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MLS stands for multiple listing service. Every Broward FL home for sale listed by a Broward FL real estate agent, unless it is specifically exempted from Broward MLS, will be listed in the Broward MLS directory. However, only Broward real estate agents and other Broward MLS affiliates can access MLS, but that doesn't mean a Broward home buyer or home seller can't get the same information -- just not directly.
Way back in 1970s, Broward MLS information was available in print format. Broward county MLS Books were published monthly; updates weekly. It was quite heavy and cumbersome to haul around! Fortunately, today it's online.
MLS is a sharing of comprehensive home information among Broward FL real estate professionals. Broward MLS Listings agents and brokers enter the data about a the Broward home for sale and offer to share the commission with a broker who brings a Broward home buyer. It's an online software that contains all the specifics about Broward home for sale, from the address, age, square footage, number of bedrooms, baths, upgrades and schools and the type of financing the seller may consider. There is generally a dozen or more photographs of the Broward home for sale and at times a virtual tour link.
Broward FL Home buyers make the mistake of believing they can access this information through online feeds to other MLS services, but the data the public can receive is:
•· Can be outdated
•· Often inaccurate
•· Limited in scope
For Sale By Owners in Broward MLS
While there is no separate category for a For Broward For Sale by Owner listing, the Broward MLS can contain listings from Broward county home sellers who are unrepresented.
•· The way FSBOs circumvent some Broward MLS restrictions is to pay a flat fee to a discount Broward county real estate broker to enter the information, but the Broward home seller is not represented.
•· Sometimes the selling commission is less than the fee agents are offered by traditional brokers -- which does not motivate agents to show these listings, even though they cannot legally refuse to do so.
•· MLS Instructions to present all offers directly to the seller is often frowned upon or prohibited by Broward county MLS authorities.
The trend is leaning toward local Broward MLS companies joining or merging with other local Broward MLS companies to create regional Broward MLS services. Broward MLS can be privately owned and operated or it can be an affiliate of a local board of Realtors, among other forms of ownership, but most are subject to regulations set forth by the National Association of Realtors.
Back in the '80s, many Broward MLS were owned by boards of Realtors, but conflict of interests and lawsuits caused many association groups to form a separate entity for Broward MLS. In my area of Sacramento, for example, members of MLS are not required to be a member of the Broward MLS Board of Realtors, nor the Broward MLS Association of Realtors, nor the National Association of Realtors.
Finding Broward MLS Listings
Many Broward MLS services offer to provide home buyers with a list of available homes on the market, but few provide comprehensive data. To get that information, you need to ask your real estate agent to set you up on a home search. Typically, there are many types of reports a buyer can receive, so ask your agent for the most comprehensive report, the name of which varies by locale. What you don't want is a customer copy. It's not enough information.
An agent can enter your name, e-mail and home search preferences into a search engine on Broward MLS that will send you automatic e-mails of new listings. This way you will receive up-to-the-minute information that you can't really get anywhere else.
Broward MLS Searches
If you're beginning a Broward FL home search, lucky you! You can ask your Broward real estate agent to customize a search for you that will automatically send you updated Broward MLS listings. Not all Broward MLS agents will set up a search for you based on anything other active listings, so if you want to receive price reductions, pending or sold sales data, ask for it.
Here are a few ways (among many) that you can request to have your report customized:
•· Radius Search, within a specified distance from a target address
•· Street or Subdivision
•· ZIP Code
Within those parameters, you can further define your search to:
•· Homes by Price range from low to high
•· Garages
•· Broward Pools and spas
•· Broward home Square footage
•· Number of bedrooms and baths
Your Broward MLS requirements can be even more clearly defined, depending on your priorities. But be aware that as the number of exceptions climb, you might be missing out on Broward MLS opportunities. It's wise to keep the list somewhat limited, especially for those cases where a Broward MLS data field might not contain data due to human error.
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