On every property page Padzilly shows a section called Property history — a timeline of everything that has happened to that listing. It is one of the most useful things on the page, and most buyers scroll right past it.
This article explains how to read it, and what it tells you that the asking price does not.
Where to find it
Open a property and scroll down past the photos and the payment information. Property history appears with the other neighborhood and detail sections.
Only the four most recent events are shown at first. Click View more to see the whole timeline.
The events you will see
Each row has a date, a label, an icon and a colour. The colour is not decoration — it tells you whether the news is good or bad for you as the buyer.
Green, meaning good news for a buyer:
Listed — the home came on the market
Back on the market — it was off the market and has returned
Price reduced — the seller lowered the asking price
Red, meaning it works against you:
Price increased — the seller raised the asking price
Sold — the home sold
Amber, meaning a cost changed:
Taxes updated — the property tax figure changed
HOA fee updated — the association fee changed
Grey, meaning something administrative:
Off the market — the listing was withdrawn
Status changed — the listing moved between states like Active, Coming soon, Pending, Under contract, Sold or Closed
Also listed on another MLS — the same home is published on a second MLS
How to actually read it
Here is what experienced buyers look for.
How long has it been listed, and how many price reductions? A home listed three months ago with two price reductions is a seller who is losing patience. That is a very different negotiation from a home listed last week.
Back on the market after being Pending. That usually means a deal fell apart. Sometimes it is financing, sometimes it is what an inspection found. It is worth asking your agent to find out which, because one of those is the buyer's problem and the other is the house's problem.
A price increase. Rare, and it usually means the seller got interest fast. Expect less room to negotiate.
Taxes updated or HOA fee updated. These change your monthly payment, not the price. If the HOA fee went up recently, the payment Padzilly shows you is based on the new figure — which may be higher than what the listing showed when it first appeared.
Off the market and relisted months later. Watch the dates. Some sellers withdraw and relist to reset the "days on market" counter, which makes a stale listing look fresh.
Why Padzilly shows this
Most portals show you the price. The price only tells you what the seller wants today. The history tells you how today was reached — and that is the part you can negotiate against.
One thing to keep in mind
The timeline is built from what the MLS reports. If a home was sold years ago before it was tracked, or was sold privately without an MLS listing, that will not appear. An empty or short history does not mean nothing ever happened to the home — it means nothing was reported.