In November of 2019, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Board of Directors approved a mandatory MLS policy, known as Clear Cooperation.  The policy was implemented to encourage competition, benefit consumers and support cooperation among MLS Participants:

Within one (1) business day of marketing a property to the public, the listing broker must submit the listing to the MLS for cooperation with other MLS participants. Public marketing includes, but is not limited to, flyers displayed in windows, yard signs, digital marketing on public facing websites, brokerage website displays (including IDX and VOW), digital communications marketing (email blasts), multi-brokerage listing sharing networks, and applications available to the general public.

Visit NAR's FAQ Page here.

Visit the CVR MLS FAQ Page here.