Bright first MLS to hire a chief economist

Dr. Lisa Sturtevant will help Bright with “critical business decisions around the company’s data assets” such as evaluating products and partnerships. Continue reading

Inman Connect returns: Big parties, tech’s reckoning and a Zillow pile-on

The event wrapped up this week after a two-year, pandemic-forced hiatus — and highlighted all the ways the real estate industry is still evolving. Continue reading

M. Ryan Gorman: Honestly, building tech for real estate is a ‘nightmare’

M. Ryan Gorman, CEO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate, and Brian Donnellan, CEO of Bright MLS, told a rapt audience at Inman Connect New York why the industry hasn’t reached the “latte vision” yet. Continue reading

Bright MLS outages spark ire among members of 2nd largest MLS

CoreLogic’s Matrix has been down off and on for nearly a week for Bright’s 100,000-plus subscribers in the Mid-Atlantic region, subscribers and executives of the MLS confirmed. Continue reading

Major MLSs join forces to form ‘Rosetta Stone’ of showing services

The project comes about four months after Zillow announced its acquisition of ShowingTime, turning showing technology into one of the hottest topics in real estate. Continue reading

Bright MLS launches tool to measure home demand in real time

The “Bright T3 Home Demand Index,” created in partnership with T3 Sixty, is designed to give Bright MLS subscribers a sense of how the market is doing in real time. Continue reading

Bright MLS debuts coronavirus response program

Bright Steps includes extra granular data about the market, new virtual showing capabilities, webinars and other tools. Continue reading

WATCH: Pocket listing ban will have ‘huge impact on consumers’

A pair of industry leaders argued at Inman Connect New York that NAR’s recently approved Clear Cooperation Policy will ultimately be good for everyone. Continue reading

Bright MLS: No fines issued as pocket listing ban kicks in

The Mid-Atlantic organization fines brokers $5,000 for marketing listings without putting them in the MLS. But days after those fines went into effect, everyone appears to be complying. Continue reading

Pocket listing ban will have ‘huge impact on consumers’

A pair of industry leaders argued Thursday at Inman Connect New York that NAR’s recently approved Clear Cooperation Policy will ultimately be good for everyone. Continue reading