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by gavinray 162 days ago
Tangential question:

I've never owned a home and would like to try to buy one in the next year or two. There doesn't seem to be much in the way of API's/software tools that let you analyze historical data and prices of listings in specific areas.

How can I get my hands on the right information to make sure I don't get ripped off?
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stevenae 162 days ago
Others mentioned county data. If you can get that, you can build something like I did for DC -- https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1Kep_9j_PN_SxX85PYHE...
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an-honest-moose 162 days ago
In the US at least, your county should have an assessor that's responsible for tracking property values for tax purposes. How accessible the data is probably going to vary from county to county, and there's no common API for that, but it's a start.
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beechwood 162 days ago
Not sure, maybe check on reddit in one of the real estate subs.
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