Reference

Glossary

Key terms in property data and intelligence.

Listings
Active property data and lifecycle events. Includes new listings, price changes, status updates, and relists.
PreMover
A property entering a potential move cycle. The earliest signal of household movement before the transaction closes.
Sold Data
Confirmed transaction outcomes. Actual sold prices recorded at closing, linked to prior listing history.
Rental Data
Unit-level rental listings with weekly price tracking and status classification across Canadian cities.
Commercial Data
Sale and lease activity across commercial properties. Includes dual-listing detection for properties marketed for both simultaneously.
Property Lifecycle
The full sequence from listing through sale, including price changes, status events, and relists. BrightCat tracks this continuously.
Address-Level Data
Data tied to a physical property address, not a person. BrightCat data is address-level — no PII.
MCP
Model Context Protocol. An AI query interface that allows LLMs to query structured datasets directly via natural language.
Snowflake Delivery
Direct data access within a Snowflake environment via Marketplace listing or Secure Data Share.
Composite Matchkey
A standardized address and postal code combination used to track a property across multiple data sources and time periods.
Relist Detection
Logic that identifies when a property returns to market after a prior withdrawal, expiry, or sale — preventing false "new" classifications.
Cumulative Days on Market
The total time a property has been listed, including prior listing periods. Standard DOM resets on relist — cumulative DOM does not.