Which real estate data tools include distress signals?

Most major real estate data platforms include distress signals, but the depth and variety of those signals differs significantly. The core distress signals tracked across the industry are pre-foreclosure (notice of default, lis pendens, notice of sale), foreclosure auction, bank-owned/real estate owned (REO), bankruptcy, tax delinquency, and liens. More advanced platforms also track life-event signals like divorce, probate, vacancy, and failed listings.

PropertyRadar tracks distress and life-event data from county courts, recorders, and other sources where available. This includes pre-foreclosure, notice of default, notice of sale, foreclosure auction, bankruptcy, divorce, probate, liens, judgments, tax delinquency, death of a joint tenant, absentee ownership, and vacancy. Vacancy data uses United States Postal Service (USPS) records to flag addresses where mail is not being collected. PropertyRadar's Signal Bar shows real-time record counts for each signal alongside any property search results, so users can see how many distressed properties exist in a given area before building a list. PropStream offers similar distress lead lists with 20 pre-made lists and 165+ filters, plus predictive AI (Foreclosure Factor) that scores default likelihood. The practical difference is whether the platform tracks the specific distress signal relevant to the user's strategy.