Illinois MLS guide
How the RMLS Alliance Data Share Works in Illinois
Several central and western Illinois communities are served by RMLS Alliance. Listings through our service in these areas are entered in MRED under a data-sharing partnership. Here is exactly how that works.
This area is served by RMLS Alliance. Listings through our service are entered in MRED, which maintains a data-sharing partnership with RMLS Alliance.
MRED and RMLS Alliance are separate multiple listing services. The data-sharing partnership between them means a listing entered in MRED can be shared with RMLS Alliance, so real estate professionals working in the RMLS Alliance area can see it. We do not independently enter listings into RMLS Alliance.
What this means for your listing
Your home is entered into MRED with the same listing information agents provide for their own sellers: photos, price, property details, and showing instructions. Through the data-sharing partnership, that listing information is also available in the RMLS Alliance 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 communities in the RMLS Alliance area
The communities below are existing Illinois location guides in the RMLS Alliance area. MLS placement and individual property eligibility are subject to broker confirmation — provide your full property address before relying on a coverage assumption.
RMLS Alliance data share questions
- Are listings entered directly into RMLS Alliance?
- No. This area is served by RMLS Alliance. Listings through our service are entered in MRED, which maintains a data-sharing partnership with RMLS Alliance. We do not independently enter listings into RMLS Alliance.
- Are MRED and RMLS Alliance the same MLS?
- No. They are separate multiple listing services that maintain a data-sharing partnership. A listing entered in MRED can be shared with RMLS Alliance through that partnership.
- Which Illinois communities does this apply to?
- The RMLS Alliance-area communities we serve are Peoria, Bartonville, Springfield, Chatham, Canton, and Galesburg. MLS placement and individual property eligibility are subject to broker confirmation.
- 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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