New Homeowner List: Recent Buyers From the Public Record

What a new homeowner list is — and why contractors pull it

A new homeowner list is a list of properties that changed hands recently, with the buyer as the new owner of record. In List Builder it is the Recently Sold quick list (the recently-sold flag), defined as properties that sold within the last 12 months. Each record includes the property address and the owner of record from the property file; phones and emails are appended separately and charged only on a match.

What is the difference between a new homeowner list and a new mover list?

A new mover list is usually built from change-of-address and household data, which can include renters as well as buyers. A new homeowner list is built from recorded sales, so everyone on it bought the property. For a contractor selling work on the house, that distinction decides whether the person on the list can say yes. Ava Data builds new homeowner lists from the public record; it does not sell a change-of-address mover feed.

Two limits come with a list built from recorded sales. It is as current as the county's recording, so the newest closings arrive after they record rather than on closing day. And a buyer who just moved can be harder to reach by phone, because the contact data attached to them may still point to the previous address — so a new homeowner list may return fewer phones than a long-tenure list. Only matches are charged, so the records that return nothing cost nothing to trace.

Who uses a new homeowner list

A recent buyer makes decisions about the house in the months after closing, often before a contractor has a relationship with them. That is the window roofers and solar installers want:

• Roofers — a buyer of an older house may have inherited an aging roof, and the inspection before closing may have told them so.
• Solar installers — a new owner-occupier deciding on the house's long-term costs, with no existing installer relationship.

How to build it in Ava Data's List Builder

In List Builder, choose the market, turn on Recently Sold, and add Owner Occupied, with Properties must match set to ALL selected, so the pull returns only properties carrying both flags. That screens out purchases where the owner does not live in the home. Then narrow it the way you would a homeowner list:

• Property type — single-family for most roofing and solar work.
• Year Built — older houses bought recently are the ones whose new owners inherit the old roof.
• Assessed Value — the value band you work in.

Preview the record count and credit cost, pull, and let it build in the background. A pull is 1 credit (2¢) per record; a phone trace is 1 credit per matched record; phone and email are billed separately, 1 credit for each one found; and records with no match cost nothing.

Each pull is a snapshot of sales from the last 12 months at the time you run it, and every record in it is charged, including records you pulled before. List Builder does not mark which buyers are new since your last pull, so de-duplicate a repeat pull against your previous export before you trace it — that saves tracing the same owners twice, though not the cost of pulling them.

The list is half the job

Ava Data sells the new homeowner signal by the record, built from recorded sales, with the phone and email layer on top and charged only on a match. You choose the ZIP codes, the house and the assessed-value band, pay 1 credit per record pulled, and pay the trace charge only for the phones and emails found.

The output works across channels: mail to the property address, phones tagged mobile, landline or VoIP where the line type is known, emails, or ad audiences through Digital Matching at 2 credits (4¢) per matched contact. Outreach to the appended numbers is regulated: you are responsible for the calling and texting rules that apply to you, including Do Not Call scrubbing where required. Ava Data provides the data and does not place calls or send messages.

Frequently asked questions

What is a new homeowner list?

A list of properties that sold recently, with the buyer as the new owner of record. In Ava Data it is the Recently Sold quick list in List Builder — properties that sold within the last 12 months — which you can combine with Owner Occupied to keep only buyers who live in the home.

Is a new homeowner list the same as a new mover list?

No. A new mover list is usually built from change-of-address and household data, which can include renters. A new homeowner list comes from recorded property sales, so everyone on it bought the home. Ava Data builds new homeowner lists from the public record and does not sell a mover feed.

How recent are the sales on a new homeowner list?

The Recently Sold flag covers properties that sold within the last 12 months. Sales appear after the county records them, so the newest closings arrive with a lag rather than on closing day. Each pull is a fresh snapshot of that 12-month window and is charged per record, including records you pulled before.

How much does a new homeowner list cost?

Pulling records through List Builder costs 1 credit (2¢) each. Tracing costs 1 credit (2¢) for each phone found and 1 credit for each email found, so at most 2 credits (4¢) a record for both, and unmatched records are not charged. The $9/month plan includes 100 credits; there is no order minimum.

Related lists and guides

• Homeowner List — A homeowner list is the owner-occupied homes in the area you serve — the people who live in the house and sign for work on it.
• Batch Skip Tracing — Batch skip tracing — also called bulk skip tracing — runs a skip trace over a whole list of records at once, typically a CSV of names and addresses, and returns matched contact information as a downloadable file or through an async API.
• Skip Tracing — Skip tracing is the process of locating a person's current contact information — phone numbers, email addresses, and known associates — by stitching together public records, utility data, and proprietary identity graphs.
• CRM Enrichment — CRM enrichment is the process of automatically appending missing fields — phone, email, mailing address, related persons — to records already in your CRM, usually via webhook or scheduled batch job.
• All list types — Every property list you can build in Ava Data, grouped by signal.