MLS stands for Multiple Listing Service. The Omaha Area Board of REALTORS (OABR) is the organization that operates and maintains the Omaha MLS. In order to be a member of the OABR, both real estate companies and REALTORS need to pay a yearly due along with a monthly fee. Not everyone can join the Omaha Area Board of Realtors. First you must be a licensed broker or salesperson by the State of Nebraska to sell real estate. In order to join Omaha Area Board of REALTORS you must also join the National Association of REALTORS and the
Nebraska REALTORS Association.
The Omaha Area Board of REALTORS maintains Omaha MLS, which is a big database of information that gives brokers/agents both current data (active/pending sales) and historical data (sold homes). Current data is a list of homes actively for sale. This current data is shared with the National Association of REALTORS to post on REALTOR.com, which is the number one national website that consumers use to find a home. I offer a free and simple access to the Omaha MLS on my web site, which shows homes for sale by using a great map feature.
Historical data is past sales history. This historical data allows broker/agents to prepare a CMA, which stands for comparative market analysis. A CMA is a pricing report that gives a home seller a price range for comparable homes that are for sale, pending and sold in the past 6 to 12 months. The historical data is limited to only homes sold by a real estate companies, not for sale by owners and some new construction homes.
The Omaha MLS covers the Omaha Metro Area, including Papillion, La Vista, Bellevue, Plattsmouth, Springfield, Gretna, Blair and other surround communities.
Contact me for a FREE, NO OBLIGATION CMA and marketing presentation.
Steve
STEVE LAUVER
REALTOR
DEEB Realty
402-689-7550
http://www.omaharealtypro.com/