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What is the MLS?
What is the Pikes Peak Multiple Listing Service (PPAR)?
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One of the acronyms that most Realtors in Colorado Springs use is “MLS”. When you are in any industry, you get used to using the 
common acronyms of that industry and forget your clients and customers may not understand your jargon.
Let’s start with the definition: MLS stands for Multiple Listing Service. The MLS is a shared computer database accessed by the majority of local Colorado Springs Realtors. It contains detailed information on thousands of listed properties (including land) for sale in the area.
Think of the the MLS as a big property warehouse – sort of like a “Wal-Mart.” When property is available for sale, it goes in the warehouse. When it is sold, it gets taken out of the warehouse.
It’s all about knowing how to search
The big benefit of the MLS system is that an MLS subscriber may search the system and retrieve information about all homes for sale by all participating brokers. It contains hundreds of fields of information about the features of a property and a tech savy Realtor knows how to search for any of these fields. Do you want a master on the main floor, do you want a fenced back yard, do you want a house with air conditioning, do you want a house on a larger lot, do you want a short sale; all of these are searchable fields in the Pikes Peak MLS.
If you are selling your house, you want your home listed in the MLS, you want it included in “Wal-Mart”. The more exposure the better.
If you are buying a house, make sure your Realtor knows how to utilize the MLS and how to create specialized searches to find your dream house.
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Kathy (719-287-1049) KTorline@msn.com
