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MLS remarks checker

Paste your listing description. You get the character count against your MLS limit and every phrase that can cause fair housing trouble, with what to write instead.

Public remarks Welcome home! This charming 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch is perfect for families, on a quiet street in a safe neighborhood with great schools. Updated kitchen (2022) with quartz counters, new roof (2021), and a fenced backyard. Walk to church and Cedar Park.

Character limit

What the checker flags

Describe the property, not the people who should live in it. The checker looks for four kinds of phrases that fair housing guidance warns about, plus a few weak openers:

• Says who should buy: "perfect for families", "ideal for young professionals", "great for retirees", "empty nesters", "bachelor pad". Write the features behind the claim: "3 bedrooms on one level", "fenced backyard".
• Describes the neighborhood's people or safety: "safe neighborhood", "exclusive", "family neighborhood". Use facts you can verify, such as the distance to a named park or transit stop.
• Rates schools: "great schools", "top-rated district". Name a school only if you know it, and let buyers judge it.
• Religious landmarks as selling points: "walk to church", "near synagogue".
• Weak openers (not a legal issue): "Welcome home", "Don't miss", "Look no further". Open with the home's strongest feature instead.

What is fine

Facts about the property and the area: "0.4 miles to Cedar Park", "family room" as the name of a room, and accessibility features stated plainly, such as "no-step entry" or "grab bars in the primary bath".

Character limits

Each MLS sets its own limit for public remarks, and some count spaces while others do not. Check yours and enter it above. The count updates as you type.

A first-pass word check, not legal review. It can't judge context, and no list catches everything. Under US federal law the protected classes are race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status and national origin; state and local laws often add more. Follow your brokerage's policy.