Are real estate agents supposed to advertise their short sales?

[Ivan Poon]

Hey guys,

I talked to my RE agent (who specializes in foreclosures/short sales) a while ago and he told me that he has to put up his short sales on the MLS and can't just do a private short sale between me and the seller/bank.

Is that a requirement by banks? Maybe i just misheard him... i'm going to ask about it again with him.

I'm having real bad luck with foreclosures, so i wanna try short sales where i might not have to compete with other people.