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Sold Listing Data Policy

December 29, 2022

Sold Listing Data Policy*

Section 11.3 b of the Regional MLS Rules and Regulations permits Participants who are a REALTOR® actively engaged in listing properties for sale and/or assisting and negotiating on behalf of buyers of real estate, to use sold listing data in verbal, printed, and email communications. Display of the data in any other manner, including but not limited to a Web site, is not permitted under this rule.
The verbal, printed or email communication may not contain data from more than 25 listings from the MLS Compilation. This limit is the sum of Sold and Comp Sold listings from all four (4) property types: Single Family Residential, Multi-Family Residential, Lots & Land, and Commercial/Mixed Use displayed. The listings may not be co-mingled with property data derived from a source other than the NorthstarMLS service. Approved Data Fields – Only the following Data Fields may be displayed.
• Listing Office Name (In the case of a Comp Sold the Selling Office name.)
• House Number
• Fire Number
• Street Name
• Municipality
• County
• State
• ZIP Code
• School District
• Property Type
• Total Bedrooms
• Total Baths
• Year Built
• Foundation Size
• Finished Square Footage
• Style
• Lot Size
• Acreage
• Complex/Development/Subdivision
• Sold Price
Not all approved data fields must be displayed. The data may not be modified or manipulated. (This is not a limitation on the design of the printed or email communication but refers to the actual data.) Unless expressly contravened by the provisions of this section, all other rules and regulations remain in full force and effect.
Required Information: Listing Office Name (or Selling Office Name in the case of a Comp Sold) is required in at least 10-point font for every listing included in the communication. On every page containing sold or comp sold listing data the following disclosure must appear in at least 10-point font.
Copyright [or © ] nnnn [current year] Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Property data presented reflects information otherwise available from public records. The REALTOR® providing this information may not have represented the buyer or seller in some or all of the transactions.

*This policy applies to verbal, printed and email communications. For website display rules, see Broker
Reciprocity sold content display policy.

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