statewide Multiple Listing Service (MLS) being created by the California Association of REALTORS®. Both organizations have been working with neighboring MLSs for over three years to expand access to property information for their members and believe this approach is the best long term solution.
A solution to the problem of having several MLSs serving a local region has been long sought by larger real estate brokerage companies. They typically must join several MLSs if their business serves more than just a small, local area. The real winner with this initiative, however, is the general public, who would have the ability to access statewide information through their real estate agent.
"This action is consistent with our commitment to giving our MLS users access to the widest geographic range of quality MLS data," said CCAR President Moses Guillory.
"A statewide MLS would not only give real estate agents and brokers access to comprehensive property information, it would also give them a standard MLS database with a single set of rules, policies and data display requirements" according to Melrose Forde, the Bay East Association of REALTORS® president. "This is something the real estate community has been seeking for many years, and we encourage our neighboring REALTOR® associations and MLSs to participate in the statewide MLS initiative" .
It is anticipated that under the statewide MLS, the local Associations will be the point of contact for members to subscribe to and participate in the California MLS, and, in turn, enhance the level of MLS services to agents and brokers.
Here's the list of MLSs and Associations who have signed the statement of intent so far! It's awesome.
Atascadero Association of REALTORS®
Bakersfield Association of REALTORS®
Barstow Association of REALTORS®
Bay East Association of REALTORS®
Calaveras County Association of REALTORS®
Chico Association of REALTORS®
Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS®
Contra Costa Association of REALTORS®
Delta Association of REALTORS®
Desert Communities Association of REALTORS®
East Valley Association of REALTORS®
Fresno Association of REALTORS®
Greater Antelope Valley Association of REALTORS®
Humboldt Association of REALTORS®
Inglewood Board of REALTORS®
Inland Gateway Association of REALTORS®
Inland Valleys Association of REALTORS®
Lake County Association of REALTORS®
Mammoth Lakes Board of REALTORS®
Marin Association of REALTORS®
Merced County Association of REALTORS®
MRMLS, Inc. Regional MLS
North Bay Association of REALTORS®
Oroville Association of REALTORS®
Pacific Southwest Association of REALTORS®
Pacific West Association of REALTORS®
Palm Springs Regional Association of REALTORS®
Paradise Association of REALTORS®
Paso Robles Association of REALTORS®
Pismo Coast Association of REALTORS®
Plumas Association of REALTORS®
Ridgecrest Area Association of REALTORS®
San Diego Association of REALTORS®
San Luis Obispo Association of REALTORS®
Sandicor, Inc. Regional MLS
Santa Clara County Association of REALTORS®
Scenic Coast Association of REALTORS®
Shasta Association of REALTORS®
Simi Valley-Moorpark Association of REALTORS®
Siskiyou Association of REALTORS®
SoCaMLS Regional MLS
Solano Association of REALTORS®
Southland Regional Association of REALTORS®
South Tahoe Association of REALTORS®
Southwest Riverside County Association of REALTORS®
Sutter-Yuba Association of REALTORS®
Tehachapi Area Association of REALTORS®
Tri-Counties Association of REALTORS®
Tulare County Association of REALTORS®
West Contra Costa Association of REALTORS®
Yosemite Gateway Association of REALTORS®