Network Broker / MLS

A Network Broker is a Mapaprop account connected to at least one Real Estate Network / MLS. By connecting to a network, that office becomes part of a group of peers with whom it can share properties, search for other members' listings, and coordinate deals together.

🔑 A broker is an account, not a person. Broker = office = Mapaprop account. Membership in a network belongs to the account: when your office joins a network, it joins as a whole.
Within that account, the one who represents and administers it is the administrator (or the manager, if the account handles several offices). A sales user — assigned to a branch or an agent — works inside the broker, but is not a broker: they don't appear as a counterparty in the network and don't administer the connection.

What a Network Broker does

By being part of a network, the broker can:

Publish properties in the network's pool so other members can see and share them.
Search peers' properties within the network's catalog.
Receive and send leads generated from the network's properties.
Coordinate co-brokering deals when a buyer is interested in a property that isn't their own.

Tip: "Being on Mapaprop" is not the same as "being a Network Broker." Any subscriber has their account, but only those connected to a network are Brokers of that network. The same office can be a Broker of several networks at the same time.

Who the lead goes to

An inquiry about a network property goes to a single broker, and which one depends on where the buyer came in from:

The buyer inquired from	The lead belongs to	The other broker
The network's portal	The property's owner — it's their listing	—
A member's website (MLS Network)	The owner of that site — their web generated the contact	The property's owner, whom they co-broker with

⚠️ The system does not send the lead to both. One inquiry comes in, to one inbox. Co-brokering is what the two offices agree on afterwards, outside the system: who handles it, how the commission is split, and on what terms (see Sharing commissions).

In a Publication Network there's no catalog on the members' sites, so the only door is the network's portal and the lead always belongs to the property's owner.

A Broker's visible data in the network

When another member views a network property, they can see the data of the broker who published it:

Name of the agency or professional
Area or locality of operation
Contact phone
Professional email

This data comes from the Broker's account profile on Mapaprop. Keeping it up to date matters so peers can get in touch when a business opportunity comes up.

How that Broker got into the network

They asked to join from the Marketplace and the network's owner approved their request. That's why someone appearing as a Broker of a network with an owner already means they were validated by whoever administers it.

What each Broker can do according to their plan

The features available inside the network depend on the Broker's subscription plan:

Feature	FREE	Plus	Pro+	Business
Receive leads from the Mapaprop Network	Yes (passive)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Connect to any network	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Contribute your properties to the network's pool	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
See your peers' portfolio inside Mapaprop	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Have your properties appear on the network's portal	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
The network's catalog on your website	No	No	No	Yes
Co-brokering with the network's other offices	No	No	No	Yes *

Pro+ adds nothing network-wise. What it adds — your own website — is outside the network. The jump is at Business.
* Co-brokering needs two things at once: that you have Business, and that the network offers it — the latter depends on the network's owner having the Business Manager plan. If your plan is enough but the network doesn't offer it, you won't have it, and it's not because of your subscription.