Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the term “online real estate platform” means: (i) a digital media platform whose primary business purpose is to publicly advertise real estate for sale or lease; or (ii) a real estate website whose primary purpose is publicly advertising real estate for sale or lease. For purposes of this chapter, an online real estate platform does not include: (1) Nonpublic websites, portals, list serves, social media websites, or news sites; (2) Multiple listing services operated by or on behalf of licensed real estate brokers and accessible only to licensed real estate professionals and their clients; or (3) Internal business tools that do not provide a public-facing listing search experience to the general public. (Act 2026-536, §3.)