A seller is preparing to list a home they've owned for over a decade. Before the first showing, their agent wants to make sure nothing in the public record — old permits, past assessment history, sales comps — will surprise the seller mid-negotiation.
The agent generates a HomeBrief for the seller's own address through ListingIQ, covering parcel details, permit history, assessment, and prior sales.
The report surfaces an older permit the seller had forgotten about and confirms the current assessment aligns reasonably with recent comparable sales — details worth knowing before a buyer's agent raises them first.
Getting ahead of a question is always better than answering it defensively at the negotiating table.
The seller and agent go into the listing knowing exactly what the public record shows, and can address the older permit proactively in the listing notes rather than letting a buyer's agent surface it as a red flag.
Sellers and their agents who want to review a property's full public record before it's listed, rather than finding out what's in it from a buyer's side.