Realtor.com Scraper

Extract real estate property details, pricing, features, and nearby school information directly from Realtor.com. This tool helps developers, analysts, and researchers collect accurate housing market data for sales, rentals, and sold properties — fast and efficiently.

     

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Introduction

The Realtor.com Scraper collects structured property data from Realtor.com, a leading real estate platform. It automates property discovery and extracts detailed metadata that can be used for market research, portfolio analysis, or integration with housing apps.

Why This Scraper Matters

• Realtor.com doesn’t provide a public API — this tool bridges that gap.
• Automatically gathers structured, detailed property information.
• Ideal for real estate analysts, data scientists, and investors.
• Helps build property comparison dashboards or valuation tools.

Features

Feature	Description
Property Details Extraction	Collects in-depth data including property size, price, amenities, and year built.
For Sale / Sold / Rental Modes	Supports scraping listings by sale status or rental availability.
Keyword Search	Search properties by location keywords (e.g., "Las Vegas homes for sale").
URL Filtering	Accepts search or detail URLs directly for targeted scraping.
Floorplan Support	Optionally includes detailed unit floorplans and pricing.
Nearby Schools	Retrieves nearby school information, ratings, and distances.
Proxy Configuration	Secure scraping with configurable proxy support.
Mode Flexibility	Supports BUY, RENT, or SOLD search modes dynamically.
JSON Output	Outputs clean structured JSON compatible with Python, PHP, or Node.js.
High Efficiency	Optimized for speed — scrapes up to 50 listings in 2 minutes.

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What Data This Scraper Extracts

Field Name	Field Description
url	The property listing URL on Realtor.com.
status	Indicates whether the property is for sale, sold, or for rent.
id	Unique property identifier.
soldOn	The date when the property was sold.
listPrice	The current listed price of the property.
beds	Number of bedrooms.
baths	Total number of bathrooms (includes full and half baths).
sqft	Property square footage.
year_built	The year the property was built.
address	Structured address including street, city, region, and postal code.
coordinates	Latitude and longitude of the property location.
nearbySchools	Array of nearby schools with distance, name, and rating.
neighborhood	Neighborhood or subdivision information (if available).
local	Environmental risk factors such as flood, noise, and wildfire data.
history	Historical sale or listing events with prices and sources.
taxHistory	Yearly tax and market value data.
floorplans	Detailed floorplan units with price and square footage.

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Example Output

[
    {
        "url": "https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/4368-Seville-St_Las-Vegas_NV_89121_M14226-64517",
        "status": "sold",
        "id": "1422664517",
        "soldOn": "2022-06-08",
        "listPrice": 485000,
        "beds": 4,
        "baths": 3,
        "sqft": 2752,
        "year_built": 1975,
        "address": {
            "street": "4368 Seville St",
            "locality": "Las Vegas",
            "region": "NV",
            "postalCode": "89121"
        },
        "coordinates": { "latitude": 36.110005, "longitude": -115.077626 },
        "nearbySchools": [
            { "name": "William E Ferron Elementary School", "rating": 5, "distance_in_miles": 0.3 },
            { "name": "C W Woodbury Middle School", "rating": 2, "distance_in_miles": 0.8 }
        ],
        "local": {
            "flood": { "flood_factor_severity": "minimal" },
            "wildfire": { "fire_factor_severity": "Minimal" }
        }
    }
]

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Directory Structure Tree

Realtor.com Scraper/
├── src/
│   ├── main.js
│   ├── utils/
│   │   ├── parser.js
│   │   ├── property_mapper.js
│   │   └── school_extractor.js
│   ├── config/
│   │   └── settings.example.json
│   └── exporters/
│       └── dataset_exporter.js
├── data/
│   ├── input.sample.json
│   └── output.sample.json
├── tests/
│   ├── scraper.test.js
│   └── data_validation.test.js
├── package.json
├── LICENSE
└── README.md

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Use Cases

• Real estate analysts use it to monitor pricing trends across cities for investment decisions.
• Data scientists use it to build predictive models on property value appreciation.
• Developers use it to power property finder apps with fresh listing data.
• Marketing teams use it to identify neighborhoods with high buyer activity.
• Property investors use it to compare sold vs. listed properties for ROI estimation.

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FAQs

Q1: Can I scrape multiple cities or regions at once? Yes, by providing multiple start URLs or keywords in the input configuration, the scraper will iterate over them automatically.

Q2: How can I limit the number of results? You can use the maxItems parameter to cap the total listings scraped per run.

Q3: Does it include agent information? Not currently — it focuses on property data only, not agent profiles.

Q4: What happens if a URL is invalid or blocked? The scraper will skip invalid links and report errors in the logs for review.

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Performance Benchmarks and Results

Primary Metric: Scrapes ~50 properties in 2 minutes using 0.05–0.07 compute units. Reliability Metric: Maintains a 98% success rate with stable data extraction. Efficiency Metric: Handles large search results with minimal compute overhead. Quality Metric: Ensures 100% structured JSON output with over 95% data completeness.

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