Stellar MLS Launches Home Search to Give Customers a Trusted, Direct Connection to Consumers

New public-facing search experience delivers accurate MLS listing data without advertising or paid placement

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla., Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stellar MLS, one of the largest and most influential multiple listing services in the nation, has launched Stellar MLS Home Search, a public-facing home-search experience designed to provide consumers with accurate listing information directly from the MLS while supporting and strengthening the relationships between Stellar customers and their clients.

As the home-search landscape continues to evolve, Stellar MLS is providing its customers with a trusted, direct resource they can confidently recommend to clients – one built on comprehensive MLS data, free from advertising, paid placement and lead-generation models.

Designed to support rather than compete with brokers and agents, Stellar MLS Home Search provides consumers with a straightforward way to search Stellar MLS listings while preserving prominent attribution for the real estate professionals who represent them. Consumer inquiries go directly to the listing agent rather than being sold or routed to competing advertisers.

"We're offering the public home search now because the home-search landscape keeps shifting, and Stellar customers deserve a steady, trusted place to point clients – one where they can find the full picture of homes for sale, built on data they can trust and without the interference of ads or lead-generation schemes," said Shayne Fairley, CEO of Stellar MLS. "The industry conversation around home search will continue to evolve. Our focus remains where it has always been: on our customers and giving them the tools and resources they need to serve their clients."

Stellar MLS is a shareholder in Broker Public Portal (BPP), an industry-led initiative founded by real estate brokerages and MLS organizations to provide a national consumer home-search experience powered by MLS data. Stellar MLS Home Search is powered by BPP's Cribio technology, providing the underlying search capabilities for the Stellar-branded experience.

"Stellar MLS choosing BPP to help drive its pace of innovation is a significant moment for us," said Dan Troup, CEO of Broker Public Portal. "Their scale, vision, and expectations pushed our team to think bigger and move faster. Stellar challenged us to create a search experience that delivers greater value to its agents and members, and we're thrilled with the outcome. What made this implementation special was the passion on both sides. The Stellar and BPP teams were committed to building something genuinely different, and together they delivered. The work we've done with Stellar has not only created something powerful for their market, it has helped shape the future of BPP."

For Stellar MLS customers, the Home Search helps maintain the integrity of listing information while prominently attributing listings to the broker and agent and routing consumer inquiries directly to the listing agent.  Free from advertising, paid placement and lead-generation tactics, the experience is designed to support customer relationships without competing with broker and agent websites.

For consumers, Stellar MLS Home Search provides access to Stellar MLS listings approved for public display, refreshing listings in minutes, so new homes and status changes appear quickly. The service connects consumers directly with the listing agent when they inquire about a property and offers an ad-free search experience with no paid placement or preferential treatment in search results.

Stellar MLS Home Search is available at StellarMLS.com from desktop and mobile browsers. There is no cost to Stellar MLS customers or consumers to access or use the service.

About Stellar MLS
Stellar MLS is the multiple listing service for real estate professionals who value clarity, stability, and support in a real estate market and industry defined by change. As one of the largest and most influential multiple listing services in the nation, Stellar MLS serves more than 75,000 customers and supports real estate agents and brokers across 20 REALTOR® associations in Central, Southwest and North Florida and Puerto Rico. Its extensive footprint allows Stellar MLS to deliver a broader suite of cutting-edge products and services, and more opportunities for customers to do business than almost any other MLS. Stellar MLS creates conditions within which real estate professionals can succeed, the housing market can thrive, and people who seek homeownership have every opportunity to achieve it.

About Broker Public Portal
Founded in 2014, Broker Public Portal (BPP) is a nationwide alliance of MLSs and brokerages working together to deliver a consumer-first home search experience powered directly by source MLS data. Its flagship platform, Cribio, offers ad-free property search built on trust and Fair Display Guidelines. Learn more at www.brokerpublicportal.com and www.cribio.com.

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SOURCE Stellar MLS