Setting Up Email Notifications for Individual Properties

Why this matters

If you’re tracking specific properties or monitoring changes across your portfolio, email updates keep you informed automatically - no need to re-search every week.

PropertyShark can alert you whenever new information becomes available for a property, including recent sales, ownership transfers, foreclosure filings, or changes in listing status. This feature helps you stay on top of opportunities, risks, and client needs in real time.

If you find a property of particular interest and would like to be notified when new details are added to the property report, you can set up an option that will instantly send you an email with the updates. 

What you’ll do

• Subscribe to updates for any property you’re interested in
• Manage or stop property alerts directly from your account
• Use alerts to track changes in ownership, status, or market activity

1. Subscribe to Property Updates

Steps

1. Open the Property Report for the property you want to track.
2. Click the “Follow Property” or “Get Email Updates” button (location may vary by layout).
3. Confirm your selection - you’ll see a message that updates have been activated.
4. You will now receive an email when new events are recorded for that property.

Tip: You can follow multiple properties at once - perfect for investors, brokers, and property managers maintaining an active portfolio.

2. Manage Your Subscriptions

To view or edit your active property alerts:

• Click your name or profile icon in the top-right corner.
• Select Followed Properties or Email Updates from the dropdown.
• Review your list of tracked properties.
• To stop receiving notifications for a property, click Unfollow or Stop Updates next to it.
• You can re-subscribe to the same property anytime by reopening its report and selecting Follow Property again.

3. What Types of Updates You’ll Receive

Depending on data availability and your subscription plan, you may be notified of:

• Ownership Changes – new deed filings, transfers, or updates to owner names
• Sales Activity – recently recorded transactions or listing status changes
• Foreclosure Filings – lis pendens, auction scheduling, or REO updates
• Building Changes – zoning, permit filings, or structural updates (where available)

Notifications are typically delivered weekly, consolidating any recent changes into one email per property.

Pro Tips

• Keep your alert list concise - follow only the properties relevant to your current deals or clients.
• Combine this feature with Follow-Up and Tags to create a full lead-tracking workflow.
• If you stop receiving updates, verify that your email preferences and spam filters allow messages from PropertyShark.
• You can unsubscribe from all property notifications at once from your account preferences.