Frank Major, trailblazer who carved path as Bright MLS’s first CTO, dies

Frank Major was known for his kindness, brilliance and contributions to real estate innovation. “Like many of us, I will greatly miss his friendship,” Bright MLS CEO Brian Donnellan said. Continue reading

Data and multiple listing services: A love story?

Speakers at Inman Connect New York on Tuesday urged MLSs to adopt new datasets and make sure to share them in ways that are useful to agents and consumers. Continue reading

Bright becomes first multiple listing service to hire a chief data officer

Thomas Morgan’s appointment aims to “redefine what it means to be an MLS” and falls in line with other high-profile hires this year that are also at least somewhat unusual for an MLS. Continue reading

Bright MLS welcomes teams into its platform

As teams continue to dominate the real estate industry, the major Mid-Atlantic MLS is launching new tools to help them better track their performance. Continue reading

‘Let your concerns be your call to action’: Bright MLS CTO

In real estate, we have more power than most other sectors to create communities and opportunities for ourselves and our neighbors to have discussions, “walk the talk,” and be the positive change that leads to togetherness and overcomes divisiveness. R… Continue reading

‘Let your concerns be your call to action’: Bright MLS CTO

In real estate, we have more power than most other sectors to create communities and opportunities for ourselves and our neighbors to have discussions, “walk the talk,” and be the positive change that leads to togetherness and overcomes divisiveness. R… Continue reading

WATCH: Why the real estate industry needs better data standards

Do we need more national standards for data sharing? What agent and broker pain points can we solve with more standards for data? Sam DeBord led a discussion at ICLV exploring how adopting modern data standards can make the real estate industry more ef… Continue reading

Bright MLS CEO out amid flurry of agent complaints

Tom Phillips, co-founder of mid-Atlantic multiple listing service giant Bright MLS, is leaving his role as CEO of the organization next month, amid an avalanche of complaints from real estate agents frustrated with the multiple listing service’s softwa… Continue reading