Multiple listing services in the region have consolidated into one organization.
The Bright MLS real estate service area spans 40,000 square miles throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia. It includes nine multiple listing services.
In Delaware, the transaction will unite TREND, which covers New Castle and Kent counties, with Sussex Realtor group operating its own multiple listing service.
Bright is now integrating the various services into one system. Real estate has moved online with video and even drone footage playing a role.Bandwidth and other factors have presented challenges to MLS systems.
Competitors have also emerged.
The new entity is one of the largest MLSs in the nation with approximately 85,000 real estate professionals and 10 million property records. Industry veterans Tom Phillips, David Charron, and Brian Donnellan comparise the senior management team at Bright MLS. Tom Phillips, previously CEO of TREND MLS, is the new CEO of Bright MLS.
Industry veterans Tom Phillips, David Charron, and Brian Donnellan compose the senior management team at Bright MLS. Tom Phillips, previously CEO of TREND MLS, is the new President and CEO of Bright MLS.
David Charron, previously the President and CEO of MRIS, is the Chief Strategy Officer of Bright MLS. Former MRIS Chief Operating Officer Brian Donnellan will serve as COO of Bright MLS.
“The founders of Bright transformed their outdated physical, political and philosophical boundaries and united with one vision to fulfill what real estate professionals need,” said Tom Phillips, CEO of Bright MLS. “Bright is committed to leading expansion, so that everyone involved in the real estate transaction —brokers, agents, appraisers, Realtors associations and consumers—will be empowered to get more out of the MLS.”
Further information is available at www.brightmls.com.
