"This Realtor is a Member
of the Minnesota MLS!"

According to the Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, Inc. (or RMLS) - rules and regulations, this is the only way that is considered to be acceptable for Minnesota real estate agents to represent themselves with relation to the "Minnesota MLS" on their websites...

This is because the actual MN MLS is really only available to licensed Minnesota Realtors - and the RMLS doesn't want Realtors advertising that visitors can search it because it's not exactly true.

The reality is that the search that IS available to the general public is called, "Broker Reciprocity" - and it includes all kinds of home listings, all of the participating brokers in Minnesota.

What does this mean to you - the Minnesota home buyer?

It means that you CAN still search for thousands of homes that are on the market - but as far as having actual access to the Minnesota MLS - you will need a Realtor that is a member of the Minnesota MLS (like me) to gain information such as the tax history of a property, expired listings, recent price changes, the property's specific history, who the broker and selling agent is, the city-taxation as well as many other important pieces of strategic-information that will help YOU with your negotiations as a buyer.