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Locus Rebuild Cost Context
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Locus Rebuild Cost Context is a paid API for AI agents from api.locus.report, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).
Returns a county-level rebuild cost proxy as a $/sq ft range for a given address, using Census Building Permits Survey permit valuations trended by BLS construction PPI, floored at FEMA's $100 default.
Price / call$0.01
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Rebuild-cost PROXY for a county: single-family permit valuation per unit (Census Building Permits Survey) trended by the BLS construction-input PPI, returned as a $/sq ft range under a stated size assumption, floored at FEMA's $100 default. Perfect for: 'rough rebuild cost per square foot here', 'local construction cost context'. Labeled proxy, never a coverage amount or adequacy verdict. National. Free at /tools/call.
Output
Returns a $/sq ft cost range representing a proxy for rebuild cost in the property's county, derived from Census Building Permits Survey single-family permit valuations trended by the BLS construction-input PPI, with a floor of $100/sq ft (FEMA default), along with the size assumption used and labeling that this is a proxy estimate rather than a coverage recommendation.
Example use cases
Home insurance cost sanity check
“Can you pull the rebuild cost per square foot context for 1234 Maple Drive, Austin, TX? I want to see if my homeowner's insurance rebuild estimate is in the right ballpark for that county.”
Investment property due diligence
“I'm looking at a rental property at 88 Oak Street, Denver, CO — what's the current county-level rebuild cost range per square foot based on permit data and construction PPI trends?”
Real estate listing cost context
“For a property at 500 Harbor View Blvd, Tampa, FL, give me the local construction cost context per square foot — I need the BLS-trended permit valuation range for that county.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://api.locus.report/api/locus-rebuild-cost-contextWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need a quick, cited, county-level construction cost proxy for a US address — ideal for real estate due diligence, rough insurance sanity checks, or property analysis workflows. Prefer it over generic construction cost databases when you want data grounded in actual local permit valuations trended by official BLS indices. Not suitable when you need a precise insurance coverage recommendation, a certified appraisal, or non-US properties.
Side effects
- Address cannot be geocoded or resolved to a county — returns error or null range
- County has insufficient Census permit data — may return only the FEMA $100 floor
- Latitude/longitude out of US national coverage — endpoint is US-only
- Invalid or missing input (address too short, lat/lon out of range) — validation error
- BLS PPI data lag may cause slightly dated trend factor
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| address | string | |
| latitude | number | |
| longitude | number |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"id": "locus_example",
"caveats": [
"Example artifact; not live data."
],
"records": [],
"generatedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
}Tags
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