ResidentialRegistry

Description

This is a documentation on how to fetch information on individual homes. Please let us know if you have questions, or if something is unclear!"

Search parameters

Field name	Type	Example	Description
street_name	varchar(60)	Storgatan	street name in address
street_number	list	[1,3,None]	street number in address
street_suffix	char(5)	A	suffix in address
street_additional_info	varchar(40)	StreetAddress	`street_address` (= most common), `metric_address`, `village_address`, `farm_address`. Note: This information is not necessary
postal_code	varchar(7)	12322	postal code
postal_city	varchar(40)	Stockholm	postal area
unit_number	smallint(4)	1001	unique number on every apartment at the same address

Result

Field name	Type	Example	Description	Used for
universal_property_id	varchar(255)	909a6a48-a405-90ec-e040-ed8f66444c3f	unique id (uuid) for all residences	All
unparsed_address	varchar(60)	Storgatan 1A, 12322, Stockholm, lgh 1001	address of the residence (street, nr, letter, postal code, postal area, apartment number (if apartment) )	All
street_name	varchar(60)	Storgatan	street name in address	All
street_number	list	[1,3,None]	street number in address	All
street_suffix	char(5)	A	suffix in address	All
street_additional_info	varchar(40))	StreetAddress	`street_address` (= most common), `metric_address`, `village_address`, `farm_address`. If missing, presume it is a `street_address`	All
postal_code	varchar(7)	12322	postal code	All
postal_city	varchar(40)	Stockholm	postal area	All
unit_number	smallint(4)	1001	unique number on every apartment at the same address	Apartment
property_sub_type	string	'SingleFamilyResidence'	Building structure type of home. 'Apartment', 'SingleFamilyResidence', 'Townhouse', 'Duplex', 'Terraced', 'Cabin', 'Farm', 'Unknown'	All
occupant_type	string	'Owner'	Ownership type of home. 'Owner', 'TenantOwnership', 'Tenancy', 'SiteLeashold' , 'Unknown'	All
building_number	mediumint(5)	1	A numeric ID to identify buildings on the same property	All
living_area	decimal	75	Living area of home in square meters	All
rooms_total	decimal	4	Number of rooms in home	Apartment...
year_built	int	1950	Building construction year	All
latitude	decimal	59.405589	Latitude of current residence	All
longitude	decimal	18.323536	Longitude of current residence	All
entry_level	int	2	the floor of the residence i.e. where the entry is	Apartment
stories_total	int	4	the highest floor on the address	Apartment

Note on address

Every street_name is unique within each postal_area. If there is a postal_area in the API call, postal_code is not used. The postal codes in Sweden change frequently, something that frequently leads to errors. Postal areas are more stable over time.

There are four types of addresses in Sweden:

Street Address ("Gatuadress") Example: Norra Åsvägen 50A

Distance-Based Adress ("Metertalsadress" Example: Landsvägen 69-6 Håbo (We are investigating this, there might be an issue with the format!)

Village Address ("Byadress") Example: Backen 12A, Hedesunda, Gävle (We are investigating this, there might be an issue with the format!)

Farm Address ("Gårdsadress") Example: Backen Norrgården 1B, Hedesunda, Gävle (We are investigating this, there might be an issue with the format!)

Note on property_sub_type

We follow the RESO standard to the largest possible extent. There are some things to know about:

The Swedish house types "kedjehus" ('chain house') and "radhus" ('row house') are not separated in the RESO standard. We use 'Terraced' for "kedjehus" and 'Townhouse' for "radhus". The difference is that for a "kedjehus" there is a building, usually a garage, between the houses that connects them. This might be changed to "linked-detached house" in the future; we are in contact with RESO about it.
In Swedish official registries, no distinction is made between duplexes and single-family houses. Single-family houses classified as tenant-owned properties are likely to be duplexes.
Houses classified as cabins are based on outdated information. Many of these houses have been renovated and now function as ordinary single-family homes. Conversely, some houses classified as single-family homes are now used as cabins

Notes on occupant_type

Many homes are classed as "unknown". Most of them are rentals.
New homes are sometimes "unknown". It might take a while before they get the right classification.
Single-family houses that are labeled "unknown" are usually owned by a legal entity
For valuation purposes, a single-family house with an unknown occupant type can still be valued as if it was owned by a private individual
If a value is 'Unknown': Ask the user
Farms cannot get a valuation as a farm. The AVM can only perform a valuation for a normal house. To do a valuation, home_type needs to be recoded to 'SingleFamilyHouse'. If so, we recommend a note to the user that the valuation does not include the value of the land or the farm buildings

How to handle different combinations of home_type and ownership_type in AVM

The table below covers all possible combinations and our recommendations on how to handle them. The use case we cover is when a user is doing a valuation of a home and there is a possibility for the user to change information. Some general rules will handle many of the recommendations in the table:

ownership_type = Tenancy : No valuations can be provided unless ownership_type is changed by the user
ownership_type = SiteLeashold : At the moment, our AVM does not handle site leasehold. The valuation must be done as if the ownership_type is 'Owner'. We suggest automatically recoding. However, the valuation will be too high, and it might be appropriate to add a comment to the user.
home_type = cabin: Be aware that the houses that are classified as cabins might be something else. Many cabins have been upgraded to normal houses. If, for instance, the user lives in the house, it is no longer a cabin. In that case, we suggest that home_type is changed to 'SingleFamilyResidence'

In the table below, cases that are not covered by the recommendation above are marked with bold italics

property_sub_type	occupant_type	frequency	how to handle
SingleFamilyResidence	Owner	>1M	As it is
SingleFamilyResidence	Tenancy	10k-100k	Tenancy = no valuation unless the user changes ownership_type
SingleFamilyResidence	TenantOwnership	1k-10k	If there is an end user, it is good to give them an opportunity to change this. Some are duplex houses; the term duplex does not exist in the Swedish Property Register. Some are townhouses, for instance, single townhouses fit between other buildings. These houses can be hard to do valuations on.
SingleFamilyResidence	Unknown	0	No need to handle
SingleFamilyResidence	SiteLeashold	10k-100k	Recode 'SiteLeashold' to 'Owner'
Terraced	Owner	100k-1M	As it is
Terraced	Tenancy	1k-10k	Tenancy = no valuation unless the user changes ownership_type
Terraced	TenantOwnership	1k-10k	As it is
Terraced	Unknown	100-1k	Ask user for ownership_type
Terraced	SiteLeashold	1k-10k	Recode 'SiteLeashold' to 'Owner'
Townhouse	Owner	100k-1M	As it is
Townhouse	Tenancy	1k-10k	Tenancy = no valuation unless the user changes ownership_type
Townhouse	TenantOwnership	10k-100k	As it is
Townhouse	Unknown	1k-10k	Ask user for ownership_type
Townhouse	SiteLeashold	10k-100k	Recode 'SiteLeashold' to 'Owner'
Farm	Owner	100k-1M	Recode home_type to 'SingleFamilyResidence'
Farm	Tenancy	1k-10k	Tenancy = no valuation unless the user changes ownership_type
Farm	TenantOwnership	<100	Not sure about these, need to investigate. Until then: Ask the user for both home_type and ownership_type
Farm	Unknown	0	No need to handle
Farm	SiteLeashold	<100	Recode home_type to SingleFamilyResidence and 'SiteLeashold' to 'Owner'
Cabin	Owner	10k-100k	If user live in the house: Recode home_type to "SingleFamilyResidence'
Cabin	Tenancy	100-1k	Tenancy = no valuation unless the user changes ownership_type
Cabin	TenantOwnership	<100	Not sure about these, need to investigate. Until then: Ask user for both home_type and ownership_type
Cabin	Unknown	0	No need to handle
Cabin	SiteLeashold	<100	Recode ownership_type to "Owner". If the user lives in the house, recode home_type to cabin
Apartment	Owner	100-1k	Apartment with ownership_type cannot get valuations at the moment
Apartment	Tenancy	>1M	Tenancy = no valuation unless the user changes ownership_type
Apartment	TenantOwnership	>1M	As it is
Apartment	Unknown	100k-1M	Ask user for ownership_type
Apartment	SiteLeashold	0	No need to handle
Unknown	Owner	1k-10k	Ask user for both home_type and ownership_type
Unknown	Tenancy	10k-100k	Tenancy = no valuation unless the user changes ownership_type. Ask user for home_type
Unknown	TenantOwnership	10k-100k	Ask user for home_type
Unknown	Unknown	100k-1M	Ask user for both home_type and ownership_type
Unknown	SiteLeashold	0	No need to handle

Model Usage

SDK

import realai
import pandas as pd

realai_client = realai.Client()
# Login
realai_client.authenticate("USER","PASSWORD")

realai_client.residential_registry(params={"street_name":"Storgatan"})