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💁 Where can I get quick access to real estate data with developer-friendly access and documentation?

Finding Real Estate Data

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In Switzerland

ImmoScout24 API - https://api.immobilienscout24.de/

Our APIs make it easier to create and manage listings, gather listings performance insights, search and much more. We've also got Real Estate Data and Market Analytics to enable our partners to make informed business decisions.

SwissRETS - https://swissrets.ch/

A swiss real estate transaction standard that aims to solve data exchange between real estate software and platforms. It's meant to be a replacement for old and static formats like the widely used IDX 3.01 in Switzerland.

Contract APIs

Here are several APIs for contract negotiation and synchronizing real estate databases:

Community wrappers

These are inofficial and may contradict Terms of Use - check before you run!

Presentations and articles

Some thoughts about digitalization and access to real estate data:

Global

RentCast API - https://developers.rentcast.io/reference/introduction

The RentCast API provides access to 140 million property records, owner details, home value and rent estimates, comparable properties, active listings, as well as aggregate real estate market data.

ATTOM API - https://api.developer.attomdata.com/home

Explore ATTOM API Documentation for easy access to property data, real estate insights, and market trends with detailed examples and guides.

SimplyRETS - https://simplyrets.com/#home-pricing

Provides an MLS data API for RETS and RESO Web API to build real estate IDX websites. Our modern, user-friendly developer tools and WordPress IDX plugin make it easy to integrate MLS data into your app or website. Try the API now!

Synthetic/competition datasets

You may be able to quickly generate a decent housing dataset using Fakery, Fakerjs or FakerAPI.

Here are some real or synthetic datasets, shared for competition purposes, with mixed licenses and provenance:

Other lists like this one

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