Sarasota MLS

Wikipedia’s definition of MLS:

A Multiple Listing Service (MLS) (also Multiple Listing System or Multiple Listings Service) is suite of services that (1) enables brokers to establish contractual offers of compensation; (2) facilitates cooperation with other broker participants; (3) accumulates and disseminates information to enable appraisals; (4) is a facility for the orderly correlation and dissemination of listing information to better serve broker’s clients, customers and the public. A multiple listing service’s database and software is used by real estate brokers representing sellers under a listing contract to widely share information about properties with real estate brokers who may represent potential buyers or wish to cooperate with a seller’s broker in finding a buyer for the property. The listing data stored in a multiple listing service’s database is the proprietary information of the broker who has obtained a listing agreement with a property’s seller.

The Sarasota Association of Realtors recently joined the Mid Florida MLS. This multiple listing services is one of the largest in the country. It covers a large area of central Florida including Orlando, Tampa, Sarasota, and parts of the east coast. Go to my Sarasota MLS search to view virtually every property listed with the Sarasota Association of Realtors. It is not the actual Sarasota MLS but it is a window that allows you to view most of the properties listed there.