A home is the largest investment that most consumers will make in their lifetimes, meaning that going into it with as much data as possible is always going to be the best course of action.

Some of that data is easy to come by, such as the age of the home, demographic facts about the neighborhood, school district information, its Multiple Listing Service (MLS) number, etc. By the third quarter of 2020, according to home improvement data platform Kukun, repairs and renovations grew 98 percent over 2019. Data on homeownership has become more important than ever.