# MRED: IDX and VOW Rules Changes

Hello API Data Consumer,

We want to notify you that the MLS Grid will be making the following changes to one or more of your API data feeds. The details of the change can be found below.

**MLS Affected:** MRED

**Date of Change:** October 29, 2025\
**Type of Change:** RULES CHANGES TO IDX AND VOW RULES

At the request of MRED, MLS Grid IDX Rules and VOW Rules will be clarified on October 29, 2025 to add the following language for the applicable rules:<br>

**MLS GRID IDX RULES**\
**9. Criteria for IDX Display**\
For MRED Participants only: Exclusion criteria may not include, directly or indirectly, the identity of any Participant, brokerage firm, subscriber, licensee, or representative. If the Member Participant chooses to limit the display of any listings based on objective criteria, the Member Participant’s IDX site must include a disclosure to consumers that clearly states “Some listings have been excluded from this website.” The IDX site may also identify the specific criteria used for exclusion (e.g., price range, property type, or location).

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**MLS GRID VOW RULES**

**13. Exclusion of Listings**

For MRED Participants only: Member Participants may select the listings they choose to display through VOW based solely on objective criteria, including but not limited to factors such as geography or location, list price, type of property, or type of listing. Exclusion criteria may not include, directly or indirectly, the identity of any Participant, brokerage firm, subscriber, licensee, or representative. Selection of listings displayed through VOW must be independently made by each Member Participant. If the Member Participant chooses to limit the display of any listings based on objective criteria, the Member Participant’s VOW must include a disclosure to consumers that clearly states: “Some listings have been excluded from this website.” The VOW may also identify the specific criteria used for exclusion (e.g., price range, property type, or location).

The following links to the new versions of the MLS Grid IDX Rules and MLS Grid VOW Rules with this clarifying language can be found here:\
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<https://www.mlsgrid.com/s/MLS-Grid-IDX-Rules.pdf>\
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<https://www.mlsgrid.com/s/MLS-Grid-VOW-Rules.pdf>


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