The following MLS Rule Changes Were Approved By The BOD on May 27, 2021:

 

12.8 Advertising of Listing Filed With the MLS.  A listing shall not be advertised by any Participant or Subscriber, other than the listing broker without the prior consent of the listing broker except as provided in Section 12.8.1 relating to the Printed Neighborhood Market Report and Section 12.16 relating to display of listings on the internet.

12.8.1  Advertising of Listing in Printed Neighborhood Market Report.  Subject to the conditions set forth in (a) through (c) below, as well as throughout these Rules, Participants and Subscribers may include the listings of others in their printed "Neighborhood Market Reports." The Neighborhood Market Report" is defined as an advertising and/or information sheet (typically appearing in the form of a postcard, flier or newsletter) compiled by and/or for use by a licensee which sets forth a list of home activity in a particular neighborhood area.  Advertising appearing in newspapers, magazines or other classified forms is not included in the definition of "Neighborhood Market Report" and is not authorized by this Rule 12.8.1.

(a) Consent. The listing brokers' consent for such advertising is presumed, in satisfaction of Rule 12.8 unless a listing broker affirmatively notifies the MLS that the broker refuses to permit other to advertise their listing in the "Neighborhood Market Report" (i.e. "opts-out") either on a blanket or listing by listing basis.  Listing brokers that refuse to permit other Broker Participants or R.E. Subscribers to advertise their listings on a blanket basis may not display the listings other the other brokers' listings in their own "Neighborhood Market Report". Even where listing brokers have given blanket authority for other Broker Participants and R.E. Subscribers to advertise their listings in the "Neighborhood Market Report", such consent may be withdrawn on a listing by listing basis where the seller has prohibited it.  Participants and Subscribers are not permitted to include listings in their Neighborhood Market Report from which listing broker has opted out and will be responsible for verifying they have permission to advertise all listings contained in their Neighborhood Market Report. 

(b) Listing Attribution. All listings in the "Neighborhood Market Report" must identify the name of the listing firm(s) and the name of the listing agent(s) in a manner designed to easily identify such listing firm(s) or agent(s). Such identification shall be in a reasonably prominent location and in a readily visible color and typeface not smaller than the median used in the display of listing data.

(c) Allowable Listing Content. Broker Participants and R.E. Subscribers may include only those portions of the MLS compilation consisting of the following:  property address (and whether attached or detached), status, price, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, number of garages (and whether attached or detached), square footage, lot size, year built, tract or development name, and if there is a pool.  Display of other fields, as well as confidential information and photographs is prohibited.