# RealtyTrac Foreclosure & REO Listings Scraper (`parseforge/realtytrac-scraper`) Actor Scrape distressed real estate listings (pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, REO, sheriff sale) from RealtyTrac by location. Returns property address, beds/baths/sqft, value, status flags, and geo coordinates. - **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/realtytrac-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community) - **Categories:** Real estate, Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $7.50 / 1,000 distressed property records This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ![ParseForge Banner](https://github.com/ParseForge/apify-assets/blob/ad35ccc13ddd068b9d6cba33f323962e39aed5b2/banner.jpg?raw=true) ## ๐Ÿš๏ธ RealtyTrac Foreclosure & REO Listings Scraper > ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš๏ธ **Scrape distressed real estate listings from RealtyTrac.** Pull **3M+ distressed properties** worth of data with **22 fields per record**. No API key, no manual data entry. > ๐Ÿ•’ **Last updated:** 2026-05-05 ยท **๐Ÿ“Š 22 fields per record** ยท **๐ŸŒ United States** ยท **๐Ÿ’ต from $0.005 per item (FREE tier)** The **RealtyTrac Foreclosure & REO Listings Scraper** Scrape distressed real estate listings (pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, REO, sheriff sale, short sale, auction) from RealtyTrac by location URL. Returns property address, beds, baths, sqft, lot size, estimated value, status flags, ROI, status date, image, and geo coordinates per property. The actor paginates automatically. | ๐ŸŽฏ Target Audience | ๐Ÿ’ก Primary Use Cases | |---|---| | Sales teams, compliance officers, researchers, journalists, real-estate analysts, healthcare ops | Distressed-asset investing, Hedge-fund acquisitions, Wholesaler lead gen, Local market intelligence | --- ### ๐Ÿ“‹ What the RealtyTrac Foreclosure & REO Listings Scraper does Highlights of every record returned: - ๐Ÿ  **Property identity.** address, ID, image, RealtyTrac URL. - ๐Ÿ’ต **Valuation & ROI.** estimated value, ROI flag. - ๐Ÿšฉ **Status flags.** pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, auction, REO, short sale, sheriff sale. - ๐Ÿ“ **Specs.** property type (SFR, MF, condo), beds, baths, sqft, lot sqft. - ๐Ÿ“ **Location.** address, city, state, county, ZIP, lat/lng. - ๐Ÿ“… **Dates.** status date, last update date. > ๐Ÿ’ก **Why it matters:** verified, structured data delivered in seconds beats hand-curated spreadsheets that go stale within days. Run this Actor on a schedule and your downstream pipeline always has fresh records. --- ### ๐ŸŽฌ Full Demo _๐Ÿšง Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing how to go from sign-up to a downloaded RealtyTrac Foreclosure & REO Listings Scraper dataset._ --- ### โš™๏ธ Input
InputTypeDefaultBehavior
locationUrlstringrequiredRealtyTrac location URL (e.g., `https://www.realtytrac.com/foreclosure/california/los-angeles-county/`).
maxItemsinteger10Records to return. Free: max 10. Paid: up to 1,000,000.
**Example input:** ```json { "locationUrl": "https://www.realtytrac.com/foreclosure/california/los-angeles-county/", "maxItems": 500 } ```` *** ### ๐Ÿ“Š Output Each record contains **22 fields**. Download the dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML. #### ๐Ÿงพ Top fields - `fullAddress` - `url` - `imageUrl` - `propertyType` - `beds` - `baths` - `sqft` - `estimatedValue` - `isPreForeclosure` - `isForeclosure` - `city` - `state` - `lat` - `lng` *** ### โœจ Why choose this Actor - ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ **No infrastructure** to maintain. The Apify cloud handles scheduling, retries, proxies, and storage. - ๐ŸŒ **Verified source data.** Records come from authoritative public sources, not third-party aggregators. - ๐Ÿ” **Repeatable runs.** Schedule monthly, weekly, or hourly to keep your pipeline always fresh. - ๐Ÿ“Š **Multiple export formats.** CSV, Excel, JSON, XML out of the box. - ๐Ÿ’ต **Pay only for what you use.** Pay-per-result-item pricing, free preview included. *** ### ๐Ÿ’ผ Business use cases #### ๐Ÿ’ผ Distressed-asset investing Build a feed of pre-foreclosure leads in a target market for fix-and-flip or rental investment. #### ๐Ÿ“Š Hedge-fund acquisitions Aggregate REO inventory by ZIP and value bracket for institutional bulk purchases. #### ๐Ÿค Wholesaler lead gen Mass-prospect distressed properties for assignable contracts. #### ๐Ÿ“ˆ Local market intelligence Track distress density by county over time. *** ### ๐Ÿ“ˆ How it compares to alternatives | Approach | Cost | Coverage | Refresh | Filters | Setup | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | **โญ RealtyTrac Foreclosure & REO Listings Scraper** *(this Actor)* | $5 free credit, then pay-per-use | Full source coverage | **Live per run** | Source-native filters supported | โšก 2 min | | Build your own scraper | Engineering hours | Full once built | Whenever you maintain it | Custom code | ๐Ÿข Days to weeks | | Paid managed APIs | $$$ monthly | Vendor-defined | Live | Vendor-defined | โณ Hours | | Third-party data dumps | Varies | Subset, often stale | Periodic | None | ๐Ÿ•’ Variable | Pick this Actor when you want broad coverage, server-side filtering, and no pipeline maintenance. *** ### ๐Ÿš€ How to use 1. [Create a free account](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) on Apify (includes $5 in free credit). 2. Open the **RealtyTrac Foreclosure & REO Listings Scraper** Actor page. 3. Fill out the input form and click **Start**. 4. Download your dataset in CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML. *** ### ๐ŸŒŸ Beyond business use cases #### ๐ŸŽ“ Research and academia Housing-finance researchers can map foreclosure rates by ZIP, property type, and economic cycle. #### ๐ŸŽจ Personal and creative Owner-occupant home buyers can find pre-foreclosure deals before they hit traditional MLS. #### ๐Ÿค Non-profit and civic Housing-counseling agencies can identify and reach pre-foreclosure homeowners with prevention resources. #### ๐Ÿงช Experimentation Data scientists can use distressed-property features for default-prediction model training. *** ### ๐Ÿค– Ask an AI assistant about this scraper Open a ready-to-send prompt about this ParseForge actor in the AI of your choice: - ๐Ÿ’ฌ [**ChatGPT**](https://chat.openai.com/?q=How%20do%20I%20use%20the%20%F0%9F%8F%9A%EF%B8%8F%20RealtyTrac%20Foreclosure%20%26%20REO%20Listings%20Scraper%20by%20ParseForge%20on%20Apify%3F%20Show%20me%20input%20examples%2C%20output%20fields%2C%20common%20use%20cases%2C%20and%20how%20to%20integrate%20it%20into%20a%20workflow.) - ๐Ÿง  [**Claude**](https://claude.ai/new?q=How%20do%20I%20use%20the%20%F0%9F%8F%9A%EF%B8%8F%20RealtyTrac%20Foreclosure%20%26%20REO%20Listings%20Scraper%20by%20ParseForge%20on%20Apify%3F%20Show%20me%20input%20examples%2C%20output%20fields%2C%20common%20use%20cases%2C%20and%20how%20to%20integrate%20it%20into%20a%20workflow.) - ๐Ÿ” [**Perplexity**](https://perplexity.ai/search?q=How%20do%20I%20use%20the%20%F0%9F%8F%9A%EF%B8%8F%20RealtyTrac%20Foreclosure%20%26%20REO%20Listings%20Scraper%20by%20ParseForge%20on%20Apify%3F%20Show%20me%20input%20examples%2C%20output%20fields%2C%20common%20use%20cases%2C%20and%20how%20to%20integrate%20it%20into%20a%20workflow.) - ๐Ÿ…’ [**Copilot**](https://copilot.microsoft.com/?q=How%20do%20I%20use%20the%20%F0%9F%8F%9A%EF%B8%8F%20RealtyTrac%20Foreclosure%20%26%20REO%20Listings%20Scraper%20by%20ParseForge%20on%20Apify%3F%20Show%20me%20input%20examples%2C%20output%20fields%2C%20common%20use%20cases%2C%20and%20how%20to%20integrate%20it%20into%20a%20workflow.) *** ### โ“ Frequently Asked Questions #### Where does the data come from? From `realtytrac.com` city/county pages, parsed from their Next.js page-prop data. #### What's the difference between pre-foreclosure and REO? Pre-foreclosure = the borrower is in default but the bank hasn't yet seized the property. REO = the bank already owns it after the foreclosure auction. #### How do I find a location URL? Browse RealtyTrac, navigate to the state and county of interest. The URL pattern is `/foreclosure/{state}/{county-name}/`. #### Are owner contact details included? No. Owner names and contact info are intentionally excluded; only public property and status data are returned. #### How fresh is the data? RealtyTrac aggregates from county-level foreclosure filings; records typically appear within 1 to 7 days of the underlying public filing. *** ### ๐Ÿ”Œ Integrate with any app Connect this Actor to your stack via the [Apify integrations](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations) catalog: - ๐Ÿ“Š **Make / Zapier / n8n** - trigger scrapes from any business workflow. - ๐Ÿ’ฌ **Slack / Discord** - get a notification when a run finishes. - ๐Ÿ“ **Google Drive / Google Sheets** - push the dataset directly into a spreadsheet. - ๐Ÿ“จ **Gmail / Mailchimp / HubSpot** - automate outreach with the scraped leads. - ๐Ÿ”Œ **Apify CLI / SDK** - programmatic control from Python, Node.js, or any HTTP client. - โšก **Webhooks** - POST run results to any endpoint when complete. *** ### ๐Ÿ”— Recommended Actors - ๐Ÿ”ง [**Zillow Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/zillow-scraper) - ๐Ÿ”ง [**Realtor.com Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/realtor-com-scraper) - ๐Ÿ”ง [**Apartments.com Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/apartments-com-scraper) - ๐Ÿ”ง [**Redfin Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/redfin-scraper) - ๐Ÿ”ง [**LoopNet Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/loopnet-real-estate-scraper) *** > **Disclaimer:** This Actor scrapes only publicly accessible data. We do not collect personal information beyond what is voluntarily published by the source. Do not use the data for unauthorized contact, spam, or any purpose violating applicable laws or the source site's Terms of Service. Respect [GDPR](https://gdpr.eu/), [CCPA](https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa), and applicable consumer-protection laws. ParseForge is not affiliated with any source site. *** **๐Ÿ†˜ Need Help?** [**Open our contact form**](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) to request a new scraper, propose a custom data project, or report an issue. # Actor input Schema ## `locationUrl` (type: `string`): RealtyTrac location URL. Examples: 'https://www.realtytrac.com/foreclosure/california/los-angeles-county/' or '/foreclosure/texas/'. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000 ## Actor input object example ```json { "locationUrl": "https://www.realtytrac.com/foreclosure/california/los-angeles-county/", "maxItems": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "locationUrl": "https://www.realtytrac.com/foreclosure/california/los-angeles-county/", "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("parseforge/realtytrac-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "locationUrl": "https://www.realtytrac.com/foreclosure/california/los-angeles-county/", "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("parseforge/realtytrac-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "locationUrl": "https://www.realtytrac.com/foreclosure/california/los-angeles-county/", "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call parseforge/realtytrac-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/realtytrac-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "RealtyTrac Foreclosure & REO Listings Scraper", "description": "Scrape distressed real estate listings (pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, REO, sheriff sale) from RealtyTrac by location. 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