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 2019 and links to view the Release Notes.
2019 Releases
December 12 Release
In this release we made several updates to Listing Management and Search and reports including:
- Kick-Out Clause fields now required for Active Under Contract listings
- Draft listings are now available for up to 90 days
- Duplicate warning messages will appear for on-market listings
To review the entire list of enhancements released on December 12, click on the following link.
View December 12 Release Notes
December 10 Release
In this release we made several updates to BrightMLS.com and Search and reports including:
- Street Name and Suffix now available as one field in Search
- RentSpree is now accessible directly from Bright
To review the entire list of enhancements released on December 10, click on the following link.
View December 10 Release Notes
November 25 Release
In this release, Synopsis Reports were added for the Business Opportunity property type. Client and Agent Synopsis reports are now available in both HTML and PDF formats for all Business Opportunity listings.
November 19 Release
In this release we made several updates to Listing Management, Search and reports, and Financial Calculators including:
- Entry Floor Number has been renamed Unit Entry Floor
- Revisions to field definitions to make them more understandable and applicable across property types
- UI updates to replace hyperlinks and buttons with more prominent graphics
- Numerous updates and fixes to Buyer Closing Cost and Seller Net Sheet
To review the entire list of enhancements released on November 19, click on the following link.
View November 19 Release Notes
November 7 Release
In this release we made several updates to Listing Management and Search and reports including:
- Enhanced functionality for entering and viewing remarks
- Multi-select fields now display more options at once
To review the entire list of enhancements released on November 7, click on the following link.
October 17 Release
In this release we made several updates to Listing Management, Search, and reports including:
- Added more levels for rooms to Listing Management and Search
- Streamlined the process and fields required when entering a listing for Comparable purposes
- Added the ability to enter 0 Bedrooms or 0 Bathrooms for any listing regardless of property type
- Changed Open House Remarks to be an optional field when entering a listing
- Client and Agent Gallery reports and displays are now available for the Business Opportunity property type
- Instanet icon and link are now available in Search for NVAR and PWAR subscribers
- High School field is now required if you are entering a listing located in Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry counties
To review the entire list of enhancements released on October 17, click on the following link.
October 1 Release
In this release we made various updates to Listing Management and Search and reports including:
- Recreation Room and Conservatory Room are now available in Listing Management and Search
- Gallery reports and displays added for the Commercial Sale property type
- Subdivision is now required for all properties located in Ocean County, New Jersey
- Updated Block field in Public Records to accommodate search results in Washington, D.C.
To review the entire list of enhancements released on October 1, click on the following link.
September 24 Release
In this release we made updates to Search and reports including:
- Gallery report and display added for the Commercial Lease property type
- Final Closed Price now displays accordingly on the Property History page
To review these enhancements in more detail, click on the following link.
View September 24 System Updates
September 5 Release
To better address the needs of the market and more accurately capture the time a listing is actively marketed in Bright, we made the following changes in how DOM/CDOM is calculated in Bright:
- DOM will start at “1” on the date the listing is entered in Bright as Active status.
- DOM/CDOM will now pause for all properties listed in Active Under Contract status.
- DOM/CDOM will reset when a new listing is added after the previous listing has been in the Withdrawn status for 61 consecutive days.
To learn more about these changes, DOM/CDOM, or listing statuses in Bright, click on the following link.
View September 5 System Updates
August 27 Release
In this release we launched a quick and easy way for you to advertise your listings on Facebook, Instagram, Waze, and Google. Bright’s new Homesnap integration allows you to create and monitor digital campaigns for your listings straight from Listing Management.
To learn more about this new feature in Bright, click on the following link.
August 20 Release
In this release we made various updates to Listing Management and Search and reports including:
- Copy a listing is now available for most-used property types
- Municipality field no longer appears for Virginia, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, or New Jersey in Listing Management
- Results Statistics report now more easily accessible
- Above Grade Finished (AGF) Square Feet label designation added to Client Portal Gallery and Map reports
To review the entire list of enhancements released on August 20, click on the following link.
July 23 Release
In this release we made various updates to Listing Management, listing history, and the process for uploading photos including:
- Directions field now required on all listings
- Listing history will now include a listing’s original status when entered
- System fixes and other enhancements for improved photo uploads
- Contingency Type and Last Contingency Expires fields removed from the Residential Lease property type
- Numerous updates and fixes to Buyer Closing Cost and Seller Net Sheet
To review the entire list of enhancements released on July 23, click on the following link.
July 16 Release
In this release we made various updates to Search and reports including:
- Agreement of Sale Date added to Active Under Contract Listings
- Showings can now be scheduled for Coming Soon listings after the Expected On Market Date
- New Construction field added to Multi-Family full reports
- Client and Agent Gallery reports added for Land Property Type
- School name fields now include county and state designation
- Public Records updated to enable searching by Subdivision/Neighborhood
- Access to MyFloodStatus.com available for NEXUS subscribers
To review the entire list of enhancements released on July 16, click on the following link.
July 9 Release
In this release we made various updates to Market History reports, Listing Management, and Financial Calculators including:
- Addition of Industry Watch report to Bright
- New, optional field that allows you to enter and search for listings located near public transportation
- Updated status date rules for DOM/CDOM
- Numerous updates and fixes to Buyer Closing Cost and Seller Net Sheet
To review the entire list of enhancements released on July 9, click on the following link.
June 18 Release
In this release we made various updates to BrightMLS.com and Listing Management including:
- Email reminders about potential listing errors
- New Accuracy & Policy link under the Support menu for information on Bright’s Rules and Regulations
- Update of renamed New Jersey municipalities
To review the entire list of enhancements released on June 18, click on the following link.
June 6 Release
In this release we made various updates to Listing Management, Financial Calculators, Market Statistics and CMA reports including:
- Added several new fields and picklist options for Commercial Property Types.
- Updated the Market Statistics Report page to look and work the same as the Market Performance, Listing Performance, and Residential Activity Reports.
- Performed additional fixes to Financial Calculators.
- Updated CMA reports in Search to display List Price, Closed Price (instead of Sold Price), and Concessions Amount on all pages.
To review the entire list of enhancements released on June 6, click on the following link.
May 23 Release
In this release we made various updates to Listing Management, Financial Calculators, and Search and reports including:
- Made several data enhancements and updates to the Residential Lease property type in Listing Management and updated accordingly in Search and displays.
- In the Street Name field of Listing Management, the system will now automatically remove an extra space if entered.
- For all agent fields, the system will now display the Agent’s Preferred First Name and Last Name instead of the Agent’s Contact Name.
- Added the Total Proration Fields to the Seller Net Sheet.
- The calendar option on the Buyer Closing Cost and Seller Net Sheet will now offer a check on proration dates.
- Close Date and Concessions Amt fields have been added to the listing detail when viewed on a mobile device and when accessed from recent Portal activity email notifications.
- Both Agent and Client Synopsis reports are now available in an HTML or PDF report format for Residential Sale and Residential Lease.
To review the entire list of enhancements released on May 23, click on the following link.
May 7 Release
In this release we made various updates to Listing Management and Financial Calculators including:
- Additional owner names now display and autofill from tax records in Listing Management
- Enhanced picklist options for Commercial property types
- You can now enter Street Name when creating a listing from a tax record that is missing this information
- Condo/HOA fees now autofill when creating a Buyer Closing Costs or Seller Net Sheet from a listing
To review the entire list of enhancements released on May 7, click on the following link.
April 25 Release
In this release we made various updates to Market History reports, Public Records, and Search including:
- Residential Activity Report is now available in Bright
- Frequently used reports are now displayed as print options
- Fireplace Total available in Public Records where provided by the county
- Cleanup of subdivision names across 18 counties
- For Brokers: Selling Agents dashboard alert and email summary
To review the entire list of enhancements released on April 25, click on the following link.
April 16 Release
In this release we made various updates to Listing Management and Search and reports including:
- Daily listing alert emails for Listings Expiring Soon, Pending Listings Past Expected Close Date, and Listings Closing Soon
- Cleanup of subdivision names across 5 counties
- New field created for Section 8 Approved
- City and ZIP code now included in Three-Up Print to PDF report
To review the entire list of enhancements released on April 16, click on the following link.
April 4 Release
In this release we made various updates to Listing Management, Public Records, and Search and reports including:
- Pets allowed Y/N now available on Residential Sale
- Open House usability and fixes
- Property Sketches now available as full-page PDFs
- Results Statistics available for CMA reports
- Appraiser Parcel One-Page display added to Search
- Change or update your login name
To review the entire list of enhancements released on April 4, click on the following link.
March 25 Release
In this release we made various updates to Search and reports including:
- Fixes to Financial Calculators
- Condo/Coop Association OR HOA field added to residential searches
- Central Air updates to commercial lease listings imported from TREND
- Updates to Public Records
To review the entire list of enhancements released on March 25, click on the following link.
March 19 Release
In this release we made various updates to Listing Management and Search and reports including:
- Removal of fields for Residential Lease properties
- The ability to view and edit license number information directly from Listing Management
- New Ocean and Bay location types
- A new filter for Auto Emails that enables you to filter searches by Currently Active
To review the entire list of enhancements released on March 19, click on the following link.
March 12 Release
In this release update, we made the following enhancements:
- Corrected listing fields and information that were incorrectly mapped into Bright from TREND and MRIS.
- Updated Financial Functions compatibility with Mac OS and mobile browsers.
- Performed fixes to the Listing Performance Reports and Market Performance Reports.
- Added Showing Contact information to the Directions page.
- Added Active Under Contract to Change Type in History Search.
To review the entire list of enhancements released on March 12, click on the following link.
March 5 Release
In this release we made various updates to Listing Management and Search and reports including:
- Bright status definitions automatically display in Listing Management
- Street Number and Street Suffix Modifier now display properly
- Unit numbers are denoted by a hashtag in the full address in Search
- For Brokers: Listing Syndication Dashboard now works in Internet Explorer 11
To review the entire list of enhancements released on March 5, click on the following link.
February 26 Release
In this release we made various updates to the Dashboard and Listing Management including:
- Dashboard Listing alerts
- You can now enter an alphanumeric Unit Number when performing a Tax Record search in Listing Management
- Heating Type and Heating Fuel no longer autofill from the Tax Record for Land listings
- Lot Size Dimensions and Land Use Code now autofill from the Tax Record
- Past-Due Invoice Popup and Alert
- Owner Name Labels printed from Public Records are now aligned correctly within label margins
- Deed Record Date added to Public Records One-Line Report
- Gallery report and display added for Multi-Family Property Type
- Directions Report now displays the full address including City, State, and Zip code
To review the entire list of enhancements released on February 26, click on the following link.
View February 26 Release Notes
February 21 Release
In this release update, we made several enhancements which included:
- Updates and recent changes to Days on Market (DOM)
- Street Directional Prefix field now displays and exports correctly on mailing labels
- You can now sort agents in an individual office on the Our Agents Search page by first or last name or by any of the column headers
- Fixes to Financial Calculators
To review the entire list of enhancements added, click on the following article.
View February 21 System Updates
February 14 Release
In this release update, we made several enhancements to Search and reporting options which included:
- Gallery reports added to Bright for Residential Sale and Lease
- Age field added for searching and as a user-addable field on displays
- Subscriber ID now shows on Agent Full reports
- You can now sort by Occupant Type
- Renamed Buyer Agent and Office with Selling Agent and Office to match Listing Management
- MLS numbers associated with a property are now sorted in chronological order in 360 Reports
To review the entire list of enhancements added, click on the following article.
View February 14 System Updates
February 7 Release
In this release update, we made several enhancements to Search and reporting options which included:
- Agent Awards report now included in Bright
- Block and Lot added to Agent and Client Full Reports
- Directions added to Client Full and Portal displays
- Listings associated with inactive offices now showing in agent inventories
To review the entire list of enhancements added, click on the following article.
View February 7 System Updates
January 31 Release
In this release we made various updates to Search and reports, Listing Management, and online Support including:
- Agent and Client Gallery reports for Residential Sale
- Listing Performance Report
- Launch of Bright Knowledgebase
- Improved process for entering Comparable listings
- Auto update tax information from Public Records
- Commercial Lease field removals
- Restricted words check in Listing Management
To review the entire list of enhancements released on January 31, click on the following link.
January 14 Release
In this release we made enhancements to Search, Market Performance Reports, and Financial Calculators including:
- Legal Subdivision now available on reports and in listing search
- Email activity added to Market Performance Reports; updates made to Market Statistics geography
- Changes to Rooms display in Search
- Fixes to Seller Net Sheet and FHA Loan Limits in Financial Calculators
To review the entire list of enhancements released on January 14, click on the following link.