What CRS Data does

CRS Data (legal entity: Courthouse Retrieval System, Inc.) is a privately held property-data SaaS company founded in 1989 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. It aggregates public tax records, sales and mortgage histories, warranty deeds, comparables, and GIS/plat-map data from county-level sources across 1,312 counties in 35 states, normalizes them, and serves them through three core products: the MLS Tax Suite (integrated into 100+ MLS platforms for REALTOR members), the Financial Suite (property intelligence for bankers and mortgage professionals), and LocalLook (a self-serve, mobile-optimized property data platform for investors and professionals without MLS access). A newer add-on module, ListingIntegrity, provides compliance and data-quality monitoring for MLSs.

The company monetizes primarily through recurring annual subscriptions, with the MLS Tax Suite distributed predominantly via channel partnerships (included as a member benefit inside MLS/association dues) and the Financial Suite and LocalLook sold through direct sales and self-serve e-commerce. Customer support — including in-person training, webinars, and dedicated account managers (e.g., individual CSMs such as Mary Caskey) — is positioned as a differentiator. GTM is therefore hybrid: a channel-partner-led motion anchored by MLS integrations paired with a sales-led enterprise motion for financial institutions.

Technically, CRS Data relies on a property-data aggregation and visualization platform with GIS-based interactive mapping (flood zones, parcel boundaries, sales layers), a custom API integration framework used to embed data inside MLS systems (e.g., the RealTracs history API), and the new Earth Advantage Green Building Registry integration (announced 2024-02-12) for environmental and certification data. The platform is operated by a lean team (11-50 employees) and reports approximately 99.9% uptime over the past five years for the MLS Tax Suite, serving 265,000+ individual users including 55,000+ members in California alone.

Name

CRS Data

Legal name

Courthouse Retrieval System, Inc.

Website

https://crsdata.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CRS Data is a private, Knoxville-based property data SaaS company, founded 1989, that aggregates public tax and parcel records across 1,312 U.S. counties and delivers them through the MLS Tax Suite, Financial Suite, and LocalLook platforms to MLSs, bankers, and real estate professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Property Data Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAB)

Keywords

• Real estate data aggregation
• Property tax records
• MLS property platform
• Public records intelligence
• Banking property prospecting

Headquarters

HQ city

Knoxville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. MLS Tax Suite Subscriptions: CRS Data's primary revenue stream comes from partnerships with MLS organizations where the MLS Tax Suite is offered as a member benefit, typically included in MLS dues. The product is also sold directly to associations and boards.
2. Financial Suite Subscriptions: Revenue from financial institutions and banking professionals subscribing to the Financial Suite for property prospecting, market analysis, and compliance tools.
3. LocalLook Direct Sales: Self-serve platform sold directly to investors, appraisers, and real estate professionals who are not MLS members, with purchase options through secure.crsdata.com.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CRS Data aggregates public property records (tax data, sales and mortgage histories, warranty deeds, comparables, GIS/plat maps, demographics) from county sources across 35 states and delivers them through three subscription platforms: MLS Tax Suite (integrated with MLS systems for REALTOR members), Financial Suite (property intelligence for bankers and mortgage professionals), and LocalLook (a mobile-optimized self-serve platform for investors and professionals without MLS access).

Product overview

CRS Data provides a portfolio of property data products designed for different market segments. The core offerings include MLS Tax Suite (for MLS members and real estate professionals), Financial Suite (for bankers and financial professionals), and LocalLook (standalone mobile-optimized platform for investors and professionals without MLS access). Additionally, ListingIntegrity is a compliance add-on module. All products leverage comprehensive public property records including tax data, sales histories, deed records, comparables, mapping tools, and demographic information, unified by the company's data aggregation capabilities and customer support infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MLS Tax Suite: Property data solution for MLS members with enhanced mapping, search capabilities, seamless MLS integration, and mobile optimization.
• Financial Suite
• LocalLook
• ListingIntegrity

Products and services

• MLS Tax Suite Comprehensive property data platform providing MLS members with seamless access to tax records, neighborhood comparables, mapping details, sales and mortgage histories, warranty deeds, area demographics, and prospecting tools. Integrates directly into MLS systems via custom APIs and is mobile-optimized.
• Financial Suite Property intelligence platform designed for bankers and financial professionals, offering accurate property prospecting, up-to-date ownership data, market share analysis, and a simplified search interface to improve lending compliance and generate non-interest income opportunities.
• LocalLook Mobile-optimized property data platform providing extensive property data, maps, flood zones, comparables, and prospecting tools. Tailored for real estate investors and real estate professionals who do not have access to MLS Tax Suite through MLS membership, sold via self-serve e-commerce with flexible plans and on-demand reports.
• ListingIntegrity Compliance solution ensuring superior data quality in real estate listings, empowering MLSs, brokerages, and agents to maintain high standards for property data through automated violation detection, courtesy notices for potential listing issues, anonymous agent reporting integration, and compliance with individual association and MLS rules and regulations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% uptime over the past five years for MLS Tax Suite
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Earth AdvantagecoreTechnology or Integration · 12 February 2024Partnership connects CRS Data's MLS Tax Suite to Earth Advantage's Green Building Registry API. The integration displays environmental and home performance information within real estate listings, including energy labels, solar installations, and green certifications (LEED, EnergyStar). Third-party certified green home data auto-populates into listings without manual input.
• RealTracscoreTechnology or Integration14+ year partnership with custom API development for combined MLS and tax data platform. CRS Data developed history section API that pulls sales history into RealTracs listing reports, providing seamless access to MLS and parcel history information together.
• Georgia MLScoreTechnology or IntegrationCustom dashboard development showcasing most recently searched properties within member dashboard. Ongoing partnership for property data and map features essential for timely and comprehensive member reports.
• Fresno Association of Realtors (FAR)coreTechnology or IntegrationCustomized report layout development and Advanced Search with map integration. CRS Data accommodated report format changes and added map functionality based on member feedback.
• Memphis Area Association of Realtors (MAAR)coreTechnology or IntegrationCustom tax system integration allowing MAAR to run their own in-house data through CRS Data's system. Includes custom report formats and Market Conditions Report using MAAR's custom format.
• Intermountain MLS (IMLS)majorTechnology or IntegrationStatewide Idaho coverage partnership. CRS Data and IMLS work together to enrich data quality by combining CRS Data's county relationships with IMLS's local county data files.
• Central Oregon Association of REALTORS (COAR)majorTechnology or IntegrationCRS Data provides customized data formats matching local county records and terminology, including custom address field for unincorporated HOA-governed community.
• MLSListingscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCalifornia MLS partner serving Silicon Valley and coastal California regions. CRS Data provides customizable MLS Tax Suite with mobile optimization and seamless desktop/mobile data access.
• Triangle MLSmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFirst MLS customer to participate in Earth Advantage Green Building Registry initiative, integrating environmental data into property listings.
• Mary CaskeyminorOthersCRS Data Customer Success Manager providing support for MLS Member Engagement Kits, helping MLS communicators with access passwords and kit questions.
• ChoozleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDisplay advertising partner enabling CRS Data to present retargeting advertising on other sites based on previous user interactions. Employs techniques that do not collect personal information.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ATTOM Data Solutions: ATTOM provides nationwide property data aggregation serving real estate professionals, investors, and lenders with similar public records data products. It is the most direct competitor to CRS Data's MLS Tax Suite and Financial Suite offerings, with comparable target customers and data sources.
• HouseCanary: HouseCanary offers property data and analytics for real estate professionals and financial institutions, including valuation, market analytics, and risk solutions. It directly overlaps with CRS Data's Financial Suite in serving lenders and investors with property intelligence.
• Realtors Property Resource (RPR): RPR is the National Association of REALTORS' data and analytics platform built for MLSs and REALTORS. It directly competes with CRS Data's MLS Tax Suite in providing property data to real estate professionals through MLS channels.
• Cloud CMA: Cloud CMA provides MLS-integrated comparative market analysis (CMA) and property report tools for real estate agents. It is a comparable niche player to CRS Data, serving similar real estate professional customers with data-driven reports and tools.
• FBS Data (Flexmls): FBS provides MLS software platforms including Flexmls with integrated data and reporting tools. It directly competes with CRS Data in the MLS technology stack and shares the same channel-driven GTM through MLS partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• Cotality (formerly CoreLogic): Cotality is a large incumbent property data and analytics platform serving MLSs, lenders, and government agencies. It competes with CRS Data across multiple segments including MLS data solutions and banking/financial services, but with a much broader portfolio of products and significantly greater resources.
• ICE Mortgage Technology (Black Knight): ICE Mortgage Technology provides data, analytics, and software solutions across the mortgage and real estate ecosystem. While broader than CRS Data, it competes for the same banking and lending customers with property intelligence and prospecting tools.
• Zillow Group: Zillow operates a consumer-facing real estate marketplace with extensive property data and analytics. While serving a different primary audience (consumers), it shapes the broader property data landscape and competes indirectly for real estate professional attention and budgets.
• Redfin: Redfin is a technology-powered real estate brokerage with significant property data capabilities. While primarily a brokerage rather than a data provider, it competes for real estate professional mindshare and adjacent data-driven services in the same MLS ecosystem.

Emerging players

• ShowingTime: ShowingTime provides showing management and real estate technology tools primarily serving MLSs and brokerages. While focused on a different specific use case, it operates in the same MLS technology ecosystem and shares customer overlap with CRS Data.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crs-data
• Instagraminstagram.com/crs_data

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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