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Detailed Property Data Glossary

Better understand ATTOM’s data elements, report definitions, real estate insight and industry knowledge.

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There are currently 16 terms in this directory beginning with the letter A.
Address
An address details the exact location of a residential or commercial property. Our assessor's data includes up-to-date address information for properties nationwide.
Adjustable-Rate Mortgage
An adjustable-rate mortgage sees the interest rate of a property change at different intervals: five, seven, or ten years.
Agentic AI
AI systems capable of autonomously planning, reasoning, and completing multi-step workflows using data, tools, and external systems with minimal human intervention.
AI Agent
An artificial intelligence system that can independently perform tasks, make decisions, and interact with external tools or data sources to accomplish specific goals.
AI-Native Data Delivery
AI-native data delivery refers to the distribution of property data in formats and environments designed specifically for modern data platforms and AI workflows, such as cloud data warehouses and optimized file formats.
AI-Powered Analytics
AI-powered analytics uses machine learning models and advanced algorithms to analyze property data, identify patterns, and generate insights such as property valuations, risk assessments, and market trends.
AI-Ready Data
Structured, standardized, and high-quality data that is optimized for use with artificial intelligence, machine learning models, and large language models. AI-ready data minimizes preprocessing and enables more accurate analytics and AI-driven insights.
Air Pollution
Air pollution refers to the levels of: carbon monoxide, particulate matter, fine particles, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, or sulfur dioxide in the air. Air quality is monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency.
All-Cash Purchases
Sales where no loan is recorded at the time of sale and where ATTOM has coverage of loan data.
API (Application Programming Interface)
Real-time property data access through a direct connection with software, websites, and applications, enabling seamless data retrieval and supporting analytics and AI-driven workflows.
Appraisal
To secure a mortgage loan, properties must be appraised to assess their value. A property's value will be determined by property features and the value of surrounding properties.
Area
An area typically refers to a select region or part of a town, city, country, or world.
Assessed Values
The assessed value of a property, as deduced by comparable properties on the market and property characteristics, determines the amount of property tax owed. The assessed value is determined by the value of a property multiplied by an assessment rate, and a set percentage assigned by each tax district.
Assessor Data
Multi-sourced database offers a dataset including publicly available information collected by county tax assessor offices. The best assortment of Assessor Data includes many details in the following categories: Property Identification, Ownership, Address, Legal Description, Values and Taxes, and Property Characteristics.
ATTOM ID
The ATTOM ID acts as a single, unique identifier that pools together a vast collection of data on a property.
AVM (Automated Valuation Model)
A lender-grade valuation of a property based upon various characteristics, such as comparable sales, valuation models, values estimates and confidence score.