Shovels, Inc.

The Shovels building permit database provides property building permit data for every major permit jurisdiction in the United States. Building permit analyses help clients project new construction, remodeling, rehabilitation, and other indicators of market changes for residential and commercial properties. Building permit data includes information about the permit type, project type, description, job value, filing fees, file date, approval date, status, and final date.

It also provides contractor information such as business name, type, city, state, zip code, and inspection pass rate. The permit descriptions are parsed to extract the number of units, square footage, and other specific entities. Building Permit offers the property intelligence necessary for professionals like appraisers, direct marketers, lenders, insurers, and others to assess risk and opportunity.

It also provides insightful information regarding home improvements for direct marketing applications.