Nevada is NOT a state that relies purely on the national NAR settlement/MLS rule — it has enacted its own statute. AB 258, sponsored by Assemblywoman Cinthia Zermeno Moore at the request of Nevada Realtors, amends NRS 645.005 (the definition of "brokerage agreement") to strike the prior "oral or written" language and require that ALL real estate brokerage agreements — including exclusive buyer's brokerage/buyer representation agreements — be in writing to be legally valid and enforceable. Previously, Nevada law allowed oral brokerage agreements. This is a real, verifiable, narrowly-scoped statute (unlike Texas's SB 1968 or California's AB 2992, which are more comprehensive), and it took effect October 1, 2025, roughly 14 months after the August 2024 national NAR settlement practice changes (which took effect August 17, 2024, via MLS Participant Rules regardless of state legislation). In Nevada, both layers now apply simultaneously: (1) the NAR/MLS settlement rule (effective Aug 17, 2024) already required a written buyer agreement before touring any home for any MLS Participant, capping typical terms around 90 days and prohibiting broker-compensation offers in the MLS; and (2) AB 258 (effective Oct 1, 2025) independently codifies into Nevada state law that brokerage agreements (a term covering buyer-broker agreements) cannot be oral. Note: AB 258 itself is narrow — it mandates the WRITING requirement, not detailed content fields (compensation amount, term length, exclusivity scope, termination) — those granular content requirements continue to come from NAR/MLS policy (e.g., Nevada MLS rules and NAR's Written Buyer Agreements Standard) and existing NRS provisions like NRS 645.254 (duties/compensation disclosure) and NRS 645.320 (exclusive buyer's brokerage agreements), not newly created by AB 258. Do not conflate the two: the writing MANDATE is Nevada statutory law (AB 258/Chapter 24); the specific mandatory content terms are chiefly MLS/NAR practice-standard driven.
Nevada Assembly Bill 258 (AB 258), 2025 Legislative Session — Chapter 24, Statutes of Nevada 2025 (amending NRS 645.005 and related provisions of NRS Chapter 645) — effective October 1, 2025 (applies to brokerage agreements entered into on or after this date). AB 258 was introduced Feb 18, 2025, passed the Legislature unanimously May 23, 2025, and signed by Governor Joe Lombardo on May 27, 2025.
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