Clear Cooperation Explained: Why It’s Dividing the Real Estate Industry

A policy that has governed when and how agents and brokers promote listings for more than four years is once again at the heart of industry debate. Today, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced a new approach to private listings, offering greater flexibility for sellers while maintaining key tenets of Clear Cooperation Policy that support market transparency.What is Clear Cooperation Policy?March 2025 policy changes and what they mean for youeffective today but requiring MLS implementation by the end of September — “allow for greater choice for sellers in marketing their properties while considering buyers’ need to access information through MLSs.”How we got here: Legal challenges and growing scrutinyClear Cooperation Policy’s stated and implied purposes