HOUSINGNEWS REPORT
SPLITTING THE ATTOM
With Greater Data Access Comes Greater Data Responsibility
BY NELDA GREEN VICE PRESIDENT OF DATA GOVERNANCE, ATTOM DATA SOLUTIONS
There has never been greater access to public record property data.
to public record real estate data is increased competition in the marketplace from companies like ATTOM, a relative newcomer to the space that is willing to think outside of the box when it comes to how it collects, curates and delivers the data. For example, instead of depending on just one source for the tax, deed, mortgage, foreclosure and
The increasing access to public record property data is clear to me in the context of my 25 years operating in various roles and various companies involved in the world of real estate information. In my current role as director of data governance at ATTOM Data Solutions, I come face-to-face with this reality on a regular basis.
More widely accessible public record property data advances two worthy objectives — increased transparency in the real estate market and a strengthened legal property system, which famed economist Hernando de Soto argued in The Mystery of Capital is the key to capitalism succeeding in Western countries and failing elsewhere.
Competition-Bred Innovation The first trend driving wider access
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MAY 2018 | ATTOM DATA SOLUTIONS
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