This week, Zillow Group and Redfin rocked the industry by banning listings that aren’t added to the multiple listing service (MLS) within 24 hours of being publicly marketed. The policies, which came two weeks after the National Association of Realtors announced a new Delayed Marketing Exempt Listings (DMEL) for its Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), have led to mounting questions from agents and brokers over the legality of and logistics behind the ban.
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