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- Scrapes properties from **Zillow**, **Realtor.com** & **Redfin** simultaneously
- Aggregates the properties in a Pandas DataFrame
- Proxy support (HTTP/S, SOCKS)


## Installation

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site_name=["zillow", "realtor.com", "redfin"],
location="85281",
listing_type="for_rent" # for_sale / sold

# use if you want to use a proxy (3 types)
# proxy="socks5://homeharvest:[email protected]:20001",
# proxy="http://homeharvest:[email protected]:20001",
# proxy="https://homeharvest:[email protected]:20001",
)

#1 output to .csv (simplest, then use Excel)
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└── listing_type (enum): for_rent, for_sale, sold
Optional
├── site_name (List[enum], default=all three sites): zillow, realtor.com, redfin
├── proxy (str): in format 'http://user:pass@host:port' or [https, socks]
```

### Property Schema
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- `NoResultsFound` - no properties found from your input
- `GeoCoordsNotFound` - if Zillow scraper is not able to create geo-coordinates from the locaion you input



## Frequently Asked Questions

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**A:** This indicates that you have been blocked by the real estate site for sending too many requests. Currently, **Zillow** is particularly aggressive with blocking. We recommend:

- Waiting a few seconds between requests.
- Trying a VPN or proxy to change your IP address.
- Trying a VPN to change your IP address.

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