Which MLS Status Is In The Best Interest Of My Client?
January 16, 2024
Which MLS Status is in the best interest of my client?
| Coming Soon | Withheld | Temporarily Not Available for Showing (TNAS) | Active | |
| Marketing of property allowed | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Showings and Open Houses allowed | ✔* | ✔ | ||
| Showing property while in this status subject to $1,000 fine | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Listing available in Matrix for all functions (search, CMA, Hotsheets, etc.) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Listing viewable in Matrix Client Portals and emails | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Listing available on Broker/Agent IDX websites | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Listing available to non-IDX third-party websites (via NorthstarMLS data feeds) | ✔ | |||
| Requires special seller-signed authorization form uploaded with listing | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| No limit to amount of time allowed in this Status until Expiration Date | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Time in this Status limited to no more than 21 days | ✔ | |||
| Automatically becomes Active Status on the Availability Date you set | ✔ | |||
| Listing accrues Days on Market | ✔ | |||
| Must update Contingency field if offer accepted with Contingency | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| At least one photo and all “Active” Status data fields required | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Requires offer of compensation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Once listing is moved out of this Status, cannot be returned | ✔ | ✔ |
*Withheld may only be shown to clients of agents from your own brokerage with the permission of the seller
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Revised 10/26/2023
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