the Connect NYC
Say goodbye to clunky workflows and hello to the new standard for NYC real estate. From listing entry to market insights, it’s faster, smarter, and built for how you work.
Search Less. Know More. Close Faster
Realist is a powerful public-record database, integrated directly into theConnectNYC, giving you fast access to comprehensive market and property insights all in one place.
With Realist, you can:
Research Properties: Instantly view ownership, tax history, valuations, photos, school zones, and more.
Analyze the Market: Evaluate comps, spot trends, and understand neighborhood activity.
Support Pricing: Use AVMs and property data to price listings or make informed offers.
Target Leads: Find likely sellers and buyers using smart filters like mortgage age and occupancy.
Map & Customize: Draw custom search boundaries and apply rich map layers to visualize opportunity.
Generate Reports: Share detailed reports for listings, comps, neighborhoods, and market stats.
A Century of Leadership. A Partnership for the Future.
For over 129 years, REBNY has been the cornerstone of NYC real estate, supporting brokers, developers, property managers, and agents with valuable tools, advocacy, and innovation through the Residential Listing Service (RLS).
In 2024, REBNY partnered with Cotality, the MLS provider trusted by 80% of agents across North America, to launch theConnectNYC, a modern listing platform offering smarter tools, seamless collaboration, and real-time data tailored for NYC's real estate professionals.
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Over 1Million Buildings. One Powerful Source.
REBNY led the charge nationally in 2024 to standardize building data through RESO. Now, with theConnectNYC, we’re launching NYC’s first-ever Centralized Building Database unifying insights on 1,000,000+ buildings across the five boroughs.
What’s Inside?
Parcel maps
Tax records
Property and legal details
Listing history — and more to come
And we're just getting started.
This is a living, growing database — with richer insights added over time, powered by collaboration across the NYC real estate ecosystem.
Smarter searches. Deeper insights. Less guesswork.
It’s everything you need to understand a building. All the building facts, without the digging.
