For most of the past decade, property data was a procurement decision. A business picked a source, signed a contract and moved on. In 2026, that decision has become strategic. Three developments, each moving on its own timeline, are reshaping how companies source and access property information: the spread of AI connectors, tighter privacy rules and changes to how listing data flows out of multiple listing services.
Providers in the property intelligence category, including SL Data Services, which organizes public records into business-ready property data, now operate where all three meet. For the lenders, investors, insurers and software firms that rely on that data, the changes raise new questions about origin, structure and governance.
