Bright MLS to Integrate ICE’s Paragon Connect into Its Technology Ecosystem

ICE Mortgage Technology, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), and Bright MLS, the nation’s largest multiple listing service (MLS), today announced that Bright MLS will integrate ICE’s Paragon Connect MLS platform into its technology ecosystem to support its future growth.

Paragon Connect is a mobile-first MLS platform that allows real estate professionals to research, collaborate and manage listings from anywhere. Built on a modern architecture, Paragon Connect offers API integrations, advanced collaboration tools and powerful customization tools that help agents stay competitive.

“Our relationship with ICE allows us to expand access to the Bright experience beyond our traditional geographic borders in a way that respects how agents and brokers already work,” said Brian Donnellan, President and CEO of Bright MLS. “We’re committed to innovation that empowers agents, and this is one more way Bright is making the MLS more accessible and useful in a rapidly changing marketplace.”

As the next-gen evolution of Paragon MLS, Paragon Connect offers collaboration tools and actionable market analytics from a central, customizable dashboard. With the ability to maintain listings and generate comparative market analyses via browser and mobile app, Paragon Connect allows real estate professionals to manage their business across devices with confidence.

“We’re proud to support Bright MLS’s growth with a modern MLS platform designed for how real estate professionals work today,” said Tim Bowler, President of ICE Mortgage Technology. “More than ever, agents and brokers need the flexibility and speed to access high-performing tools from anywhere. Paragon Connect offers exactly that — helping real estate professionals stay connected to homebuyers pursuing the American dream.”

About Intercontinental Exchange

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) is a Fortune 500 company that designs, builds, and operates digital networks that connect people to opportunity. We provide financial technology and data services across major asset classes helping our customers access mission-critical workflow tools that increase transparency and efficiency. ICE’s futures, equity, and options exchanges -- including the New York Stock Exchange -- and clearing houses help people invest, raise capital and manage risk. We offer some of the world’s largest markets to trade and clear energy and environmental products. Our fixed income, data services and execution capabilities provide information, analytics and platforms that help our customers streamline processes and capitalize on opportunities. At ICE Mortgage Technology, we are transforming U.S. housing finance, from initial consumer engagement through loan production, closing, registration and the long-term servicing relationship. Together, ICE transforms, streamlines, and automates industries to connect our customers to opportunity.