All agents on our team are licensed Realtors in the State of Minnesota. This website is not a multiple listing service, but each Minnesota & Minneapolis real estate agent is a member of the Regional MLS of MN, inc., a provider of the Minnesota MLS.

Minnesota Real Estate Listings - Provided by Northstar MLS for Its Members

The Multiple Listing Service has active listings for Minneapolis, St Paul, the Twin Cities metro areas. For many internet savvy home buyers, real estate listings are a great starting point to find out the available properties in their desired Minneapolis, St Paul neighborhoods, as well as the price ranges.

What is the multiple listing service?

The multiple listing service is a database of real estate properties for sale in any given area. Of course, only a licensed realtor can look for properties from the actual MLS system. Residential real estate, commercial real estate, investment property ... it all can be listed by a real estate agent. Thirty years ago, this listing of properties consisted of books that listed all of the various properties for sale. Now, everyone and everything is online of course, and real estate agents can access home listings from their own computers.

How to Access the MLS Finder?

Again, the actual MLS can only be accessed by licensed real estate agents. However, similar to this website, various sites are able to show properties listed with all sorts of real estate brokers. The cooperating spirit between various real estate brokers allows a person to view listings on various real estate websites, even if they are not his or her individual listing.

Why is the multiple listing service the Ultimate Source for Viewing Homes?

Searching this type of website allows a user to search for some of the various listings that are for sale. You are able to search by city, county, area, different price ranges and the types of homes. Once you become more serious in your searching, it is best to make sure you have a real estate agent helping you with your search because:

• Your licensed agent will be able to "pull" actual live listings directly off the MLS and send them to you.
• When a new property comes on the market, your agent can send you that information immediately and you can set a time to see that home. Your real estate agent can also set up a search for you.
• Some properties may show that they are active on a real estate website, but in reality, when your agent pulls them up, they may show that they are actually pending or sold.

Can For Sale By Owner Properties Sell via Minnesota Listings by Northstar MLS

There is no different database of properties for FSBO properties. For Sale By Owner properties generally list their home with a "discount broker" at a reduced fee for having the ability to get the home listed on the actual MLS. In today's market, we are seeing less and less sellers going FSBO. But there are still some that want to go it alone. They feel that listing the home on the MLS will get it sold. In reality, in today's market, simply putting a home on MLS is not an effective marketing plan.