2023November 2023

November 2023 — DR4 & DR5 — 31 New Property Fields

DR4: 31 New Property Schema Fields

Three new data sources added — MLS data, refinancing data, and commercial properties.

MLS Data Fields: appliances, assessedValues (with improvementsAmount, landAmount, totalAmount, year), categories, estimatedPrices (with amountMax, amountMin, currency, dateSeen, pricePerSquareFoot), geoQuality, hvacTypes, price.status, roofing, subdivision

Parcel Data: parcelNumbers (with number, year, account)

Commercial Data: architecturalStyles, ownerOccupied, topographyCode, zoning, msaCode, msaName, cbsaCode, cbsaName

Refinance Data: taxExemptions, title, transactions.documentNumber, transactions.transactionID, trustDescription

DR5: Standardization

Standardizing field values, moving semi-structured data from features to top-level fields, and adding additional types to some fields.

Bug Fixes

  • Converted all "sqft" to "sq ft" in unit values

  • Lowercased all emails; removed agent names with "non" from brokers

  • Added max limit to prices for price range functionality

  • Status and prices cleanup — ensured firstDateSeen/lastDateSeen filled out

  • Transactions now create status objects; converted "Rental Unit" to "Rental"

Source Updates

Added Foreclosure.com, Land.com, Renthop.com, LA County tax records, California DRE people source. Changed BrightMLS to Nestfully.com. Rebuilt Apartmentguide.com. Updated 16+ existing crawlers.