Bright MLS’s David Charron Honored with 2018 Vis

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bright MLS, one of the nation’s largest multiple listing services (MLS), today announced that its Chief Strategy Officer David Charron received the 2018 Visionary Award by T3 Sixty, a leading residential real estate consulting company. This award reinforces Bright’s mission to transform the MLS and provide real estate professionals with data and innovative tools to better serve their customers.

Charron brings over 35 years of experience in the technology and real estate industries, with a commitment to challenging the status quo and leveraging new technologies. Throughout his career, Charron has been a major proponent of MLS innovation and consolidation. Most recently, he played an integral role in bringing together 43 Realtor associations to consolidate nine MLSs into Bright MLS, which today serves approximately 85,000 real estate professionals and 20 million consumers across the Mid-Atlantic region.

T3 Sixty’s chairman and CEO, Stefan Swanepoel, acknowledged Charron at a gala event held during the recent 2018 T3 Summit. “Through great vision and strong commitment, Charron has had a major impact on the residential real estate industry,” said Swanepoel. “His guidance and leadership continue to reshape the MLS industry nationwide, providing brokers and agents with powerful resources they can use to be successful. T3 Sixty proudly acknowledges his significant contribution to making our industry a better and more professional world.”

“It is an incredible honor to be recognized by T3 Sixty,” said Charron. “This represents an absolute team effort with my colleagues at Bright to break down market barriers, therein making it easier for brokers and agents to access data and use innovative tools to enhance their business. We are all united in this effort to transform the MLS and look forward to expanding our footprint into new markets.”

Each year, T3 Sixty acknowledges visionary leaders who exceeded industry expectations. Wes Foster, Chairman Emeritus of Long & Foster, was also honored.

About Bright MLS 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. As a leading Multiple Listing Service (MLS), Bright serves approximately 85,000 real estate professionals who in turn serve over 20 million consumers. For more information, please visit www.brightmls.com .

Media Contact Rachel Henderson Warschawski for Bright MLS Rachel.henderson@warschawski.com 410.367.2700

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