MLS policies have changed

Policy changes affecting Sellers and Buyers
The policy changes, agreed to by NAR leadership, were reviewed and updated with the changes outlined here:

• Eliminate and prohibit any requirement of offers of compensation on an MLS between listing brokers or sellers to buyer brokers or other buyer representatives.
• Retain and define "cooperation" for MLS Participation.
• Eliminate and prohibit MLS Participants, Subscribers, and sellers from making any offers of compensation on an MLS to biyer brokers or other buyer representatives.
• Require an MLS to eliminate all broker compensation fields and compensation information on an MLS.
• Require an MLS to not create, facilitate, or support any non-MLS mechanism (including by providing listing information to an internet aggregator's website for such purpose) for Participants, Subscribers, or sellers to make offers of compensation to buyer brokers or other buyer representatives.
• Reinforce that MLS Participants and Subscribers must not, and MLSs must not enable the ability to filter out or restrict MLS listings that are communicated to customers or clients based on the existence of level of compensation offered to the cooperating broker or the name of a brokerage or agent.
• Require compensation disclosures to sellers, and prospective sellers and buyers.
• Require MLS Participants working with a buyer to enter into a written agreement with the buyer prior to touring a home.