California Statewide MLS?

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.