System Release Notes
We regularly add new features and functionality based on feedback we have received. Below is a summary of the features added in 2018 and links to view the Release Notes.
2018 Releases
December 19 Release
In this release we added enhancements for managing photos and listing information including:
- Importing photos and documents using Google Drive
- The Federal Flood Zone Y/N field is optional in select counties
- Changes made to Assessor Photo display in Public Records (York and Adams County, PA)
To review the entire list of enhancements released on December 19, click on the following link.
View December 19 Release Notes
November 29 Release
In this release, enhancements were added to reporting capabilities, listing editing, and Public Records field options. These enhancements include:
- The availability of Market Performance Reports in Bright
- The ability to edit listings directly from the Search results
- Listing Terms field added to Listing Management
- Importing photos and documents using OneDrive
- A Building Name field has been added to Public Records so you can easily search by building instead of street address;
- Additional garage-type features added to public records
To review the entire list of enhancements released on November 29, click on the following link.
View November 29 Release Notes
November 12 Release
In this release, we enhanced your ability to perform listing transfer requests, added a report option, improved Public Records search capabilities and more including:
- Online Listing Transfer requests and approvals
- A new Price Analysis Report which allows you to easily view the new price for a set of closed listings along with DOM/CDOM and Age
- The ability to search for Public Records using a set of selected listings.
- City and Legal Subdivision fields added to Public Records search
To review the entire list of enhancements released on November 12, click on the following link.
View November 12 Release Notes
October 29 Release
In this release, we made several enhancements which included:
- Bright MLS listing number formats including state and county abbreviations
- System enhancements to Financial Calculators
- Renaming the Real Estate Owned field to "REO"
- Adding the Tax Record Updated date field to listing summaries
To review the entire list of enhancements released on October 29, click on the following link.
October 24 Release
In this release update, we made several enhancements to Search and reporting options which included:
- Drag and Drop function to manually order search results
- Create and manage multiple carts per contact
- Email, print, and get directions from the My Listings and Concierge screens
- The ability to manually enter a radius between 0.01 and 99.99 miles using Map Search
- More easily view and print multiple map layers on both Client One-Line and 360 reports
To review the entire list of enhancements added, click on the following article.
View October 24 System Updates
September 27 Release
In this release, we made several enhancements which included:
- Listing Management fully functional on mobile devices
- Adding the Capital Contribution Fee field to Listing Management
- Improved the Tax Record search when entering new listings
- The addition of the Bright Market Statistics monthly report
- The ability to set-up Permission Defaults for your brokerage and choose individual permissions
To review the entire list of enhancements released on September 27, click on the following link.
View September 27 Release Notes
August 8 Release
In this release, we made several enhancements which included:
- Remove "N/A" and "All County," providing only actual MLS areas
- Adding Short Sale Y/N and Real Estate Owned Y/N fields to Listing Management
- Brokers ability to approve applications from their office to join Bright online
- Improved Search speed, time and functionality
To review the entire list of enhancements released on August 8, click on the following link.
July 25 Release
In this release, we made several enhancements which included:
- Updating Tax Records for all counties in Bright
- Simplifying our Terms of Use notice and how its displayed
- Replacing Federal Flood Insurance field with Federal Flood Zone Y/N
- Updates to the water field naming conventions
- Automatically update listings with Water Oriented equal to No to also set all associated water fields to no
- Make the Land lease fields required for listings where Ownership=Land Lease but hidden for listings where land lease does not apply
- Redesigned the Buyer Closing Costs and Net Seller Sheet for easier use and navigation
- Modified the Agent One-Page display for residential listings to show Inclusions and Exclusions in the Remarks
To review the entire list of enhancements released on July 25, click on the following link.
July 11 Release
In this release, we updated Public Records to include 2018 Lancaster County tax reassessment and added the following reports:
- An Appraiser One-Page report for Multi-Family
- Agent One-Page report
- Client One-Page report
- Appraiser One-Page report for remaining property types
To review the entire list of enhancements released on July 11, click on the following link.
June 27 Release
In this release, we made several enhancements and updates to Listing Management including:
- Replacing "Listing Agreement Date" to "Listing Term Date Begins."
- Improving search functionality by including Street Directional Prefix or Suffix (N, E, S, SE, etc.) in the address of the tax record
- Adding Senior Community Y/N as a required field when entering a listing
- Adding Seller’s Property Disclosure as a document option
To review the entire list of enhancements released on June 27, click on the following link.
June 12 Release
In this release, we made several enhancements including:
- Launched Remine’s map based property search tool as part of your standard MLS subscription
- Increasing the maximum number of listing photos you can add to 150
- Coming Soon added to the picklist options under View My Listings
To review the entire list of enhancements released on June 12, click on the following link.
May 30 Release
In this release, we made the following enhancements in Bright:
- The ability to edit price and expiration date on all published listings from the Manage Listings screen in Listing Management
- Making the MLS Area and Subdivision fields more visible
- Replacing the "List Price" with "Current Price" on a CMA Brief
To review the entire list of enhancements released on May 30, click on the following link.
May 14 Release
In this release, we made the following enhancements in Bright:
- Increased the amount of time a draft listing can be inactive to 30 days
- Changed Subdivision Name and Building Name fields to lookups in Listing Management
- Made improvements to search results
To review the entire list of enhancements released on May 14, click on the following link.