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Attom, stylized in all caps, ATTOM, is a private equity-backed American provider of nationwide property data to industries, including real estate, mortgage lending, insurance, marketing, and government. The company was founded in 1996 under the name RealtyTrac. RealtyTrac focused on providing foreclosure data to investors, real estate agents, and consumers before expanding its data products under new leadership and changing its name to ATTOM. ATTOM is headquartered in Irvine, California.

History

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Origins as RealtyTrac (1996 to 2016)

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Founded in 1996 as RealtyTrac, ATTOM began as a company that provided foreclosure data to investors, real estate agents, and consumers. In 2015, Rob Barber joined RealtyTrac as CEO.[1] Barber spearheaded the creation of the ATTOM Data Warehouse, and in 2016, ATTOM rebranded as ATTOM Data Solutions to reflect a broader real estate data platform.[2]

Acquisitions and Growth (2018 to 2022)

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ATTOM has acquired various property-related proptech companies.

  • 2018: ATTOM acquired Onboard Informatics (OBI).[3]
  • 2019: ATTOM was acquired by Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm.[4]
  • 2020: ATTOM acquired Home Junction.[5]
  • 2021: ATTOM acquired Geo Data Plus.[6]
  • 2022: ATTOM divested its consumer-facing websites, including RealtyTrac, to Nations Info.[4]
  • 2022: ATTOM acquired Estated.[7]

Key Products

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ATTOM delivers data through its cloud-based platform, as bulk data for download, or through applicant programming interfaces (APIs). These data are used by a range of users in the real estate sector, but also research institutes[8] and news outlets.[9][10] The data and products offered include:

  • Property and ownership data for U.S. properties[11]
  • Geospatial neighborhood and boundary[11]
  • Foreclosure and mortgage data for distressed properties[12][13][14]
  • Climate risk and environmental data[15]
  • Market trends and analytics[16]
  • Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) for property valuations[11]

In February of 2023, ATTOM announced that it was integrating its foreclosure and mortgage data with Powerlytics, a predictive analytics solution provider. The integration facilitated the delivery of data to users on the likelihood of a property going into foreclosure.[17] In 2024, ATTOM announced the addition of Building Footprints to its geospatial database products.[18]

Industry Awards (2024 to 2025)

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  • Inman AI Award - Best AI Powered Platform in 2024[19]
  • Proptech Breakthrough Awards - Proptech AI Solution Provider of the Year 2024[20]
  • HousingWire Tech100 Real Estate award for 2025[21]
  • GlobeSt. Selected ATTOM Chief Product and Technology Officer Todd Teta as a 2025 Influencer in CRE Technology[22]

References

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  1. ^ "RealtyTrac Appoints New CEO Rob Barber". Yahoo! Finance. July 27, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  2. ^ "Realtytrac rebrands to Attom Data Solutions". L.A Business First. July 19, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  3. ^ Basile, Caroline (February 15, 2018). "Attom Data Solutions acquires Onboard Informatics". HousingWire. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Attom Data Solutions". CB Insights. May 31, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  5. ^ "Attom Data Solutions Acquires Home Junction Inc". California Land Title Association. July 21, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  6. ^ Jensen, Katie (July 7, 2021). "ATTOM Acquires GeoData Plus". National Mortgage Professional. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  7. ^ "ATTOM acquires property data licensing company". The Title Report. August 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  8. ^ "Insolvency Informer". abi.org. May 31, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  9. ^ Conlin, Michelle; Respaut, Robin (September 14, 2018). "Millions of Americans still trapped in debt-logged homes ten years after crisis". Reuters. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  10. ^ Schmidt, Gregory (June 30, 2022). "House-Flipping Rate Rises, but Investors' Profits Are Falling". The New York Times. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c "ATTOM: Historical residential property data". Dewey. May 31, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  12. ^ "Foreclosures to Jump Next Year, ATTOM Data Says". Bloomberg. September 17, 2020.
  13. ^ Tanzi, Alexandre (May 9, 2024). "'Seriously Underwater' Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the US". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  14. ^ Tanzi, Alexandre (January 30, 2025). "Share of 'Equity Rich' Homes Almost Doubled Since Pre-COVID". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  15. ^ Flavelle, Christopher; McCartney, Allison (June 18, 2018). "Climate Change May Already Be Hitting the Housing Market". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  16. ^ Niasse, Amina (March 23, 2024). "US home flipping malaise pinches reality TV stars to contractors". Reuters. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  17. ^ "Attom integrates propensity to default analytics into its vast U.S. property data warehouse". Fox59. February 7, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  18. ^ "ATTOM adds building footprint data to property database". The Title Report. June 4, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  19. ^ "Inman announces its inaugural class of 2024 AI Award winners". Inman. October 15, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  20. ^ "2024 Winners". Proptech Breakthrough Awards. May 31, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  21. ^ Collins, Lesley (February 3, 2025). "Here are the 2025 Tech100 Real Estate Honorees". Housingwire. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  22. ^ "GlobeSt. Selects ATTOM Chief Product and Technology Officer Todd Teta as a 2025 Influencer in CRE Technology". ATTOM. February 3, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.