MLS Feed Governance & Agent Data Policy Lab

Brokerage & MLS Scope

Live Rule Engine

Governance Benchmark Preset

Brokerage Agent Headcount 450 agents

Active producing agents under brokerage firm code.

Annual Closed Volume $680M

Closed production recorded in MLS sold feeds.

Top 15% Producers Share 70%

Concentration of closed transactions among top-tier talent.

Feed Access & Restriction Rules

Restrict Commercial Recruiting Tools Bar MLS third-party syndication feeds (BrokerMetrics, Relitix, Terradatum) from scraping firm sales history.

Redact Agent ID on Closed Sold Feeds Mask listing/selling agent identifiers on public/vendor feeds while preserving Participant office attribution.

Require Participant Affirmative Opt-In Brokers must expressly authorize non-IDX commercial licensing of closed production datasets.

RESO Web API Scoped Permissions Limit API tokens to active display only; strip 3-year historical comps from third-party vendor tokens.

Poaching Target Index 24% Low recruiting radar

Consumer IDX Reach 99.4% Full consumer marketing

Protected GCI Base $14.2M Broker commission shield

NAR Policy 7.58 Score 94 / 100 Defensible governance

MLS Data Feed Pipeline Architecture 4 Feeds Active

Data Feed Pipeline	Target Audience	Listing Agent Attribution	Status / Rule	Risk Profile

Policy modeled: Recruiting tool access restricted under Participant Rule 7.58.

Preview Draft MLS Board Resolution & RESO Web API Policy Clause View Legal Draft ▾

This draft resolution addresses the standard MLS licensing framework (NAR Policy Statement 7.58 and RESO Data Dictionary 2.0). It delineates consumer-facing display rights (IDX/VOW) from non-display commercial recruitment scraping.

RESOLUTION OF MLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
RESTRICTION OF PARTICIPANT PRODUCTION METRICS IN THIRD-PARTY RECRUITMENT FEEDS

WHEREAS, Section 7.58 of the National Association of REALTORS® MLS Policy establishes that an MLS Participant's listing and closed production data may only be syndicated with explicit authorization;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. COMMERCIAL RECRUITMENT DATA EXCLUSION:
   The MLS shall immediately prohibit the licensing, syndication, or automated transmission of closed transaction agent-level production data to third-party broker recruiting platforms without affirmative written consent from the Designated Broker of Record.

2. RESO WEB API TOKEN SCOPE LIMITATION:
   All vendor tokens granted under the MLS Data Licensing Agreement shall restrict queries against SoldPrice, ListAgentMlsId, and CoListAgentMlsId to authenticated Back-Office (BPO) feeds operated strictly for valuation, client servicing, or brokerage internal accounting.

3. CONSUMER DISPLAY IMMUNITY:
   Public IDX and VOW feeds remain unaffected, maintaining consumer listing syndication and market discovery without degradation.

The Compass MLS Challenge

Compass formally petitioned major MLSs across the United States to block their listing and closed sales data from being packaged into third-party recruiting intelligence platforms like BrokerMetrics, Starmark, and Relitix. The argument: MLS feeds are funded by brokers to sell homes, not weaponized by rivals to poach top producers.

NAR Policy Statement 7.58

Under NAR MLS rules, MLS Participants retain proprietary compilation rights over their brokerage's historical sales roster. While IDX and VOW mandate broad consumer distribution, commercial data vendors operate under optional MLS licensing contracts subject to local Participant Board approval.

Brokerage Retention vs Transparency

Restricting recruitment feeds shields top-producing agents from aggressive poaching campaigns and preserves millions in brokerage commission revenue (GCI). However, open data advocates caution that excessive restrictions can impair consumer market analytics and broker bench-marking.