HomeHarvest is a real estate scraping library that extracts and formats data in the style of MLS listings.

HomeHarvest Features

• Source: Fetches properties directly from Realtor.com.
• Data Format: Structures data to resemble MLS listings.
• Export Flexibility: Options to save as either CSV or Excel.

Installation

pip install -U homeharvest

Python version >= 3.9 required

Usage

Python

from homeharvest import scrape_property
from datetime import datetime

# Generate filename based on current timestamp
current_timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
filename = f"HomeHarvest_{current_timestamp}.csv"

properties = scrape_property(
  location="San Diego, CA",
  listing_type="sold",  # or (for_sale, for_rent, pending)
  past_days=30,  # sold in last 30 days - listed in last 30 days if (for_sale, for_rent)

  # property_type=['single_family','multi_family'],
  # date_from="2023-05-01", # alternative to past_days
  # date_to="2023-05-28",
  # foreclosure=True
  # mls_only=True,  # only fetch MLS listings
)
print(f"Number of properties: {len(properties)}")

# Export to csv
properties.to_csv(filename, index=False)
print(properties.head())

Flexible Location Formats

# HomeHarvest supports any of these location formats:
properties = scrape_property(location="92104")  # Just zip code
properties = scrape_property(location="San Diego")  # Just city  
properties = scrape_property(location="San Diego, CA")  # City, state
properties = scrape_property(location="San Diego, California")  # Full state name
properties = scrape_property(location="1234 Main St, San Diego, CA 92104")  # Full address

# You can also search for properties within a radius of a specific address
properties = scrape_property(
    location="1234 Main St, San Diego, CA 92104",
    radius=5.0  # 5 mile radius
)

Output

>>> properties.head()
    MLS       MLS # Status          Style  ...     COEDate LotSFApx PrcSqft Stories
0  SDCA   230018348   SOLD         CONDOS  ...  2023-10-03   290110     803       2
1  SDCA   230016614   SOLD      TOWNHOMES  ...  2023-10-03     None     838       3
2  SDCA   230016367   SOLD         CONDOS  ...  2023-10-03    30056     649       1
3  MRCA  NDP2306335   SOLD  SINGLE_FAMILY  ...  2023-10-03     7519     661       2
4  SDCA   230014532   SOLD         CONDOS  ...  2023-10-03     None     752       1
[5 rows x 22 columns]

Using Pydantic Models

from homeharvest import scrape_property

# Get properties as Pydantic models for type safety and data validation
properties = scrape_property(
    location="San Diego, CA",
    listing_type="for_sale",
    return_type="pydantic"  # Returns list of Property models
)

# Access model fields with full type hints and validation
for prop in properties[:5]:
    print(f"Address: {prop.address.formatted_address}")
    print(f"Price: ${prop.list_price:,}")
    if prop.description:
        print(f"Beds: {prop.description.beds}, Baths: {prop.description.baths_full}")

Parameters for scrape_property()

Required
├── location (str): Flexible location search - accepts any of these formats:
    - ZIP code: "92104"
    - City: "San Diego" or "San Francisco"
    - City, State (abbreviated or full): "San Diego, CA" or "San Diego, California"
    - Full address: "1234 Main St, San Diego, CA 92104"
    - Neighborhood: "Downtown San Diego"
    - County: "San Diego County"
├── listing_type (option): Choose the type of listing.
    - 'for_rent'
    - 'for_sale'
    - 'sold'
    - 'pending' (for pending/contingent sales)

Optional
├── property_type (list): Choose the type of properties.
    - 'single_family'
    - 'multi_family'
    - 'condos'
    - 'condo_townhome_rowhome_coop'
    - 'condo_townhome'
    - 'townhomes'
    - 'duplex_triplex'
    - 'farm'
    - 'land'
    - 'mobile'
│
├── return_type (option): Choose the return type.
│    - 'pandas' (default)
│    - 'pydantic'
│    - 'raw' (json)
│
├── radius (decimal): Radius in miles to find comparable properties based on individual addresses.
│    Example: 5.5 (fetches properties within a 5.5-mile radius if location is set to a specific address; otherwise, ignored)
│
├── past_days (integer): Number of past days to filter properties. Utilizes 'last_sold_date' for 'sold' listing types, and 'list_date' for others (for_rent, for_sale).
│    Example: 30 (fetches properties listed/sold in the last 30 days)
│
├── date_from, date_to (string): Start and end dates to filter properties listed or sold, both dates are required.
|    (use this to get properties in chunks as there's a 10k result limit)
│    Format for both must be "YYYY-MM-DD".
│    Example: "2023-05-01", "2023-05-15" (fetches properties listed/sold between these dates)
│
├── mls_only (True/False): If set, fetches only MLS listings (mainly applicable to 'sold' listings)
│
├── foreclosure (True/False): If set, fetches only foreclosures
│
├── proxy (string): In format 'http://user:pass@host:port'
│
├── extra_property_data (True/False): Increases requests by O(n). If set, this fetches additional property data for general searches (e.g. schools, tax appraisals etc.)
│
├── exclude_pending (True/False): If set, excludes 'pending' properties from the 'for_sale' results unless listing_type is 'pending'
│
└── limit (integer): Limit the number of properties to fetch. Max & default is 10000.

Property Schema

Property
├── Basic Information:
│ ├── property_url
│ ├── property_id
│ ├── listing_id
│ ├── mls
│ ├── mls_id
│ ├── mls_status
│ ├── status
│ └── permalink

├── Address Details (Pydantic/Raw):
│ ├── street
│ ├── unit
│ ├── city
│ ├── state
│ ├── zip_code
│ └── formatted_address*  # Computed field

├── Property Description:
│ ├── style
│ ├── beds
│ ├── full_baths
│ ├── half_baths
│ ├── sqft
│ ├── year_built
│ ├── stories
│ ├── garage
│ ├── lot_sqft
│ ├── text  # Full description text
│ └── type

├── Property Listing Details:
│ ├── days_on_mls
│ ├── list_price
│ ├── list_price_min
│ ├── list_price_max
│ ├── list_date  # datetime
│ ├── pending_date  # datetime
│ ├── sold_price
│ ├── last_sold_date  # datetime
│ ├── last_sold_price
│ ├── price_per_sqft
│ ├── new_construction
│ ├── hoa_fee
│ ├── monthly_fees  # List of fees
│ ├── one_time_fees  # List of fees
│ └── estimated_value

├── Tax Information:
│ ├── tax_assessed_value
│ └── tax_history  # List with years, amounts, assessments

├── Location Details:
│ ├── latitude
│ ├── longitude
│ ├── neighborhoods
│ ├── county
│ ├── fips_code
│ ├── parcel_number
│ └── nearby_schools

├── Agent/Broker/Office Info (Pydantic/Raw):
│ ├── agent_uuid
│ ├── agent_name  
│ ├── agent_email
│ ├── agent_phone
│ ├── agent_state_license
│ ├── broker_uuid
│ ├── broker_name
│ ├── office_uuid
│ ├── office_name
│ ├── office_email
│ └── office_phones

├── Additional Fields (Pydantic/Raw only):
│ ├── estimated_monthly_rental
│ ├── tags  # Property tags/features
│ ├── flags  # Status flags (foreclosure, etc)
│ ├── photos  # All property photos
│ ├── primary_photo
│ ├── alt_photos
│ ├── open_houses  # List of open house events
│ ├── units  # For multi-family properties
│ ├── pet_policy
│ ├── parking
│ ├── terms  # Listing terms
│ ├── current_estimates  # Platform estimates with sources
│ └── estimates  # Historical estimates

* Only available when using return_type='pydantic'

Exceptions

The following exceptions may be raised when using HomeHarvest:

• InvalidListingType - valid options: for_sale, for_rent, sold, pending.
• InvalidDate - date_from or date_to is not in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• AuthenticationError - Realtor.com token request failed.

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