Description

This API offers a comprehensive search functionality for real estate investors and professionals. It taps into the Tax Assessor’s database to provide detailed information on over 140 million properties across the United States.

Users can apply various filters to tailor their search, including location, property type, size, price, and financial metrics. This powerful tool is designed to streamline the property search process, making it more efficient for users to find investment properties that meet their specific criteria.

Request Parameters

The Property Search API includes the following request parameters:

• Apn: Assessor Parcel Number.
• BusinessName: Business name if the property is owned by a business.
• FirstName: First name for the owner or the resident.
• MiddleName: Middle name for the owner or the resident.
• LastName: Last name for the owner or the resident.
• AddressLine1: House number, street, unit/suite/apt number.
• AddressLine2: City, state, zip.
• PersId: Unique person ID for one of the owners or residents.
• EntId: Unique ID for the property.
• Ssn: Social security number (format: ###-##-####)

Data type for all parameters: string

Request Sample

{
  "Apn": "21730097",

  "BusinessName": "Pied Piper Inc.",

  "FirstName": "Richard",
  "MiddleName": "M",
  "LastName": "Hendricks",

  "addressLine1": "5230 Newell Road",
  "addressLine2": "Palo Alto, CA, 94020",

  "PersId": "1234567",
  "EntId": "9876543",
  "Ssn": "123-45-6789"
}

Essential Parameters

In order for the request to process successfully, it must include at least one of the following:

• BusinessName
• EntId
• PersID
• AddressLine1 and AddressLine2. These two must be included together.
• FirstName and LastName. These two must be included together.

Response

The response returns up to 20 properties that match the request parameters.

Each property record includes the following:

• Property Identification: Unique identifiers and classification of the property, including APN (Assessor’s Parcel Number), FIPS code, land use codes and descriptions, zoning codes, and property indicators.
• Property Summary: Includes information about the purchase price, assessed value, current and previous owners, property address, price history, property details (like type, area, beds, baths, year built), and property value details including assessed and market values, tax details, and various property value components.
• Current Owner Details: Information about the current owners, including whether they are individuals or corporations/businesses, their names, transaction dates, and other metadata.
• Mailing Address for Current Owner: Detailed mailing address for the current owner, including house number, street name, city, state, zip code, and full address.
• Previous Owner Details: Information about previous owners, including their names and transaction batch dates.
• Property Address: Detailed address of the property, including house number, street name, city, state, county, zip code, latitude, longitude, and full address.
• Price Histories: Historical pricing data of the property, including the year, date, and price for each recorded transaction.
• Property Details: Specific details about the property itself, such as type, living area, lot size, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, year built, total rooms, and square footage.
• Property Value Assessment: Detailed valuation of the property, including assessed and market values of the land and improvements, tax information, appraisal values, and various value components related to taxation.
• Property Identification Details: Further details on property identification, including unformatted APN, sequence number, composite property linkage key, land use, zoning, number of buildings, location influence code, and other specific indicators.
• Owner Occupancy Status: Information regarding whether the property is owner-occupied or not.

Response Sample

{
    "EntId": -4032922688563520093,
    "property": {
        "summary": {
            "originalApn": "20010002",
            "apn": "20010002",
            "purchasePrice": {
                "price": 450000.00,
                "date": "4/20/2016"
            },
            "assessedValue": {
                "price": 50000.0,
                "year": "2023"
            },
            "currentOwners": [
                {
                    "isCorporationOrBusiness": false,
                    "name": {
                        "companyCode": null,
                        "companyName": null,
                        "md5Hash": "1234567890987654321",
                        "fullName": "Alice Johnson",
                        "firstName": "Alice",
                        "middleName": "A",
                        "lastName": "Johnson",
                        "suffix": "",
                        "PersId": "G-1234567890123456789"
                    },
                    "transactionBatchDate": "1/10/2018"
                },
                {
                    "isCorporationOrBusiness": false,
                    "name": {
                        "companyCode": null,
                        "companyName": null,
                        "md5Hash": "9876543211234567890",
                        "fullName": "Bob Williams",
                        "firstName": "Bob",
                        "middleName": "B",
                        "lastName": "Williams",
                        "suffix": "",
                        "PersId": "G-9876543210987654321"
                    },
                    "transactionBatchDate": "1/10/2018"
                }
            ],
            "currentOwnerMetaData": {
                "etalCode": "2",
                "etalCodeDescription": "",
                "ownershipeRightsCode": null,
                "ownershipeRightsCodeDescription": "",
                "relationshipTypeCode": "",
                "relationshipTypeCodeDescription": "",
                "ownerOccupancyCode": "",
                "ownerOccupancyCodeDescription": "",
                "mailingAddresses": [
                    {
                        "md5Hash": "11223344556677889900",
                        "houseNumber": "200",
                        "streetDirection": "S",
                        "streetName": "Maple",
                        "streetType": "Ave",
                        "unitType": "Apt",
                        "unit": "101",
                        "streetPostDirection": "",
                        "city": "Libertyville",
                        "state": "TX",
                        "county": "Freedom",
                        "zipCode": "75001",
                        "zip4": "0001",
                        "latitude": "32.7767",
                        "longitude": "-96.7970",
                        "addressType": "Residential",
                        "careOfName": "",
                        "cityStateZipSource": "",
                        "optOutIndicator": "",
                        "deliveryPointValidationCode": "AA11,AB01",
                        "deliveryPointValidationVacantIndicator": "",
                        "addressLine1": "200 S Maple Ave, Apt 101",
                        "addressLine2": "Libertyville, TX 75001-0001",
                        "fullAddress": "200 S Maple Ave, Apt 101; Libertyville, TX 75001-0001"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "previousOwners": [
                {
                    "transactionBatchDate": "5/25/2016",
                    "name": {
                        "companyCode": null,
                        "companyName": null,
                        "md5Hash": "33445566778899001122",
                        "fullName": "Clara Davidson",
                        "firstName": "Clara",
                        "middleName": "",
                        "lastName": "Davidson",
                        "suffix": "",
                        "PersId": "G-33445566778899001122"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "transactionBatchDate": "10/21/2014",
                    "name": {
                        "companyCode": null,
                        "companyName": null,
                        "md5Hash": "55667788990011223344",
                        "fullName": "Daniel Thompson",
                        "firstName": "Daniel",
                        "middleName": "E",
                        "lastName": "Thompson",
                        "suffix": "",
                        "PersId": "G-55667788990011223344"
                    }
                },
                // Additional previous owner details with similarly fictitious data
            ],
            "address": {
                "md5Hash": "11223344556677889900",
                "houseNumber": "200",
                "streetDirection": "S",
                "streetName": "Maple",
                "streetType": "Ave",
                "unitType": "Apt",
                "unit": "101",
                "streetPostDirection": "",
                "city": "Libertyville",
                "state": "TX",
                "county": "Freedom",
                "zipCode": "75001",
                "zip4": "0001",
                "latitude": "32.7767",
                "longitude": "-96.7970",
                "addressType": "Residential",
                "careOfName": "",
                "cityStateZipSource": "",
                "optOutIndicator": "",
                "deliveryPointValidationCode": "AA11,AB01",
                "deliveryPointValidationVacantIndicator": "",
                "addressLine1": "200 S Maple Ave, Apt 101",
                "addressLine2": "Libertyville, TX 75001-0001",
                "fullAddress": "200 S Maple Ave, Apt 101; Libertyville, TX 75001-0001"
            },
            "priceHistories": [
                {
                    "year": 2016,
                    "date": "4/20/2016",
                    "price": 450000.00
                },
                // Additional price history details with fictitious dates and prices
            ],
            "propertyDetails": {
                "type": "SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE",
                "apn": "20010002",
                "block": " ",
                "lot": "8 ",
                "livingArea": "1800",
                "lotSize": "6000",
                "beds": "3",
                "baths": "2.0",
                "yearBuilt": "2000",
                "totalRooms": "7",
                "squareFootage": "1800"
            },
            "propertyValue": {
                "totalValue": 500000,
                "landValue": 100000,
                "improvementValue": 400000,
                "calculatedValueSourceCode": "",
                "assessedValue": 50000,
                "assessedLandValue": "10000",
                "assessedImprovementValue": "40000",
                "marketValue": 500000,
                "marketLandValue": "100000",
                "marketImprovementValue": "400000",
                "appraisedTotalValue": null,
                "appraisedLandValue": "",
                "appraisedImprovementValue": "",
                "taxAmount": 3000.00,
                "taxYear": 2023,
                "assessedYear": 2023,
                "taxAreaCode": "12345",
                "taxTotalRatePercent": "",
                "taxableImprovementValue": "",
                "taxableLandValue": "",
                "taxableOtherValue": "",
                "netTaxableAmount": ""
            },
            "propertyIdentification": {
                "fipsCode": "12345",
                "apnUnformatted": "20010002",
                "apnSequenceNumber": "1",
                "compositePropertyLinkageKey": "12345200100020001",
                "originalApn": "20010002",
                "taxAccountNumber": "",
                "onlineFormattedParcelId": "20010002",
                "alternateParcelId": "",
                "landUseCode": "100",
                "landUseCodeDescription": "Residential",
                "countyUseDescr": "Residential",
                "stateUseDescr": "Residential",
                "mobileHomeIndicator": "",
                "zoningCode": "R1",
                "zoningCodeDescription": "Residential",
                "propertyIndicatorCode": "10",
                "propertyIndicatorCodeDescription": "SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE",
                "numberOfBuildings": "1",
                "viewCode": "",
                "locationInfluenceCode": "100",
                "foreclosureStageCode": "",
                "lastForeclosureTransactionDate": ""
            },
            "isOwnerOccupied": false,
            "score": 44
        },
        "assessorRecords": null,
        "recorderRecords": null,
        "openLienRecords": null
    }
}