PropertyShark is a nationwide real estate data provider offering in-depth information on over 100 million properties in NYC, LA, the Bay Area and other major U.S. markets. Covering both residential and commercial research needs, the platform is uniquely positioned to serve all real estate industry players.
PropertyShark was founded in NYC in 2003, but expanded into 46 states over the past 20 years to cover most major U.S. real estate markets. Today, PropertyShark serves nearly 20,000 active paying clients, from individual professionals to some of the most well-known companies in the industry. PropertyShark is a Yardi Systems product.
PropertyShark offers detailed residential and commercial property reports, helping professionals verify development and renovation histories, ownership, building features and foreclosure details.
Our property data and tools include:
Ownership and contact details, including real owners behind LLCsSales data and detailed financial info such as valuations, taxes or mortgagesEssential use information, like zoning, air rights & occupancy dataLead list builders & property alertsHighly customizable sales comparablesForeclosures, pre-foreclosures, auction results & REO propertiesDetailed maps: flood zones, vacant lots, green buildings & moreDiscover the entire range of products and tools on our services page
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Sales, liens, air rights, ownership records, LLC owner identification, mortgage data, foreclosures & pre-foreclosures, building violations, zoning details, permits, FAR data, auction results. Updates start within 24 hours of public recording.
Liens, property owners, sales, foreclosures & pre-foreclosures, zoning details, permits, building violations, risk maps. Updated as records are filed, most counties within 24–72 hours of public recording.
Ownership records, sales history, property characteristics, tax assessments, permit data, valuations, comparable sales. Depth varies by county and state.
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PropertyShark serves nearly 20,000 active clients nationwide across residential and commercial real estate, from individual professionals to well-established industry names, including all major New York real estate companies. Its blend of exhaustive property data and agile research tools support specialists across the industry:
run comps, research ownership and check sales histories to price listings, prospect owners and identify the right deals.
source off-market opportunities through owner searches, monitor pre-foreclosure filings and check lien histories before acquisitions.
rely on comps, detailed property specs, ownership chains including LLC owners, plus FNMA forms and data sorting to support valuations.
handle due diligence — tracing LLC ownership, verifying lien stacks and reconstructing transaction history before closing.
confirm property characteristics, plus ownership and risk indicators like flood zones and open violations when writing or renewing policies.
review property details, photos and taxes, run comps and research area schools, transit, plus potential risks or hazards before making an offer on a home.
From the start, PropertyShark has strived to provide our clients with first-rate data products and real estate tools that help them achieve their goals faster. For more than 20 years, our company has kept client satisfaction and care at its core, upholding the motto of our parent company, Yardi.
Take care of our clients, take care of our employees, take care of our communities, stay focused and grow.
Accuracy is fundamental to real estate data. Our goal is to offer precise real estate information that supports reliable decisions. To ensure the highest level of accuracy, PropertyShark compiles and verifies information from 2,000+ official and governmental sources, with all data reviewed, cleaned and standardized by a team of 80+ researchers and analysts.
Innovation drives real estate success. We combine a wide range of public and proprietary data to deliver advanced real estate tools that help clients work more efficiently and uncover new opportunities. By continually refining how that information powers our tools and adding new capabilities, we help our clients stay ahead in an increasingly competitive industry.
Trust is earned through honesty and transparency. We are committed to clearly communicating our data sources, delivering information that can be independently verified. We also set realistic expectations about product capabilities to build long-term credibility with our users.
Customer care is central to everything we do. Many of our clients have trusted us for a decade or more — and we remain committed to supporting each one. We actively listen to their feedback and continuously refine our products to ensure they evolve in line with their needs and expectations.
As part of Yardi Systems, we share the Yardi mission and values.
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Founded by Matthew Haines, PropertyShark launches with property reports, foreclosure listings and real estate maps in NYC.
Data coverage is extended to New York state. The comparables tool launches.
Services are extended to California, Florida and Pennsylvania. The New York Times mentions PropertyShark for the first time, calls it “invaluable”.
Pictures are included for every Manhattan building. PropertyShark wins Inman’s “Most Innovative Real Estate Data Site” award.
Registered accounts reach 250,000. Clients now include well-known real estate companies like Eastern Consolidated, Kramer Levin, and GFI Capital.
The List Builder, an advanced lead generation tool, launches. The number of reputable brokerage companies signing up visibly accelerates.
PropertyShark.com is named one of Times’ top 50 best websites. The 500,000th member is registered.
Leading real estate software company Yardi Systems acquires PropertyShark with plans for nationwide coverage. The owner search tool is launched.
PropertyShark data coverage goes national, now covers 46 states.
PropertyShark.com reaches 1 million monthly visitors.
On its 10th anniversary, PropertyShark surpasses 1 million registered members.
More agile and detailed, Deep Owner Search relaunches after comprehensive upgrade.
Real estate internet listing service launches, showcasing for sale residential listings.
Real Owners launches, allowing users to uncover real owners behind LLCs, as well as their contact information.
ILS expands into commercial sector with for sale and for lease commercial listings.
The People Search feature is added, users can now research phone numbers for individual owners.
PropertyShark surpasses 50 million annual visits.
County-level data coverage expands to more than 800 locations.
PropertyShark celebrates 20 years of activity.
Registered users surpass 4 million.
Data sources surpass 2,000 government entities at the national, state and local levels, along with other official, verified third-party providers.
This image above is a timeline presenting major milestones across approximately 20 years of PropertyShark's development. It shows the company's early launch as a real estate data platform, followed by ongoing expansion of features, data coverage, and geographic markets over time. The timeline highlights the evolution of PropertyShark into a comprehensive real estate research platform serving professionals in both residential and commercial sectors.
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