Real Estate API Questions

How does Realie compare to CoreLogic for property data?

Quick Answer

CoreLogic (now Cotality) is an enterprise property intelligence provider serving mortgage, insurance, and valuation workflows. Realie is a self-service property data API built on county public records: free tier, plans from $50/month, no contract, and an API key in minutes. Confirm CoreLogic’s current products and terms with CoreLogic directly.

Summary

These two are aimed at different buyers. CoreLogic is an enterprise platform with a broad analytics portfolio and an enterprise sales motion to match. Realie is built for teams that want nationwide public-records data through an API they can start using the same afternoon. If your requirement is a proprietary risk model, a regulated valuation product, or an enterprise data agreement, that is enterprise-vendor territory. If your requirement is parcel, ownership, assessment, tax, transaction, and zoning data, at nationwide scale, without a procurement cycle, that is what Realie is shaped for.

Two different buying models

Enterprise property platforms typically involve a scoping call, a negotiated agreement, an annual commitment, and an onboarding period. That is appropriate when you are buying proprietary analytics or a regulated product, and it comes with the account support such purchases warrant.

Realie is self-service: create an account, add a payment method, generate a key, and query the same production dataset that paid plans use. Month-to-month, no minimum term. Enterprise terms and bulk licensing exist, but they are opt-in rather than the only path in.

Where the datasets differ in kind

Realie is public records: what county assessors and recorders publish, normalized across 3,100+ counties. That covers parcel identity and geometry, ownership, valuation as assessed, tax, sale and transfer history, mortgages, liens, and zoning.

It is not a proprietary analytics suite. Realie does not sell credit or mortgage-performance products, insurance risk scores, or regulated appraisal deliverables, and it does not include MLS listings. If your workflow depends on those, an enterprise provider is the right call — and some teams use both, with an enterprise vendor for a specific model and Realie for broad, fast, affordable records access.

Frequently asked questions

Is Realie an enterprise alternative to CoreLogic?
For public-records property data, yes. For proprietary risk models, regulated valuation products, or mortgage-performance analytics, no — those are different products.
Do I need an annual contract?
No. Self-service plans are month to month. Enterprise terms are available if you want them.
What does Realie cost?
Free tier, then $50, $150, or $350 per month, with the same endpoints and data on every tier.
Can I get bulk data for my warehouse?
Yes, delivered to AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure and scoped to the geography and attributes you need.