Is a CIE the same thing as a MLS?

answered 2011-12-29 16:12:30 -0500

Mike Gregg
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They are basically the same thing. A Commercial Information Exchange (CIE) is like a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) but it is built specifically for commercial real estate.

Here is some more information:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CommercialInformationExchange
• http://www.catylist.com/cie/

answered 2012-01-09 13:35:05 -0500

steve@reagans.com
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An important difference between a CIE and an MLS is that the MLS requires compensation guarantees to it's members as a condition of publishing on the MLS where CIE leaves commissions and compensation as negotiable during the course of completing a transaction.