{"id":1555,"slug":"member-may-use-mls-cma-broker-selected-comps-permitted","title":"Even where MLS prohibits *displaying* sold/expired/withdrawn/pending data, broker-selected comparables for a CMA are permitted (\"both on a VOW and in the office\")","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","candid-team"],"topics":["real-estate-mls","mls-data-licensing"],"reference_body":"**Claim.** A member may search, view, and use MLS data to advise their own clients and pull comps for a CMA. Critically, even where an MLS prohibits *displaying* sold/expired/withdrawn/pending data, a participant may still provide a *limited number* of such listings to a client in connection with a CMA — both on a VOW and \"in the office.\" The line: whether the listings are chosen by the consumer (display rules apply) or selected by the broker in the course of brokerage services (permitted use).\n\n**Quote.**\n> \"Whether the sold listings provided to the consumer are chosen by the consumer… or are selected by the broker in the course of providing brokerage services.\"\n\n**Source.** NAR / Realcomp VOW Member FAQ, model VOW rules, accessed 2026-06-21.\n\n**Confidence.** Verified for the principle (NAR model rules); the Canadian/Ontario application carries over via PropTx Rules and CREA frameworks but the specific \"in the office\" phrasing is the NAR formulation.\n\n**Caveats.** US model rules quoted here illustrate the principle; Ontario operative rules are CREA + PropTx/ITSO board rules. Use the Canadian primaries (PropTx Rules PDF, CREA REALTOR® Code, CREA Rule 11) as controlling.\n\n**Implication / use.** Critical safe harbour. Broker-selected CMA comps are the permitted use even where display is fenced off. Anchors any \"analytics-for-an-agent's-own-client-advice\" product framing.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"research-brief-mls-data-inside-the-box-ontario-june-2026","title":"Research notes (capture-layer): inside the MLS box — what an Ontario member agent's account exposes, what goes unused, and what they're licensed to do with it (June 2026)","kind":"research-notes","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"},{"slug":"vow-terms-of-use-bona-fide-non-commercial-mls-ownership","title":"VOW Terms of Use — registrant must acknowledge relationship + bona fide interest + personal non-commercial use + MLS ownership/copyright; no redistribution/sublicense (PropTx Rules, primary)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-mls-data-inside-the-box-ontario-june-2026","title":"Research notes (capture-layer): inside the MLS box — what an Ontario member agent's account exposes, what goes unused, and what they're licensed to do with it (June 2026)","kind":"research-notes","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}]},"created_at":"2026-06-21T10:47:49.143Z","updated_at":"2026-06-21T10:47:49.143Z"}