Resetting Days On Market For Your MLS Listing

When a listing has been on the market for some time, it can often be smart to cancel the listing and submit a new listing. In most cases (see below) cancelling a listing and resubmitting it will reset the Days on Market (DOM) on the MLS and also give you a new MLS listing number. Many websites use the MLS number to determine how "fresh" a listing is and the websites give priority to the newest listings. Some websites may display a DOM as well, but there is not a uniform approach that all websites use in calculating the DOM.

You can cancel your listing by submitting an MLS listing change to update the "Status" to "Cancelled". Once we confirm the change has been completed, you can go back to your old MLS listing and there will be a link to copy over the information to a new MLS listing.

The downside to submitting a new MLS listing is that you have to pay the listing fee again. The upside is that you get a new MLS listing number and, depending on the MLS, the DOM will reset. We often work with home flippers that will cancel and relist anytime a listing gets a bit old. The most effective way to get buyers attention is coupling the new listing with a drop in price.

Each MLS has different rules regarding resetting the count of Days On Market (DOM) and Cumulative Days On Market (CDOM). Below we will build a list number of days you must wait for the noted MLS. If we are able to list on an MLS (check here) and you do not see it listed below, please contact us and we will research the rules and update the list below.

There are two terms to be aware of:

1. Days On Market (DOM) This is the number of days the current listing number has been on the market. Every MLS uses DOM.
2. Cumulative Days On Market (CDOM)  This is the total number of days the parcel number has been on the market, which factors in doing multiple listings. Not all MLSs use this, but it was created to avoid agents "gaming" the system by cancelling listings and relisting immediately in order to get the DOM to reset. For a good visual on how this works for CRMLS, see here: https://kb.crmls.org/knowledgebase/calculating-cdom/ Note that each MLS has a different CDOM reset threshold (as noted below).

Arizona Regional MLS

• DOM (known as Agent Days on Market ADOM): 45 days
• CDOM: 45 days
• Reference: https://armls.com/days-on-market-calculations 

Bakersfield MLS

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 31 days
• Reference: http://bakiws.rapams.com/images/pdf/mlsrules.pdf 

BAREIS MLS

• DOM: 11 days (note that a listing cannot be immediately relisted, we must wait 11 days to relist)
• CDOM: 91 days
• Reference: https://bareis.com/volunteer-committees-members-home-menu/266-mls-rules.html 

Bay County (Michigan) MLS

• See MiRealSource MLS

BridgeMLS

• DOM: 31 days
• CDOM: 31 days
• Reference: https://www.bridgemls.com/mls-rules

Bright MLS

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 61 days
• Reference: https://support.brightmls.com/s/article/Days-on-Market and https://support.brightmls.com/s/article/1306 

California Regional MLS (CRMLS)

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 91 days
• Reference: https://go.crmls.org/clear-cooperation-policy/ 

Canopy (Carolina) MLS

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 91 days
• Reference: https://carolinamls.happyfox.com/kb/article/95-dom-cdom-ltc/ 

Central Virginia MLS

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: Immediately 
• Reference: https://resourcecenter.cvrmls.com/ 

Clare-Gladwin MLS

• See MiRealSource MLS

Florida Keys MLS

• DOM: 31 days (MLS will fine if we relist the same property within 30 days)
• CDOM: 61 days
• Reference: https://www.flkeysboardofrealtors.com/members-area/forms-center/ 

Georgia MLS

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: N/A - this MLS does not use this metric

Greater Lansing MLS

• See MiRealSource MLS

Humboldt County MLS

• Listings must be off the market for 30 days before a new listing can be put back in the MLS; if listing is reactivated within 30 days it must be listed as “Back on Market”.  Staff will remove churned listings from the MLS, explain to the listing agent why the listing was removed and inform the agent they must reactivate the old MLS number to avoid churning.  Fines may apply.

Knoxville MLS

• You have to wait 31 days to relist a canceled listing. 
• DOM: 31 days
• CDOM: N/A

Memphis MLS

• No listing shall be re-listed as a new listing within 30 days of being withdrawn-released by the same agency.
• Rules: https://www.maar.org/clientuploads/about/documents/maar-mls-rules.pdf 

MetroList MLS

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 31 days

Miami MLS

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 120 days

Michigan Regional Information Center (MichRIC) MLS

• See MiRealSource MLS

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) MLS

• DOM (known as Listing Market Time): Immediately
• CDOM (known as Market Time): 90 days
• Reference: https://mredllc.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/36000165495-what-s-the-difference-between-market-time-and-listing-market-time-# 

MiRealSource MLS

• DOM: Immediately, but you must wait 48 hours after cancelling a listing to submit a new listing.
• CDOM: 
• Rules: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/205216/ 

MLS Listings MLS

• DOM: 31 days
• CDOM: N/A
• Reference: http://portal.mlslistings.com/compliance/2010/11/19/days-on-market-dom/

MLS of Southern Arizona

• DOM: 7 days (Listings canceled or withdrawn and relisted by the same agent or team in less than 7 days will be charged a relist fee of $30 as of 2023).
• CDOM: 30 days
• Reference: https://www.tucsonrealtors.org/wp-content/uploads/mlssaz-rules-and-regulations.pdf 

North Carolina Regional MLS

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 31 days
• Rules: https://www.ncrmls.com/files/MLS_Rules_and_Regulations.pdf 

Northeast Florida MLS

• See realMLS

Northwest MLS

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 90 days
• Important: Cancellation of a listing and relisting is only permitted when there has been a substantial change in the price of the property; provided, however, in order to cancel and relist, a price increase must be greater than 5% of the highest price of the listing and a price decrease must be greater than 5% of the lowest price of the listing.

Northern Great Lakes MLS

• See MiRealSource MLS

North Texas Real Estate Information Services (NTREIS)

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 30 days
• Reference: https://ntreis.my.site.com/support/s/article/DOM-CDOM-calculation 

OneKey MLS

• DOM: 60 Days
• CDOM: N/A
• Reference: https://www.hgar.com/content/uploads/2022/03/OneKey-MLS-Rules-and-Procedures.pdf  
  • 310.6 Original Listing Date Retained
  • When listing information is changed or if the Property is re-listed by the same listing broker before the original expiration or extended expiration date of the original listing, and the Property Class remains the same, then the listing shall retain its original listing date. The only exception to this is if the listing was Withdrawn or Cancelled and remained off the market for at least sixty (60) days, then in this case a new listing can be signed and entered with the new listing date.

Pensacola MLS

• DOM: A listing must be off market for 30 days to get a new MLS number and for the days on market (DOM) to start at zero. 
• CDOM: A listing must be off ma for 30 days to get a new MLS number and for the continuous days on market (CDOM) to start at zero. 
• Reference: https://www.parmlshomepage.com/mls-documents-forms 

RealComp MLS

• See MiRealSource MLS

RealMLS

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 31 days
• Reference: https://www.realmls.com/faqs/ 

REALTORS® Association of Northeast Wisconsin MLS (RANW)

• DOM: Immediately, but the MLS requires the current listing expiration date be updated to today (not withdrawn/cancelled).

RealTracs MLS

• DOM: The MLS charges a $25 fine for relisting within 5 days of cancelling a listing. If you wait for the 6th day, the DOM will reset to 0.
• CDOM: This MLS does not use CDOM.
• Reference: https://supporthub.realtracs.com/mls-rules-user-agreement 

REIN MLS

• Re-list Within 60 Days of List Date by Same Agent/Same Firm is subject to a fine.
  • 3.2.19 Re-List/Withdrawals: For statistical purposes, if a listing is withdrawn and re-listed by the 677 same listing agent(s) with the same brokerage, and same owner name within sixty (60) days of the original list date, then the property must be re-activated using Active/Back-On-Market and the same MLS number to avoid a Re-list fee. No marketing or advertising of the property, including signage, social media, and any other action that notifies the public that the property is for sale or rent, is allowed while off-market (i.e. withdrawn.)
• Reference: https://reinmls-live.s3.amazonaws.com/trng_listing_input_handbook.pdf (rules being updated as of Oct 1, 2022)
• We would have to wait 60 days to create a new listing. We can reactivate a listing that was previously Withdrawn (Cancelled) if it has been less than 60 days since Withdrawal.

San Diego MLS

• See CRMLS

San Francisco MLS

• See Bridge MLS

Santa Barbara MLS

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 90
• Reference: http://www.sbaor.org/clientuploads/MLS%20Files/MLSRules.pdf 

Space Coast MLS

• DOM: 31 days
• CDOM: 31 days

Stellar MLS

• DOM: Immediately (see important NOTE below).
• CDOM: 31 days
• NOTE: Creating a new listing prior to 30 days from an expired/withdrawn listing from the same
  office to make it appear as new is a listing manipulation subject to a $500 fine. https://www.stellarmls.com/api/document/preview/4983 

Southwest Florida

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 31 days

Triad MLS

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 90 days

Triangle MLS

• DOM: Immediately
• CDOM: 30 days
• Reference: https://support.trianglemls.com/hc/en-us/articles/360056670814-How-long-do-I-need-to-wait-to-reset-the-DOM-and-CDOM- 

Upper Peninsula MLS

• See MiRealSource MLS