MLS-like database I can use to look up properties

[Steve Rusk]

I would like to find an MLS-like database I could use to research properties (past sales, owners, taxes, etc.) in Redding CA.

I am not an agent yet, so have no access to MLS.

[Trevor Richardson]

Zillow pulls from MLS and the local assessor. Start there.

But for the sales data MLS is a restricted platform to be used by realtors. The actual data is input by agents under regulations. The system allows for the regulated entry of (clean) and up to date data. If everyone had access to it man would the world of property data be screwed. See LoopNet for what that looks like.