Illinois MLS guide
How MARIS Works for Metro East Illinois Sellers
MARIS is the multiple listing service for the Metro East and Southwestern Illinois markets. Here is how it works and what a flat fee MARIS listing means for your sale.
MARIS is the multiple listing service used by real estate professionals across the Metro East and Southwestern Illinois, the Illinois side of the greater St. Louis area. When a home is listed on MARIS, every licensed real estate professional who uses the service can see it and bring it to their buyers.
A flat fee MLS listing puts your home on MARIS without hiring a traditional listing agent for a percentage commission. You pay one flat fee up front, your home is entered into the same MLS agents already search, and you stay in control of pricing, showings, and offers.
How a flat fee listing appears on MARIS
Your home is entered into MARIS with the same listing information agents provide for their own sellers: photos, price, property details, and showing instructions. To buyers' agents searching the MLS, your listing appears alongside every other home for sale in the area.
Listing information may also be distributed to consumer real estate websites through syndication and data feeds. Each third-party website decides whether, and how, it displays particular listing information.
You choose the package that fits your sale: a 6-month listing with up to 25 photos, or a 12-month listing with up to 50 photos and Open House Alerts. There are no closing, transaction, settlement, success, or percentage fees.
Illinois areas served through MARIS
MARIS serves the Metro East and Southwestern Illinois markets, including the counties below. Browse our existing location guides, or visit the coverage page for the complete list.
MARIS questions
- Which parts of Illinois use MARIS?
- MARIS serves the Metro East and Southwestern Illinois markets, on the Illinois side of the greater St. Louis area. Our Illinois coverage page lists the specific communities we serve through MARIS.
- Is MARIS the same MLS as MRED?
- No. MARIS and MRED are separate multiple listing services serving different parts of Illinois. Most of the state areas we cover use MRED; the Metro East and Southwestern Illinois markets use MARIS.
- Will my MARIS listing appear on consumer real estate websites?
- Listing information may be distributed to consumer real estate websites through syndication and data feeds. Each third-party website decides whether, and how, it displays particular listing information.
- How do buyers and agents contact me?
- Your contact information is shown on the MLS so agents can contact you directly. On public real estate websites, buyers may contact the listing office, and optional Call Forwarding can route those calls to your preferred phone number.
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