In July 2002, the San Francisco Association of Realtors opened the multiple listing
service (MLS) to searches by members of the public. This means that you can
search all properties listed for sale on the San Francisco MLS in several ways:
 
by district and sub-district (i.e. neighborhood )
by county
by ZIP code
by open house dates
 
This access represents an exciting step towards empowering home buyers and
sellers by giving them an important resource. In short, it places a great deal of
information literally at your fingertips. Your real estate professional can help
you sort through and make sense of this information, in addition to helping you
write a competitive offer on a property that you like or listing a property you would
like to sell on the MLS.