Press Release: Broker Revenue Share Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARIS Launches Industry-First Revenue Share Program for Brokers
St. Louis, MO — 12/15/25 — MARIS (Mid America Regional Information Systems) announces the successful launch of its groundbreaking Broker Revenue Share Program. Designed to return all income derived from MLS data access back to the brokers who contribute listings to the MLS marketplace, this initiative marks a significant milestone in fostering transparency and rewarding collaboration between brokers and their MLS partner.
The 2025 Broker Revenue Share Program generated a total revenue share pool of over $250,000, cementing the inaugural initiative as a significant success for MARIS and qualifying brokers. MARIS revenue share represents innovation the MLS industry has yet to explore fully, with MARIS on the cutting edge of collaboration with its brokers.
“To the best of our knowledge, MARIS is the only MLS in the country to implement a revenue share program as a revenue-neutral line item in the budget,” said Cameron Paine, President and CEO of MARIS. “Regardless of whether MARIS has a good or bad year financially, every dollar earned from data feeds will be returned to qualifying brokers, reinforcing our strong commitment to fairness, innovation, and returning value to our broker partners.”
The MARIS Broker Revenue Share Program ensures that every listing that successfully closed or leased in Matrix between December 1, 2024, and December 1, 2025, and that was active in the MLS for more than one day, will receive an equal share of all revenue generated from MARIS data feed partnerships. Listings kept exclusive within brokerage offices are not eligible, as those listings did not contribute value to the broader MLS marketplace.
"Data is at the heart of every real estate transaction," said Chad Wilson, MARIS Chairman and head of The Chad Wilson Group at Keller Williams Realty West. "Our tiered, metered feed is recognition that timely, accurate, and comprehensive real estate data has value – and that the value should accrue to the benefit of the brokers adding their listing data to the MLS."
This initiative underscores MARIS’ dedication to enhancing the MLS experience through incentivization of listing input.
"I may not be the largest broker in town, so my profit share will be a lot less than a big brokerage, but knowing that I'll get a check for every active listing I close in MARIS? That matters," said Dennis Norman, MARIS Vice-Chairman and Broker at MORE, REALTORS®.
About MARIS
Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, MARIS is the 23rd largest MLS in the country with more than 15,000 subscribers covering 130+ counties across Missouri and Illinois. MARIS is owned by 14 shareholder Associations. For more information about MARIS, please visit marismls.com or call 314-984-9111.
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