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Investor-Owned Properties

Every commercial property where the owner's mailing address differs from the property address - the clearest structural proxy for non-occupying ownership at scale. Owner ID and Property ID included on every record. Ready to query in the VIREC AI Tool for full owner and property profiles. No noise, no stale data, no guesswork.

This package delivers VIREC Property IDs with every order. Use VIREC AI to instantly profile, cross-reference, and act on the IDs you receive.

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What you are getting

A complete view of every commercial property where the owner is not on-site

The filter is structural: if the owner's mailing address does not match the property address, the property qualifies. You get the property address, city, asset class, Property ID, Owner Name, Owner ID, and Owner Mailing Address. From there, the VIREC AI Tool unlocks the full profile on any property or owner in the package.

Why non-occupying ownership matters

An owner who doesn't live in the property has a fundamentally different relationship to it - and a structurally higher disposition probability

Owner-occupants rarely sell. Non-occupying owners hold for financial reasons, and when those reasons shift, so does their motivation. Distance from the asset creates friction. Friction creates opportunity. A non-occupant is more reachable, more likely to engage, and more likely to transact than someone who lives in the property. This package gives you the full landscape of that opportunity, the complete universe of non-occupying commercial ownership, current as of the last update.

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Who uses this

Developer / Investor

Build targeted acquisition prospect lists from the complete universe of non-occupying owners in your markets. Use Owner IDs and Property IDs in the VIREC AI Tool to profile ownership depth, tenure, and transaction history on any target.

Broker / Agent

Non-occupying owners are your highest-probability listing prospects. They hold for returns, not attachment. Use this dataset to build a market-wide canvas of reachable sellers, then query Owner IDs in the VIREC AI Tool to surface mailing addresses for direct outreach.

Lender / Mortgage Broker

Investor-owned properties are investment-grade borrowers. Use this package to canvas the full universe of commercial real estate investors in your markets, segment by asset class and portfolio depth using Owner IDs queried in the VIREC AI Tool.

Property Manager

Every investor-owned property is a potential property management mandate. Segment by asset class and market to build a prospecting package of non-occupying owners who need someone to run their asset, and reach them before a competitor does.

Researcher / Market Analyst

Quantify the share of investor ownership across markets, asset classes, and ownership structures. Compare packages over time to measure investment activity, concentration, and capital flow patterns at scale.

What you will receive

Sample data

Sample data shown below is anonymised and synthetic. It is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not represent real properties, owners, or permits.
AddressProperty IDCityAsset ClassOwner NameOwner IDOwner Mailing AddressColumnColumn
1290 Rue Sherbrooke O., Montréal, QC H3G 1H2PROP-CA-MTL-33174MontréalRetailGestion Immobilière Dupont Inc.OWN-CA-0067411290 Av. des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Bureau 500, Montréal, QC H3B 0E3
4500 Boul. Wilfrid-Hamel, Québec, QC G1P 2J7PROP-CA-QUE-08812QuebecIndustrialFiducie du Patrimoine GagnonOWN-CA-0142932954 Boul. Laurier, Bureau 310, Québec, QC G1V 4T2

What makes this dataset reliable

Signal quality

SourcePrimary

Built from verified public records - no third-party aggregators, no intermediaries

Property and ownership data is sourced directly from available public records across all markets. No data resellers, no aggregated feeds. What you receive reflects what is recorded at the source.

Source type::Verified public records
Filter logicAddress mismatch

Qualified when owner mailing address does not match the property address

The filter is structural and objective. No subjective classification of 'investor', the address mismatch is the signal. This is the most scalable, consistent proxy for non-occupying ownership available in public property data.

Filter basis::Property address ≠ Owner mailing address
Record typeAddress mismatch

One record per qualifying property, owner fields included on every row

Each row represents a single investor-owned property. Owner Name, Owner ID, and Owner Mailing Address are included directly. For owners with multiple qualifying properties, each property generates its own row - giving you full asset-level visibility across portfolios.

Record scope::Property identity, asset class, owner identity, and mailing data
ScopeCommercial only

Filtered to commercial real estate, no residential single-family noise

Single-family residential properties are excluded. Every qualifying record is a commercial asset: multi-unit residential, commercial, industrial, or vacant land, the asset classes where professional investment activity concentrates.

Asset coverage::Residential 2+ units, Commercial, Industrial, Vacant Land
SampleFree on request

Preview a real data sample before purchase

Request a complimentary sample for your target market and asset class. Review record structure, owner field coverage, and package volume before committing.

Availability::All markets

Frequently asked questions

FAQ

01Why does an address mismatch indicate an investor , isn't that too simple a proxy?

It is simple by design, and remarkably accurate at scale. An owner whose mailing address does not match the property address is not living or operating at that property , they own it as an investment asset. This structural condition holds true across virtually all commercial asset classes: an investor holding a retail strip, a warehouse, or a multi-unit residential building will always receive their correspondence somewhere other than the property they own. At the scale of a market-wide dataset, the address mismatch filter reliably surfaces the non-occupying ownership universe.

02How does this differ from event-based packages like Recently Sold Properties or Active Buyers?

Event-based packages capture what happened in a specific window , a sale, an acquisition, a permit. This package reflects what is structurally true right now, regardless of when it became true. There is no time filter because there is no event to filter on. You receive the current universe of non-occupying owners in your selected market and asset class. It is a broader universe than any single event-based list, and it is the right starting point when you want comprehensive coverage rather than recency-filtered activity.

03Who gets the most value from this package, and how do they use it?

Brokers building off-market pipelines: investor-owners are more likely to transact than owner-occupiers , reach the universe of potential sellers in a market before any listing activity signals their intent. Lenders and mortgage brokers: every investor-owned property is a potential refinancing, HELOC, or acquisition financing conversation. Property managers and service providers: non-occupying owners need professional management , they are the highest-conversion target for property service sales. Investors doing portfolio analysis: map the density of non-occupying ownership by neighborhood or asset class to identify markets with high investment concentration.

04Why is there no time period selector for this package?

Because the qualifying condition is structural, not temporal. A property is included because the owner's mailing address does not match the property address , a condition that exists right now, independent of when ownership was established. There is no event to date-filter. Selecting a time period would not refine the list; it would only arbitrarily exclude long-held investor properties that are just as relevant as recently acquired ones.

05How do I know the data reflects the current state of ownership, not a stale snapshot?

The last updated date is displayed on the package page and in the selector panel. VIREC refreshes the underlying ownership data regularly as new registry data is processed. If you are ordering for time-sensitive outreach, check the last updated date before purchasing. You can return to the page at any time to check for a more recent version before committing to an order.

06What can I do with the Owner IDs and Property IDs?

Every Owner ID and Property ID in this package is queryable in the VIREC AI Tool. Drop any ID to pull a full profile , ownership history, complete portfolio view across all properties that owner holds, transaction history, permit activity, and more. The package gives you the universe of investor-owned properties; the AI Tool is where you build a deep picture on any individual owner or asset that warrants a closer look.

07Where does the data come from?

VIREC sources property and ownership data directly from public records across all covered markets , no third-party aggregators, no data resellers. The address mismatch filter is applied to a standardized, deduplicated dataset. Records are clean, consistent, and linkable to all other VIREC packages and the AI Tool via shared Owner IDs and Property IDs.

08How is the data delivered to me?

Once your order is confirmed, the dataset is automatically loaded into your VIREC Platform account and accessible immediately in the Saved tab. No download required, no file to import. If you need the data in a specific format or through a different channel, contact us and we will accommodate your requirements.

09Can I see a sample before purchasing?

Yes. A representative data sample is available for every package in the catalog. Use the Request a Sample option on this page and we will send it directly to your inbox. The sample reflects the exact schema, field structure, and data quality of the full dataset, so you know precisely what you are buying before you commit.

10Can I combine this with other VIREC packages?

Yes. Investor-Owned Properties gives you the broadest non-occupying ownership universe. Narrow it by crossing with Long-Tenure Owners to isolate non-occupying holders who have held for 10 or more years, your highest-probability off-market seller cohort. Layer with Recently Issued Permits to identify which investor-owners are actively upgrading their assets. Each combination reduces list noise and sharpens outreach relevance. All IDs are consistent across every package and the AI Tool.

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