July 2020 Release Notes

Highlights of this update include: 

• Data updates
• Terms of Use and Privacy Policy updates
• Prospecting feature available for use in 10 previously prohibited counties 
• New Housing Report for use by State Associations

Data Updates

Neighborhood and Residential Boundaries

More than 46,000 neighborhoods within 550 metros and over 795,000 unique residential areas have been enhanced or extended with additional coverage. Some of the Metro areas included are located in Orange County and Riverside, CA; New Orleans; New York City; and Portland, Oregon. This data, provided by Precisely (formerly known as Pitney Bowes/Maponics), is refreshed quarterly.

School Data  

The quarterly refresh of school data, provided by Niche, includes updates to school ratings and community reviews. We have also updated our school district boundaries, provided quarterly by Precisely.  

Commercial Tenant Data 

This release updates tenant data for commercial properties to the latest information from SMR Research. Tenant data is displayed on commercial Property Details pages and can be included in Commercial Property Reports. This data, covering more than 9.98 million tenants, is updated quarterly.

Prospecting feature available for additional counties in Texas

REALTORS® can now create mailing labels or CSV export for 10 additional counties in Texas! Local regulations prohibiting the use of public record data for this purpose have been lifted for the counties listed below. For step-by-step instructions on how to use this feature, see our article How do I create Mailing Labels or CSV Export?

Terms of Use and Privacy Policies

We have updated our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, and added a California Privacy Notice. Click on the links displayed at the bottom of any page of the website to access our newest Terms of Use or Privacy Policies.

New! Housing Report

The Housing Report, a joint project with NAR Advocacy, highlights residential housing market metrics in a state or a congressional district. The one-page, monthly report showcases metrics such as monthly sales counts, listing counts and months of inventory. State association staff and NAR staff will leverage the Housing Report when performing advocacy activities with state and federal legislators.  RPR and NAR will be reaching out to State Associations to begin implementation. 

Internet Explorer (IE) Browser No Longer Recommended 

The IE browser's legacy technology isn't a good match with RPR's newer technology. For the best experience in RPR, please update your browser to one of the following:

• Google Chrome (30.0 or later)
• Microsoft Edge (79 or later)
• Safari (5.0 or later)
• Firefox (20.0 or later)

If you would like to learn more about RPR, please visit the training section of our blog, where we have on-demand videos and recorded webinars. You can also register for live webinars.

For additional support, contact our 24/7 Customer Support Center at 877-977-7576 or use the yellow "Help" and "Live Chat" buttons on any page of the website.

RPR version 2.2 was released July 21, 2020. A PDF version of these Release Notes is attached at the end of this article.