Bright MLS

Bright MLS operates the multiple listing service (MLS) that underpins the Mid-Atlantic real estate market. Founded in 2016 through the collaboration of 43 associations and two of the nation's most prominent MLSs, it runs the platform on which approximately $140 billion in real estate transactions are facilitated each year. Its coverage extends across six U.S. states and the District of Columbia, spanning some 40,000 square miles.

The organisation serves more than 101,000 real estate professionals and over 20 million consumers. Beyond the core MLS platform, it maintains a library of products and tools designed to support subscribers' day-to-day work, as well as a data and research operation regarded as a definitive source of housing market information for the Mid-Atlantic region.

Technical work spans real estate technology platform development, MLS technology, housing market data analytics, market research and intelligence, and the building of data and analytics tools. The company states a commitment to an open, clear and competitive housing market, with an emphasis on transparency and fairness in the marketplace.