Realist®
Comprehensive property reports and market intelligence
Property data that market experts trust
Realist by Cotality is an enterprise-grade property intelligence designed to help agents research properties, identify opportunities, and create stronger presentations. With an updated, intuitive interface, Realist combines Cotality's nationwide public records, tax data, and automated valuation models (AVMs) with AI-powered analytics to research properties, prospect for sellers, and present client-ready market insights and help real estate agents prepare for client conversations, build trust, and win more listings.
What you can accomplish with Realist
Deep dive into any property or neighborhood
- Conduct an advanced property search to locate on- and off-market listings
- Review comprehensive tax records, mortgage history, and ownership details
- Assess property-level hazard risk data, including flood and wildfire risks, to guide clients
- Analyze local neighborhood data, demographic trends, and neighborhood characteristics
Build your pipeline with precision
- Use advanced farming tools to isolate properties with a high likelihood-to-sell score
- Generate targeted mailing labels and custom data exports to reach potential sellers
- Analyze color-coded parcel maps and local market data to map out your territory
- Grow your client base with upcoming integrated lead capture capabilities
Create professional property reports
- Generate comprehensive, agent-branded realist reports instantly for listings or buyers
- Utilize Property Insights powered by AI to summarize complex property and tax details
- Offer premium reports, including detailed building permits and neighborhood forecasts
- Deliver shareable digital reports and monitor client engagement with shared analytics
Professional-grade property intelligence
Amplify your lead generation and win the next transaction with unmatched insights, trends, and analytics that position you as the local market expert.

Access property insights dashboard
View essential stats, local market trends, insights and advanced analytics in Realist’s consolidated, easy-to-read dashboard. Stay up-to-date with essential stats, market temperature fluctuations, advanced analytics, and industry insights – all with just a few clicks. This powerful feature provides agents with critical insights so they can excel at being the market advisor who brings their clients the information needed to make more-informed decisions faster.
Assess property-level hazard risk data
Identify flood, wildfire, and seismic risks with premium hazard and risk reports to help guide your clients’ decision-making when it comes to property selection and insurance coverage. These reports are powered by the same analytics used by Cotality clients in the mortgage, insurance, and underwriting industries. *Reports can be purchased on-demand within the Realist platform.
Leverage premium map layers
Identify and isolate property attributes using 11 color-coded map layers, then further narrow your search using more than 100 different tax and listing criteria. Map layers include: Building Type, County Land Use, Home Equity, Last Sale Price, Mortgage Age, Mortgage Rate, Owner Occupied, Ownership, Time, Property Value, Rent Score, and Sell Score.
Generate branded premium reports
Buying and selling a home is a complex decision. Realist helps make things simple with objective, data-driven insights into market activity, individual properties, and neighborhoods. Realist reports present vast, complex archives of professional-grade property and market information as easy-to-read, client-friendly reports that help your clients make informed decisions with confidence.

Access property insights dashboard
View essential stats, local market trends, insights and advanced analytics in Realist’s consolidated, easy-to-read dashboard. Stay up-to-date with essential stats, market temperature fluctuations, advanced analytics, and industry insights – all with just a few clicks. This powerful feature provides agents with critical insights so they can excel at being the market advisor who brings their clients the information needed to make more-informed decisions faster.
Assess property-level hazard risk data
Identify flood, wildfire, and seismic risks with premium hazard and risk reports to help guide your clients’ decision-making when it comes to property selection and insurance coverage. These reports are powered by the same analytics used by Cotality clients in the mortgage, insurance, and underwriting industries. *Reports can be purchased on-demand within the Realist platform.
Leverage premium map layers
Identify and isolate property attributes using 11 color-coded map layers, then further narrow your search using more than 100 different tax and listing criteria. Map layers include: Building Type, County Land Use, Home Equity, Last Sale Price, Mortgage Age, Mortgage Rate, Owner Occupied, Ownership, Time, Property Value, Rent Score, and Sell Score.
Generate branded premium reports
Buying and selling a home is a complex decision. Realist helps make things simple with objective, data-driven insights into market activity, individual properties, and neighborhoods. Realist reports present vast, complex archives of professional-grade property and market information as easy-to-read, client-friendly reports that help your clients make informed decisions with confidence.
FAQ
What is Realist?
Realist is an enterprise-level property intelligence platform for real estate agents that provides real estate agents with deep insights, public records, tax data, and advanced farming tools.
How can I get access to Realist?
In markets where it is available, real estate agents can access Realist directly through their local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) dashboard (such as Matrix™) or member SSO portal (such as Clareity). Because Realist is provided as an enterprise MLS member benefit, contact your local MLS association board to verify access or activate your account.
How is it different from the MLS?
While the MLS focuses on active listings, Realist provides comprehensive public record data on both on-market and off-market properties nationwide including rent score and sell score.
What data does it include?
It includes property and ownership details, tax and mortgage data, sales history, comparables, market trends, neighborhood info, maps, and comprehensive search capabilities.
Does it use AI?
Yes! Realist features Property Insights powered by AI, which synthesizes complex property data into easy-to-read, actionable summaries.
What additional, branded reports are available?
Agents can generate professional premium reports:
- Building Permits – Reveal renovation history, contractor info, and job values.
- Upgraded Flood Maps – Property-level Flood Risk and Flash Flood Risk Scores, helping guide clients on insurance needs.
- Premium Neighborhood Reports – Deep neighborhood insightss, including economics, demographics, real estate trends, school data, and future forecasts.
- Hazards & Risks Reports – Identify wildfire, earthquake, storm, and other property risks
Can it be used for prospecting and farming?
Absolutely. Realist includes advanced farming tools such as customized search capabilities and map layers, custom data exports, and mailing label generation to help identify potential sellers. To facilitate this, Realist has 11 map layers: Building Type, County Land Use, Home Equity, Last Sale Price, Mortgage Age, Mortgage Rate, Owner Occupied, Ownership Time, Property Value, Rent Score, Sell Score.
Where does Realist source its property data?
In addition to the vast amounts of Cotality data available to pull from, Realist sources its property data from a variety of databases including county and municipal public records, licensed data feeds, as well as proprietary analytics and modeling engines, all focused on identifying property characteristics, historical data records, and listing information. This data is then presented with an easy-to-use interface to simplify complex analyses on real estate parcels and allow you to quickly provide clients with the answers they need.
What's new in Realist?
Realist has gone through some significant enhancements with a modern user experience that agents love.
- Brand-new intuitive navigation and UI
- Redesigned reports featuring the agent's brand
- New agent subscription options
- Powerful Property Insights driven by AI to help you work faster and smarter
Does Realist have training or support?
As part of your multiple listing service (MLS) membership benefits, Realist clients who also have Matrix or OneHome™ real estate agent software will have access to the Learning Lab for in-depth guidance. You can access the Learning Lab from your Matrix dashboard. You can also access a Realist user guide here. https://prd.realist.com/help/
How can we help you?
Let's get this conversation started! Our team is here to provide you with more information and answer any questions you may have.
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Get in touch with our sales team at (866) 774-3282. We're here Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT.
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