CREA Data Distribution Facility (DDF®) — created 2012, opt-in via REALTOR Link®; multiple channels; feeds are consumer-grade (REALTOR.ca-level), NOT the deep layer

Claim. CREA created the Data Distribution Facility (DDF®) in 2012 as permission-based national syndication. Channels include National Shared Pool, National Franchisor Pool, Member Feed, Real Estate Advertising Website, Partner, and Franchisor Direct Feed. Members opt in via the REALTOR Link® dashboard, choosing destinations and how much info to send. DDF feeds contain listing information at the same level as REALTOR.ca — consumer-grade, not the deep layer.

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"DDF feeds contain listing information at the same level as REALTOR.ca."

Source. Realtyna (creation date — SS, vendor); therae.com knowledge base (channels — V, industry KB); redmantech ("consumer-grade" framing — SS), accessed 2026-06-21.

Confidence. Verified for the existence + channel list; single-source for the 2012 creation year and the "consumer-grade only" framing.

Caveats. Two of the three citations are vendor blogs — direction is consistent but the "consumer-grade only" line is one source. The DDF policy text from CREA would be the primary; that's in REALTOR Link, not openly indexed.

Implication / use. Decisive for any "we'll just use the DDF" product idea — the DDF carries REALTOR.ca-level data, not the multi-year historical / sold layer.