I recall learning about Property Shark last July at the 06' Inman Conference but didn't pay much attention to it because they were not yet in the Bay Area.  But this week Venture Beat reported that the Jaws of Real Estate is swimming to a Bay Area neighborhood near us.  Not only does Property Shark provide AVMs but they also list detailed transaction histories of your home.  They will tell you who you bought your house from and who were the buying and selling parties prior to that.

"The four-year old New York company outdoes Zillow on the snoopy factor, displaying owners’ names as well as things like title history, building permits and code violations pertaining to any property"

says Venture Beat.

One function that caught my attention was the ability to add your listing for sale.  Yes, yet another mean listing machine. 

You can add property pictures  as well if you swear you're the property owner.  What does this mean to the seller ?  If you are the seller you can claim your home and put a price on it.  Not sure how many buyers will find it yet, but looks a lot like Zillow's listing features.  Will they add user generated commenting and questions next ?  I tried to get property reports but there is a subscription fee starting at around $35/month.  With so many restrictions on accessability of data, not sure if this will pick up as fast as Zillow, but looks like shark fins are definitely starting to circle the housing waters.

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