https://sparkapi.com/Reso/OData/Property?$filter=ListingContractDate lt 2016-12-31 and (PropertyType eq 'Residential')&$top=4&$select=ListingKey,BedroomsTotal,Directions,ListingContractDate,ModificationTimestamp,StandardStatus,PropertyType,Location,PublicRemarks,StreetName,StreetNumber,City,ListingContractDate
Filtering on a date requires date fields to be defined as dates (Type=”Edm.Date”) in the metadata
