Eseentially, the MLS is an agreement between all of the member brokers that they will share their listings on each others websites so that together they can all get more exposure and so that the public who is searching for homes can see the most real estate for sale on anyone’s website that they happen to be on. (That is an over simplified explanation, but you get the idea).
So when you go to a website like our Portland Real Estate brokerage site, you will see that there are listings from many brokers there. The other brokers in the area get the online exposure that they need since our site is search engine friendly and we get the opportunity to work with a lot of potential buyers.
As a seller, you are looking for exposure for your home. At JMA Properties, we are a part of the solution in providing your home the online exposure you need!
The “Portland MLS” is actually known as the “Regional Multiple Listing Service” and there are literally thousands of real estate agents that are members of the MLS. This means that their listings will be posted on the MLS and can be advertised and get exposure so that they can sell quickly.
The number of real estate agents in the MLS changes daily as people get in or out of the business.
Our brokerage at JMA Properties has over 50 agents ready to serve you who are members of this MLS.
About the “members”of the Portland MLS
Many of these people are REALTORS, and some are affilliated members such as appraisers and others who work with us in getting your home sold as quickly as possible.
As REALTORs, there are a lot of people who ask us this. An MLS is short for a Multiple Listing Service. Each area of the country has a number of real estate brokers. Each of them take these listings and want to get them the most exposure and marketing that they can. So they all get together and set up rules for how that can happen and how they can share the listings with each other to get the most exposure for them by working together.
Getting that exposure these days involves much more than putting a sign in the yard.
Under the MLS agreement that each broker signs, they can allow each other to share listings on their websites, so when you look at our Portland Real Estate brokerage website for example, you see listings from many brokers on it.
It really is as simple as that. An MLS is a way for REALTORS to work together with each other to get your home sold more quickly.
