MLS Import puts NY State MLS listings on your own WordPress site. It syncs them every hour. Want the NY State MLS IDX feed? Then your whole office must be in the MLS first.
NY State MLS is a statewide MLS. State Listings, Inc. runs it. That is a private company. It is not a board or a group of agents (NY State MLS FAQ). It began in 2009 as NY State MLS (State Listings). The same database is also called My State MLS. The FAQ says it plainly: "All members of NY State MLS are part of My State MLS and all members of My State MLS are part of NY State MLS." In New York, the service still goes by NY State MLS (What is NY State MLS). Its software is its own, made just for this MLS (NY State MLS).
Dawn Pfaff started it. In the early 2000s, she was an appraiser and an agent. She "had to join 7 MLSs." One MLS fined her $150 for a bill she never got. Later, an MLS fined her broker $1,000. "That was the final straw for me," she wrote. So she built the system that became NY State MLS (founder's story). In 2015, the company grew into My State MLS for more states (Miami Living). Today, Pfaff is president and CEO (RISMedia). The company is based in Jupiter, Florida.
A NY State MLS IDX feed is for an office. It is not for one agent. The Member Terms say a feed is "available only through full office participation."
They add: "No individual agent may receive or display IDX listings unless these requirements are maintained."
These rules don't stop once the feed is on. The office must keep meeting them. If it doesn't, the MLS "may deny, suspend, or terminate IDX access" (Member Terms). Agents come and go.
The 2016 IDX License Agreement form says that if an agent leaves the broker, both must tell the MLS right away. The current form may differ, so check it before you sign.
The office's main broker, the principal broker, signs the office up.
Each licensed agent in that office must be a member.
All office listings that may go online must be opted in to IDX.
The broker signs it. The MLS calls the broker the "Participant" (IDX License Agreement, 2016 form).
Brokers, associate brokers and licensed salespeople. Also appraisers, auctioneers, manufactured home retailers, attorneys and lenders.
"Your firm must also be a participant or give permission for you to list."
Until your firm signs, "Limited Member advertisements do not feed to third-party sites." You can still learn the system and enter draft listings. Your broker e-signs a form at no cost.
They may search "only for valuation purposes and may not post listings."
You can list anywhere "so long as you're licensed in that state" (FAQ).
NY State MLS has one flat price for each agent or broker. You pay it straight to State Listings. It is not part of MLS Import. We bill MLS Import on its own. Checked October 12, 2026.
1. The Member Terms say your plan renews by itself. To stop it, cancel at least 3 business days before the renewal date.
2. The Member Terms say the MLS handles a cancel request within 5 business days. It sends you an email to confirm.
3. Monthly fees are not paid back.
4. A yearly plan you end early gets no refund (Member Terms).
5. Dispute a charge, and your membership goes "on immediate hold." Coming back is subject to a reactivation fee, and the MLS may refuse to reactivate you (Member Terms).
6. Licensed in more than three states on one account? An extra fee may apply for licenses beyond three (Member Terms).
7. Late by one month? After at least 10 days' notice, your service stops until you pay in full (Listing Terms 10.2).
Dues are one bill and the data feed is a second. Both go to State Listings. Here is the NY State MLS IDX feed price list. Checked October 12, 2026. Confirm at the MLS site.
The MLS puts it this way: "Requesting a feed of your own brokerage listings is always free." It also says: "Statewide feeds may have additional costs." The price "depends on your website configuration." Feeds take 1-3 business days to arrive (IDX page).
The Member FAQ says the same about your own data. Members can get their own data back "at any time with no fee." For other members' listings, it says "There is an additional fee for the IDX feed" (Member FAQ).
Feed fees don't come back. The 2016 IDX License Agreement form says no fees "will be refunded ... upon termination of this Agreement for any reason" (IDX License Agreement). So pick your feed tier with care.
1. MLS dues. You pay these to State Listings.
2. Feed fee. You also pay this to State Listings.
3. MLS Import. It's $49 a month after a 30-day free trial.
Budget for all three before you start. Your total depends on your office size and your feed tier. Not sure which tier fits your site? Call member services at 1-888-769-7657.
Here is the path to a NY State MLS WordPress site. The steps follow the MLS's own order. The goal is RESO Web API access.
Developers and vendors can't start step 3 alone. The member must ask for the NY State MLS IDX feed.
The whole office must join first. Follow the four office rules above.
The MLS's IDX page calls it the "IDX Vendor/Participant Agreement." The principal broker signs as the "Participant."
The form has pages for a vendor. A vendor on the trusted list can request the feed itself. MLS Import is not on that list. So the broker sends it and asks for RESO Web API access.
Its page says this takes 1-3 business days. It sends code and credentials only. It does not build anything for you (IDX page).
State Listings' public pages show no RESO Web API docs. Its answer sets the type of credentials. Our team confirms which credentials to send, and how.
Steps 1, 2 and 3
What they do Signs up the office, sends in the IDX License Agreement and asks for RESO Web API access
Steps 4
What they do Checks the forms and sends code and credentials
Steps 5
What they do Open a ticket, send the credentials and start the import
NY State MLS does not rent its system from a big MLS software brand. It runs its own. The FAQ says: "BLS stands for Broker Listing System and it is owned by State Listings, Inc." It was made just for this MLS.
Members get tools on the MLS site. There are CMAs and a CRM. There is a pro search tool, and the FAQ says it is "powered by REALTOR.com" (MLS FAQ). Need to sign in? Use the member login page. You sign in with your own member account.
RESO's record M00000845 for NY State MLS shows "Passed" for Web API Core 2.0.0. It also shows "Passed" for Data Dictionary 1.7. That means it passed RESO's tests. RESO does not list it as certified. State Listings' public pages show no RESO Web API docs. You ask for access through the IDX License Agreement.
So the path runs through the broker. The broker asks for RESO Web API access in the IDX License Agreement. Then you open an MLS Import support ticket. Our team confirms which credentials to send. You can see RESO's test levels on its certification page.
RESO is a shared set of field names. Once the MLS gives you RESO Web API access, MLS Import maps NY State MLS listings onto your WordPress fields, just like other RESO feeds.
The MLS's public pages show no refresh rate for the feed. So MLS Import's hourly sync sets how current your site is. New prices and new statuses show up each hour. Each listing becomes a real page on your own domain, and search engines can find it. You keep your own design and your own links.
NY State MLS is a private company. It is not a board or an association. Its page says "No boards to join" (member benefits). An agent can join alone, and the broker just signs a free form to take part at no cost (Member FAQ). The benefits page also says: "We don't charge for broker participation." A feed is different. For that, the whole office must join.
The MLS says it "does not have the specific 'Clear Cooperation Policy.'" It says that rule "would go against our motto that each broker should make their own business model" (MLS FAQ). It still says: "We do require that all brokers cooperate on listings with buyer's agents." The FAQ adds that this fits "most state license law and fair housing laws." Members can also post coming soon listings (coming soon page).
Office accounts can send listings in. They can use a feed, an API or FTP (Member FAQ). A member can get their own office's data back for free. Listings also go out to Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com, Homes.com and ListHub (FAQ). RISMedia lists My State MLS in the program that brings listings to Google through ComeHome. One limit: agents and team members without the right to send brokerage data must enter listings by hand (sending us data).
An open listing lets an owner list with more than one agent at once. The FAQ says "many MLS systems don't accept them." NY State MLS does. It says they're "common practice in certain markets, including New York City, the Hamptons, and parts of California" (MLS FAQ). They cost an extra monthly fee. They only go to outside sites that accept that type (Listing Terms). Will they reach your IDX feed? Ask the MLS when you request it.
Members "can list properties anywhere in all 62 counties, including all 5 boroughs" (NY State MLS). My State MLS uses the same database for more states than New York.
The MLS names these New York regions (NY benefits page):
"Statewide" means you may list anywhere in the state. It is not a count of listings. The MLS pages do not show how many New York listings it holds. Licensed in another state? You can list there too, as long as you hold that state's license. New York members use nystatemls.com. Members licensed in other states use mystatemls.com (What is NY State MLS).
Only work one part of the state? You don't have to import it all. MLS Import can bring in only the listings you pick. Filter by city, county, ZIP code, price, property type or status. You can also import only your own office's listings, if the feed has your office ID.
The feed holds listings that NY State MLS members put in. The data sits in one database for many states. A Houston, Texas listing even shows on its public New York listings page (public listings). So pick your area with the filters in MLS Import.
The Member FAQ also says a member's listings go to no other MLS: "Listings will only appear in My State MLS and NY State MLS" (Member FAQ).
The New York State Alliance of MLSs is a separate group. It joins UNYREIS in Rochester, CNYIS in Syracuse and WNYREIS in Buffalo (GRAR). NY State MLS pages do not say they share listings with it.
Work in Rochester, Syracuse or Buffalo? Check which MLS holds your listings and your buyers' listings. Need a second MLS too? MLS Import 7.2 can connect more than one MLS to one site in import mode.
The NY State MLS feed
The NY State MLS feed, if your feed tier allows it
Check which MLS holds them. MLS Import 7.2 can add a second MLS to the same site in import mode.
These rules come from the Listing Terms, last updated August 18, 2026, and the Member Terms.
What the MLS says Every listing goes into IDX unless the member opts it out.
Source Listing Terms 7.3, Offers of Cooperation
What the MLS says A listing "may be withheld at the seller's written direction." Listings marked "Company Private" don't go to other sites, member search or public search.
Source Member Terms, IDX Office Participation and Reciprocity; Member FAQ
What the MLS says Active, Pending (Contract), Sold, Rented, Expired or Withdrawn. "Listings are shown to the public only while Active." These are MLS statuses. They don't tell you what the feed sends.
Source Listing Terms 4.4, Status; section 8, Listing Quantity
What the MLS says Sold and Withdrawn listings must be updated within 3 business days. So must Contract, Pending and Off-Market listings, after any status change. Members who fall behind may be suspended. Open listings (a listing type) not edited in 90 days are removed.
Source Listing Terms 9, Listing Maintenance
What the MLS says Real photos, renderings of new homes or parcel maps. No "people or visible faces." No contact details. Nothing from Google Maps or Street View.
Source Listing Terms 5.4, Photographs
What the MLS says "Broker and agent contact information, however, must be made available to the public."
Source Listing Terms 5.5, Contact Information
What the MLS says The IDX License Agreement asks you to list each site that uses the data.
Source IDX License Agreement
1. The IDX disclaimer text
2. How often the feed updates
3. Which statuses reach the feed
4. How far back sold data goes
5. Any rules for logged-in client search (VOW)
6. A cap on results per search
NY State MLS raised its monthly price this spring. Its own page says: "Memberships did start at $45/month, but the rate increased to $50/month this Monday, May 18th, 2026" (My State MLS). The yearly plan costs $420 on the pricing page. The same page offered the old rate for a few more days: "ONLY through this landing page, you can redeem the original $45/month pricing until May 22nd, 2026." It promised that "lower price for life." So ask the MLS which rate applies to you.
Your plan renews by itself. The Member Terms say plans "continue to renew at the prevailing level." The MLS may also change its fees at any time, with timely notice to members (Member Terms). So watch your email for notices. Check the pricing page before you sign up, and again each year.
State Listings updated two key papers on August 18, 2026: the Listing Terms and the Privacy Policy. The Listing Terms hold the rules a website owner cares about most: IDX on by default, the $5 fee after 100 listings a year, the photo rules and the status deadlines.
The deadlines are tight. Contract, Pending and Off-Market listings must be updated "within three (3) business days of any status change." Members who don't keep statuses current "may be subject to membership suspension" (Listing Terms).
What does this mean for your site? A listing with an old status shows buyers the wrong thing. MLS Import checks for changes every hour, so new statuses reach your site fast. The Privacy Policy lists the Jupiter, Florida office. The MLS posts no list of what changed. Read both papers before you sign the IDX License Agreement.
On May 19, 2026, RISMedia named My State MLS as one of the MLSs in a HouseCanary and Google listing program. The program first launched in late 2025. Pfaff said: "We believe in the broker's right to market a property wherever, whenever, and however they see fit" (RISMedia).
In June, a press note said the pilot "has run in eight markets since 2025." HouseCanary then announced it would go nationwide. Listings show in Google mobile search with broker and agent branding "at no additional costs beyond MLS membership." Pfaff added: "My State MLS allows an entire brokerage to participate at once, and we give brokers the ability to decide how they participate" (BusinessWire via 01net).
NY State MLS is the statewide MLS of State Listings, Inc. It is a private company, not an association. It shares one database with My State MLS. Members can list in all 62 counties, including the five boroughs. MLS Import can bring its listings to your WordPress site.
The NY State MLS pricing page lists $50 a month or $420 a year. Membership has no setup or sign-up fee. The Listing Terms say the first 100 listings a year are free. Then each one costs $5. Office prices depend on size. Confirm at the MLS. MLS Import is a separate bill.
RESO lists NY State MLS as Passed for Web API Core 2.0.0 and Data Dictionary 1.7. It is not listed as certified. Its public pages show no RESO Web API docs. The broker asks the MLS for RESO Web API access. Then open an MLS Import support ticket. Our team confirms which credentials to send.
No. The whole office must be enrolled first. A vendor on the trusted list can request the feed for the member. MLS Import is not on that list. So the broker sends in the IDX License Agreement and asks the MLS for RESO Web API access. Then open an MLS Import support ticket. Our team confirms which credentials to send.
The MLS's IDX page says your own brokerage's listings come free. A statewide data feed starts at $25 a month plus a $200 setup for 1-4 agents. The price depends on your site setup. Multi-state pricing requires approval. MLS Import costs $49 a month on top.
NY State MLS says there are no boards to join. It lets licensed brokers, agents, appraisers and others join. Your broker must also take part in the MLS or give you permission to list. MLS Import then works with the feed your office gets.
Get the feed through your broker first. Then open an MLS Import support ticket. Our team tells you which credentials to send. After that, your listings come in and sync every hour.
Yes. MLS Import works with any WordPress theme. Four real estate themes get deeper integration: WpResidence, WpEstate, Houzez and Real Homes. None is required. It costs $49 a month after a 30-day free trial.
Yes. MLS Import 7.2 can connect more than one MLS to one site in import mode. You still need access to each MLS. Each one has its own rules and fees.
Your office joins NY State MLS first. Then MLS Import can bring the listings to your site.
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