Whether you’re looking to sell or buy a home, you will no doubt encounter the multiple listing service, or MLS. The site and service are, in many ways, the very lifeblood of the real estate business.

An MLS, or Multiple Listing Service, is a cooperative database of houses for sale in a local or regional market. Above: Tiffany and Reginald Offord work with real estate agent Robert Henry at Miami ...

Expired listings, listings that weren’t sold within their allotted contract time, are a lucrative niche for those who can find and work them. Truth be told, finding expired listing leads requires some ...

There was a time when the only way to find homes for sale was to engage a real estate agent to send you listings or drive up and down the streets scouting "for sale" signs. In the past decade, an ...

If you're in the market for a house or condo and have already checked the local realtor listings without finding the right house you don't want to go back to Zillow or Trulia every day to see what's ...

Starting earlier this month, any property listing that was publicly marketed to consumers but not listed on the local MLS within one business day no longer appears on Zillow. This step is in line with ...