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Hubzu auction data,
at warehouse scale.

We extract active foreclosures, short sales, bid histories, and property metadata from Hubzu. Delivered as clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet to S3, BigQuery, or Snowflake on your cadence.

Active auctions
14.2K /day
Bid updates
89.4K /24h
Sold properties
4.1K /week
Active pipelines
42
Uptime
99.94%
Data Dictionary

Every field we extract from hubzu.com

Structured, schema-consistent data across all major object types — delivered clean, typed, and ready to query.

Complete list of extractable fields for Property Listings objects from hubzu.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

property_idaddresscitystatezip_codeproperty_typebedsbathssqftlot_sizeyear_builtestimated_valuestatusauction_type
property_listings
● 200 OK
"property_id": "HZ192847",
"address": "123 Maple St",
"city": "Atlanta",
"state": "GA",
"zip_code": "30303",
"beds": 3,
"baths": 2,
"sqft": 1850,
"estimated_value": 245000.0
# property_idaddresscitystatezip_codeproperty_type
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Complete list of extractable fields for Auction Details objects from hubzu.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

property_idauction_idauction_startauction_endstarting_bidcurrent_bidbid_incrementreserve_metbuyers_premiumearnest_moneytime_remaining
auction_details
● 200 OK
"auction_id": "AUC-9921",
"starting_bid": 150000.0,
"current_bid": 175000.0,
"bid_increment": 1000.0,
"reserve_met": false,
"buyers_premium": 5.0,
"time_remaining": "2d 14h 30m"
# property_idauction_idauction_startauction_endstarting_bidcurrent_bid
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Complete list of extractable fields for Bid History objects from hubzu.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

auction_idbid_idbid_amountbid_timestampbidder_aliasis_winning_bidproxy_bidbid_source
bid_history
● 200 OK
"auction_id": "AUC-9921",
"bid_id": "B-48192",
"bid_amount": 175000.0,
"bid_timestamp": "2023-10-24T14:32:01Z",
"bidder_alias": "User***49",
"is_winning_bid": true
# auction_idbid_idbid_amountbid_timestampbidder_aliasis_winning_bid
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Complete list of extractable fields for Foreclosure Data objects from hubzu.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

property_idforeclosure_statustitle_statusoccupancy_statusfinancing_availableseller_typecase_numberrecording_date
foreclosure_data
● 200 OK
"property_id": "HZ192847",
"foreclosure_status": "REO",
"title_status": "Clear",
"occupancy_status": "Vacant",
"financing_available": false,
"seller_type": "Bank Owned",
"case_number": "FC-2023-091"
# property_idforeclosure_statustitle_statusoccupancy_statusfinancing_availableseller_type
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Complete list of extractable fields for Market Data objects from hubzu.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

search_queryzip_codetotal_resultspage_numberpositionproperty_idlisted_pricedays_on_marketprice_drop_pct
market_data
● 200 OK
"search_query": "Atlanta, GA",
"zip_code": "30303",
"total_results": 42,
"position": 1,
"property_id": "HZ192847",
"days_on_market": 14
# search_queryzip_codetotal_resultspage_numberpositionproperty_id
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Capabilities

Everything you need from Hubzu - nothing you don't

Our Hubzu scraper handles every layer of the platform: REO listings, dynamic bid histories, auction timers, and property metadata with JavaScript rendering and session management built in.

Foreclosure & REO Extraction

Extract bank-owned, short sale, and foreclosure auction properties across all US states.

Live Auction Tracking

Monitor starting bids, current bids, and countdown timers with high-frequency polling.

Property Metadata Mining

Capture beds, baths, sqft, lot size, year built, and structural details.

Bid History Capture

Extract timestamped bid logs and bidder aliases to model auction velocity.

Occupancy & Title Status

Track whether properties are vacant, occupied, and if title clearance is guaranteed.

Estimated Value Ratios

Calculate bid-to-value ratios using Hubzu's proprietary estimated value figures.

Search Result Pagination

Iterate through zip codes, counties, and MSAs to map total available inventory.

Fee Structure Extraction

Capture buyer premium percentages, technology fees, and earnest money requirements.

Historical Sold Data

Archive completed auctions to build pricing models for specific neighbourhoods.

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From target zip codes to warehouse records

Brief in. Clean data out.

Define Scope
d 0

Provide target states, zip codes, or auction types. We design the extraction schema together.

Pipeline Build
d 2–4

We configure Scrapy crawlers, residential proxy rotation, and session management for hubzu.com.

Validation & QA
d 4–6

Schema validation, null-rate checks, and auction timer sync verification before full launch.

Delivery
ongoing

JSON / CSV / Parquet pushed to your S3 bucket, BigQuery dataset, or Snowflake stage on agreed cadence.

Under the hood

How our Hubzu pipeline handles the hard parts

Auction platforms employ strict rate limits and dynamic data loading. Here is how we ensure reliable delivery.

pipeline-monitor · hubzu.com · live ● active
// fingerprinting
Identity rotation
TLS fingerprintrandomised
User-agentrotated
IP poolresidential
Challenges blocked0
// pagination
Page coverage
48,291 pages queued running
// observability
Pipeline health
99.9%
uptime
142ms
p99 lat
0.3%
null rate
2
alerts
Anti-bot layer
US residential proxies

Hubzu employs aggressive IP blocking. We route requests through US-based residential proxies to maintain persistent sessions without triggering rate limits.

Dynamic timers
XHR and WebSocket interception

Auction countdowns and live bids are hydrated via WebSockets and XHR. We intercept these API calls to capture millisecond-accurate bid updates.

Hidden bid histories
Playwright session emulation

Full bid logs often require authenticated session emulation or specific DOM interactions. We script these flows using Playwright.

Geo-fencing
Location-compliant routing

Access from non-US IP addresses is frequently blocked. Our infrastructure guarantees requests originate from compliant US residential nodes.

Schema stability
Redundant selector chains

We use redundant XPath and CSS selectors for critical fields like property status and current bid to prevent pipeline failure during site updates.

Applications

Who uses Hubzu data - and how

Teams across industries use hubzu.com data to build competitive products and smarter operations.

01
Real Estate Investment

Identify distressed properties, calculate repair margins, and automate bidding strategies for REO portfolios.

02
PropTech Market Aggregation

Ingest Hubzu inventory into unified real estate portals and investment analysis platforms.

03
Automated Valuation Models

Train pricing algorithms using Hubzu's estimated values, final auction prices, and bid velocity.

04
Flipping & Rehab Analysis

Filter for vacant, bank-owned properties in specific zip codes to source high-margin flip opportunities.

05
Institutional Buyer Tracking

Monitor bid histories to identify institutional purchasing patterns and geographical focus areas.

06
Market Liquidity Assessment

Track days on market and auction failure rates to gauge real estate liquidity at the county level.

Why DataFlirt

"Hubzu holds critical inventory for distressed real estate, but tracking volatile auction states requires infrastructure most teams do not have."

Building a reliable Hubzu scraper means managing US residential proxies, handling WebSocket bid streams, and parsing complex property metadata. DataFlirt manages this pipeline end-to-end so your acquisitions team can focus on modeling deals, not maintaining crawlers.

Technical Spec

Hubzu scraper - technical capabilities

Everything supported by our hubzu.com scraper — rendered SPA elements, auth walls, rate-limit evasion and beyond.

JavaScript rendering
Full Playwright sessions to hydrate auction timers
Supported
US Residential proxies
ISP-grade IPs from targeted US states
Supported
Live bid stream interception
XHR and WebSocket capture for real-time bids
Supported
Historical sold properties
Archive of completed auctions and final prices
Supported
Document downloads
Automated extraction of title reports and disclosures
Partial
Automated bidding
Programmatic placement of bids on active auctions
Partial
Change detection
Emit records only when auction status or bid changes
Supported
Webhook delivery
HTTP POST per bid update for real-time alerts
Supported
Infrastructure

Infrastructure powering the Hubzu pipeline

Open-source tooling on proven cloud infra — no vendor lock-in, full observability.

ScrapyPlaywrightPython 3.12RedisPostgreSQLApache AirflowAWS LambdaS3CloudWatch2CaptchaCapSolverResidential ProxiesDockerKubernetesGrafanaPrometheus
Scrapy + Playwright Stack

Scrapy handles crawl orchestration. Playwright handles XHR interception for auction timers and dynamic bid histories.

US Residential Proxy Pool

We maintain dedicated pools of US residential IPs to bypass Hubzu geo-fencing and rate-limiting infrastructure.

Cloud-Native Orchestration

Pipelines run on AWS ECS. Airflow handles scheduling, dependency management, and SLA alerting. State stored in Postgres.

Output & Delivery

Your data, your destination

Data delivered to where your team already works — no new tooling required.

JSON
Newline-delimited or nested
CSV
Flat file with typed columns
XLS
Excel spreadsheet for analyst teams
Parquet
Columnar format for BigQuery, Snowflake, Athena
AWS S3
Direct bucket delivery
Webhook
HTTP POST per record for real-time alerts
API
RESTful endpoint to query extracted auction data
PostgreSQL
Direct upsert into your database schema
S3
Direct bucket delivery — compatible with any data lake
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Common questions.

About hubzu.com scraping, legality, and pipeline operations.

Ask us directly →
Is scraping Hubzu legal?

Scraping publicly available real estate listings and auction data is generally permissible. DataFlirt extracts only public property data and bid histories. We do not bypass authentication walls for confidential documents.

How do you handle live auction timers?

We intercept the backend XHR requests and WebSocket feeds that Hubzu uses to update the frontend, ensuring we capture the exact server-side bid state and time remaining.

Can you extract historical sold data?

Yes. We can scrape completed auctions to capture the final sale price, winning bid, and total bid count for comparative market analysis.

What is the latency for live bid updates?

For targeted high-priority auctions, we can configure high-frequency polling to deliver bid updates via Webhook with sub-second latency.

Do you capture property condition and occupancy?

Yes. We extract all available metadata, including occupancy status, property condition, and financing eligibility.

How do you bypass geo-blocking?

Hubzu often restricts access from non-US IPs. We route all extraction traffic through a distributed network of US-based residential proxies to ensure uninterrupted access.

Can you download title and disclosure documents?

No. Accessing specific legal documents often requires a registered, authenticated account and agreeing to specific terms, which falls outside our public data extraction mandate.

$ dataflirt scope --new-project --source=hubzu.com ready

Tell us what
to extract.
We do the rest.

20-minute scoping call. Pilot dataset within the week. Production within two. Whether you need a one-off property catalogue dump or a continuous bid-monitoring feed across active auctions, we scope, build, and operate the pipeline. Tell us what you need.

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