Definition
The Clear Cooperation Policy is a National Association of REALTORS (NAR) rule that requires a listing broker to submit a listing to their Multiple Listing Service within one business day of publicly marketing the property. Public marketing includes yard signs, social media posts, listing portals, and any communication to buyers beyond the broker's own brokerage.
The policy is designed to limit off-MLS or 'pocket' listings and keep inventory visible to all cooperating brokers and their buyers.
Why it matters
Missing the one-business-day window can expose a broker to MLS fines and disciplinary action, so the timer between first public marketing and MLS submission has to be tracked precisely, and business days, not calendar days, are what count.
Because the deadline is easy to miss when marketing starts informally, agents and brokers benefit from a system that records when public marketing began and when the listing was submitted, and that nudges them as the deadline approaches.
Realm tracks the Clear Cooperation timer from first public marketing and nudges the agent and broker before the business-day deadline.