Included Shovels
Building permits
Who is building what, next door, right now.
Coverage
1,800+ jurisdictions
As published by Shovels.
01 / Who they are
Shovels normalises building permit and contractor records from local jurisdictions into one queryable dataset.
Why this source
A permit is the earliest public signal that a block is about to change. It lands in the record long before it lands in the market.
02 / What it lets you ask
Questions that had no answer before this was switched on.
Ask in plain language. The connector is what turns the question into a number with a source attached.
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What has been permitted within a mile of our site?
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Is a competitor quietly building here?
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How long does this jurisdiction really take to approve?
This one is included.
We hold the licence. Your administrator switches the connector on, and it lands in the next analysis you run.
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