NAR Repeals No-Commingling Rule — RISMedia

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) voted today to rescind the optional “no-commingling rule,” also known as the “segregation rule,” which disallowed MLS listings from being displayed alongside non-MLS listings.  

“The National Association of REALTORS®’ Executive Committee repealed the optional no-commingling rule from the MLS Policy Handbook. This decision was based on feedback about the rule’s declining usage and relevance in local marketplaces,” an NAR spokesperson told RISMedia.

A source told RISMedia that there was no debate or controversy on the vote, after the MLS Issues and Policy Committee, which made the recommendation to repeal the rule, closed its meeting to the media on Tuesday during the Midyear Legislative…