Ownerly

Ownerly: professional real estate data within every homeowner's reach

Ownerly is an online platform that brings together information on homes and residential properties in the United States. Its approach focuses on making the same data used by real estate professionals available to homeowners, with the stated goal of reducing the information asymmetry between the industry and individuals. The company says it has more than 300,000 people who have searched for a home through its tool.

Property data and valuation lookup

The service lets you search a specific address and retrieve current and historical records for millions of properties in the United States. The data it offers includes current value estimates using automated valuation models (AVMs), which also show how the value has changed over time. It also presents historical tax information, assessed value, and the market value of land and improvements made, when this data is available. The platform includes comps and related properties, with valuations and building details for similar properties.

Owner and neighborhood information

Ownerly lets you look up data on a home's owners, including available contact information, assets, and other details. Search results may include up to 30 years of sale and mortgage history for some addresses. It also provides information about the area and neighborhood, with demographic data and natural hazards. The company states that its searches draw on government property records, deed and title databases, tax assessment data, and real estate transaction records maintained by county and municipal agencies across the country.

Data sources and coverage

The company notes that it has spent over a decade working with data providers to build a system that gives homeowners access to the same information professionals rely on. The data includes county tax assessment and property value records, deed information and title transfer records, mortgage lien and pre-foreclosure records, sales listing and transaction history, owner history from public sources, and mortgage and financing records. Ownerly warns that the data is reported and maintained by thousands of county agencies, each with its own update schedules and standards, so coverage and recency vary by jurisdiction. The company recommends cross-referencing the information with the records of the corresponding county assessor.

Features added since launch

Since launching, Ownerly has added new features, including sales listings, pre-foreclosures, possible owners and residents, deed and lien information, and additional searches by person, phone, and email. The company states its intention to keep developing features so users get the most out of their investment.

Customer care and the nature of the service

Ownerly offers customer care with the stated goal of being quick, friendly, and as helpful as possible. The company clarifies that it does not provide private investigator services or consumer reports, and that it is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Therefore, its information should not be used for decisions about employment, admission, consumer credit, insurance, tenant screening, or any other purpose that would require compliance with that law. The company also warns that the information in its reports and on its website is not necessarily accurate, complete, or up to date, and is not a substitute for the user's own due diligence. Ownerly, LLC is a U.S. company headquartered in the United States, and its platform operates on properties in that country.