The Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is the Realtor Association's computerized list of homes currently for sale. The list of homes is complete, because nearly all of the Reno real estate, Sparks Real estate and Fernley Real estate companies are members of the MLS. MLS members are required to input all of their listings as soon as they are listed. The Reno MLS is the primary tool used by Reno real estate agents and Sparks real estate agents to find homes for the buyers they help, and for most Reno Realtors and buyers it is the only tool they use to find homes for sale. A home listed in the Reno MLS (called a listing) will quickly be seen by thousands of Realtors and their buyers. Studies have shown that the Reno MLS finds the buyer for more than eighty percent the Reno properties that sell, and that homes listed in Reno MLS sell for significantly higher prices than those not listed.
Previously, a homeowner who wanted their home on the Reno MLS had to use a traditional Realtor, which often charged a 6% commission. Now, Krch Realty a fully licensed member of the Association of Realtors makes the Reno MLS available to homeowners for a small flat fee. The Realtors MLS includes pictures of the property and over 220 separate, detailed pieces of information on a home ranging from lot sizes to the year built to whether there are assessments levied against the home. The Reno MLS includes homes from the entire Northern Nevada area, including Reno, Sparks, Fernley, Carson City, and Tahoe areas. Properties listed in the Reno MLS include single family existing homes, town-homes, condominiums, duplexes, farms, single family homes to be built, and lots.