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ERC-8004API retrieves environmental records, water systems, and capital projects near US addresses by county and proximity analysis.
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FEMA flood zone for an address. Perfect for: 'flood zone for an address', 'FEMA flood designation', 'is this property in a floodplain', 'is this address in a 100-year flood zone', 'flood risk lookup'. Returns the FEMA NFHL flood-zone designation, 0.2%-annual-chance and BFE/floodway flags at the geocoded point, with source provenance. National. Not a flood insurance quote or a safe/unsafe verdict. Charge-free when the flood lookup fails.
Itemized tax-distress records near an address. Perfect for: 'tax delinquent properties near', 'tax lien parcels', 'distressed property records', 'foreclosure and sheriff-sale properties near an address'. Returns full public-record rows (site address, amount owed, parcel id, status, date, distress type, citation) from wired county/treasurer/sheriff sources. Public record, PII-safe: no owner names. Records only, never a deal/buy verdict. Charge-free when out of coverage or no records nearby.
Capital improvement projects + special assessments near an address. Perfect for: 'capital projects near a property', 'planned public infrastructure nearby', 'special assessment liens for a parcel', 'CIP projects in the area'. Returns Wake/Raleigh capital improvement projects and active special-assessment liens near a point (plus Chatham CIP context) with status, dates, and links. Coverage is source-specific. Charge-free when out of coverage or the lookup fails.
EPA cleanup + Superfund/NPL sites near an address. Perfect for: 'Superfund sites near a property', 'EPA cleanup sites nearby', 'NPL sites near an address', 'brownfields near a parcel', 'contaminated site lookup'. Returns EPA Cleanups in My Community + Superfund/NPL records near a point with program/status fields and EPA profile links; brownfields carry a candidate flag. National by lat/lng or address. Awareness only. Charge-free when the lookup fails.
Recorded-sale comparables for one US address or point: comp rows (parcel, site address, sale date, price, and price per land square foot where lot acreage is published) within 1500m over 24 months, plus median price, price range, and a coarse up/flat/down trend. From official county assessor/parcel records; arithmetic only, never owner/buyer/seller, never a valuation or AVM. A thin area returns a free charge-suppressed diagnostic. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
Development and zoning-board cases near an address. Perfect for: 'what is being built near an address', 'rezoning cases nearby', 'development applications near a property', 'subdivision cases in the area', 'zoning board variances'. Returns active/recent development, site-plan, subdivision, rezoning, and zoning-board cases from covered planning/GIS sources with status, dates, and links. Coverage is source-specific (NC triangle, NYC BSA, Boston BPDA Article 80). Charge-free when out of coverage.
Address-level environmental public-record context: derive the US county from an address or point, rank county-scoped EPA TRI/RCRA rows by straight-line distance, and include SDWIS water systems. State+county mode remains available. Provenance, detail links, NRC/PHMSA verify links. Reports, not incidence; no safety verdict. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
FEMA disaster history for an area. Perfect for: 'FEMA disaster declarations for a county', 'disaster history for an address', 'flood / hurricane / wildfire declarations near a place', 'NFIP claims history'. Returns cited FEMA disaster declarations plus NFIP flood-insurance claim history for the resolved county. National. Historical record context, not a forecast or a risk score. Charge-free when the FEMA lookup fails.
Legislative districts for an address. Perfect for: 'what congressional district is this address in', 'state legislative districts for a location', 'who represents this address', 'voting districts lookup'. Returns US congressional, state senate, and state house districts from Census TIGERweb. National. Not local districts (county/municipal wards/school boards). Charge-free when geocoding fails or TIGERweb errors.
FHFA house price index trend for a state. Perfect for: 'house price index for a state', 'home price appreciation in a state', 'HPI year-over-year for an area', 'state home price trend', 'how much have home prices risen in a state'. Returns the FRED-hosted FHFA all-transactions HPI for the state of a US point: latest index, year-over-year percent change, and units. State-level. Historical index, not a forecast. Key-gated (FRED); charge-free when unkeyed, on failure, or no data.
Census housing-stock context for an area. Perfect for: 'housing stock for an area', 'how old are the homes / median year built', 'owner vs renter share', 'housing units and vacancy for a place'. Returns cited ACS housing-stock characteristics (units, age, tenure, vacancy) for the resolved county/area. National. Area-level context, not a parcel record. Charge-free when the housing-stock lookup fails.
Local-change analysis for due-diligence agents. Accepts address, ZIP, city, or county. Current coverage comes from source-card registry and lane availability; unsupported or discovery-only places return a free diagnostic, never a charge. After free lane preflight, returns permit, 311, and code-case trend series; thin places return a free diagnostic, not a charged brief. Never forecasts or safe/unsafe labels. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
Nearby places of interest for an address. Perfect for: 'what is near this address', 'nearby schools / parks / grocery / transit', 'points of interest around a property', 'amenities near an address'. Returns categorized nearby features from OpenStreetMap with distance and direction from the point. National. Not a walkability score or a quality rating. Charge-free when nothing maps near the address.
Qualified Opportunity Zone status for an address. Perfect for: 'is this address in an Opportunity Zone', 'is this property in a QOZ', 'Opportunity Zone for an address', 'is this parcel in a qualified opportunity zone', 'OZ tract lookup'. Returns the QOZ designation at a US point: designated true/false, designation status, census tract GEOID, state, and a rural flag. National, no key. A 'not designated' result is the real covered answer. Charge-free only when the lookup fails.
Parcel facts for an address. Perfect for: 'what is the lot size / acreage of this property', 'year built for an address', 'land use / zoning class of a parcel', 'look up parcel details'. Resolves a US street address to cited, PII-safe parcel facts (land use, acreage, year built, derived county/municipality) from wired official parcel sources. Owner/mailing never returned; assessed value, last sale, and tax are the paid place report. Charge-free when no parcel resolves.
Recent recorded parcel sales near an address. Perfect for: 'what did nearby homes sell for', 'recent sales near an address', 'recorded parcel transfers nearby', 'comparable sales near a property'. Returns recent recorded sales near a point from sale-capable assessor sources plus Chatham COMPER: site address, recorded date, and price (90-day / 500m). Not a valuation or AVM. For 24-month / 1500m analytics with median + trend, use locus-comps-brief. Charge-free when no priced sale resolves.
Official-record property context for agents. Accepts street address or ZIP; street address is best after free lane preflight. Returns a structured public-record artifact to combine with policy or local-change analysis. Provenance included; never valuation, screening, forecasts, or safe/unsafe labels. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
Official adopted property-tax RATE components for a place. Perfect for: 'property tax rate for a city/county/ZIP/address', 'what is the millage / mill rate', 'adopted county tax rate'. Returns cited rate components where wired (NC statewide via NCDOR plus selected TN/TX/FL market adapters). Rate context only -- NOT a tax bill, estimate, valuation, or advice. Charge-free when no wired rate table matches the place.
EPA radon zone for an address or county. Perfect for: 'radon zone for an address', 'EPA radon potential for a county', 'is this a high radon area', 'radon zone 1 2 or 3 lookup'. Returns the EPA Map of Radon Zones county designation (1/2/3) for a point or explicit state+county, with a Zone 1 high-potential watch item and provenance. National. County-potential context only -- not a measured indoor radon reading. Charge-free when geocoding fails or the county is not matched.
Residential rent context for one US address: RentCast third-party long-term rent estimate, range, and comparable count, plus HUD Fair Market Rent area anchor when available. Facts only; Locus does not author valuations or rent predictions. Commercial/uncovered addresses return a free charge-free diagnostic. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
Elected districts and representatives for an address. Perfect for: 'who represents this address', 'congressional district for an address', 'state legislative districts for a property', 'find my representatives', 'state senate and house district lookup'. Returns US congressional + state upper/lower districts (always, Census TIGERweb) plus current legislators where Open States is available. The representatives lane degrades cleanly when unkeyed. Charge-free when the address fails to resolve.
Road-access screen for one US address or point: nearest mapped public road to the geocoded point. Road adjacency at the geocoded point, not parcel-boundary frontage; physical mapped-road only, never a legal access or landlocked determination. Perfect for: 'does this address have road access', 'nearest road to a property', 'is this parcel on a public road', 'rural/set-back access screen'. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
USGS seismic design parameters for an address. Perfect for: 'seismic design category for an address', 'Ss and S1 for a site', 'earthquake design values for a property', 'NEHRP seismic parameters', 'PGA for a location'. Returns USGS NEHRP-2020 design data at a US point: Ss, S1, PGA, SDS, SD1, site class, risk category, and seismic design category where USGS has finite values. Engineering hazard data, not a safety verdict. Charge-free when the address fails or USGS has no value.
USDA soil suitability at an address. Perfect for: 'soil type for a property', 'is the soil good for a septic system / foundation / drainage', 'USDA SSURGO soil at an address', 'soil context for a parcel'. Returns dominant soil component suitability ratings (septic, foundation, drainage) at the point via USDA Soil Data Access, with caveats. National. Not an engineering or perc-test determination. Charge-free when soil is out of coverage or the source is unavailable.
Transit-agency stops and routes near an address (coverage: 15 wired transit agencies across NC/NY/CA/TX/FL/TN/DC/PA/GA/WA/AZ/CO). Perfect for: 'bus stops near an address', 'transit routes nearby', 'is there public transit near this property'. Returns nearby stops with amenity fields plus deduped routes within the search radius. Geo-gated to the transit-agency registry. Factual proximity, not a service-quality rating. Charge-free when out of coverage or the address fails to resolve.
County unemployment rate for an address. Perfect for: 'unemployment rate for an area', 'county jobless rate', 'BLS unemployment stats for an address', 'local labor market data'. Returns recent BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (county-level, not seasonally adjusted) with a 6-month trend for the resolved county. National. A reported statistic only - not an economy verdict. Charge-free when the address fails to resolve or the BLS fetch fails.
EPA public water systems for an address, place, point, or state+county. Returns active SDWIS systems with type, population served, and ECHO violation links. National, no key; explicit state+county remains supported. Zero systems can be the real EPA answer. Charge-free when the lookup fails.
FEMA wildfire risk rating for an address. Perfect for: 'wildfire risk for a property', 'is this address in a high fire-risk area', 'FEMA NRI wildfire rating', 'fire hazard for a parcel'. Returns the FEMA National Risk Index wildfire risk rating/score at the point, with source provenance. National. Not a fire-insurance quote or a safe/unsafe verdict. Charge-free when no wildfire score is available for the point.
Zoning district + overlays for an address. For 'what is the zoning', 'is this parcel being rezoned', 'zoning changes near an address', 'is nearby redevelopment changing this area'. Returns the official district/overlays from wired municipal/county layers. Zoning matters most as a CHANGE (rezonings, zoning bills) and vs NEIGHBORS; pair with development cases, legislation, capital projects, transfers. Not a buildability, variance, entitlement, or value ruling. Charge-free when out of coverage.
Convenience due-diligence bundle for one street address. Runs free coverage-aware parcel checks plus paid local-change and property bill/ordinance analysis when component readiness is strong. Returns componentStatus, citations, caveats, and verify-next steps. Not inspection, appraisal, valuation, screening, or legal advice. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
Property bill and ordinance analysis for agents. Accepts address, ZIP, city, or county, then resolves governing jurisdictions for bills, agendas, ordinances, zoning, tax, fee, bond, housing, and permit-change artifacts. Never legal advice, political advice, or forecasts. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
National environmental context for any US county: EPA TRI reporting facilities and EPA SDWIS public drinking-water systems, with provenance, detail links, and verify links to NRC spill reports and PHMSA hazmat incidents. Reports, not incidence; never a safety verdict about an area or water supply. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
Cited local-change analysis for real-estate due-diligence agents. Accepts address, ZIP, city, or county. Live coverage: Raleigh, NC / Wake County (launch); elsewhere returns a free coverage diagnostic, never a charge. After free lane preflight, returns permit, 311, and code-case trend series; places too thin for a directional trend return a free diagnostic, not a charged brief. Never forecasts or safe/unsafe labels. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
Structured, cited property JSON for agents. Accepts street address or ZIP; street address is best after free lane preflight. Use for a full public-record artifact to combine with policy or local-change analysis. Never valuation, screening, forecasts, or safe/unsafe labels. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
Cited property bill and ordinance analysis for agents. Accepts address, ZIP, city, or county, then resolves governing jurisdictions for bills, agendas, ordinances, zoning, tax, fee, bond, housing, and permit-change artifacts. Never legal advice, political advice, or forecasts. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
Convenience due-diligence bundle for one street address. Runs free coverage-aware parcel checks plus paid local-change and property bill/ordinance analysis when component readiness is strong. Returns componentStatus, citations, caveats, and verify-next steps. Not inspection, appraisal, valuation, screening, or legal advice. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.
Residential US property tax for one street address: assessed value, actual annual property tax, tax history, and effective rate. Sourced from RentCast (an aggregator reporting county assessor records), with provenance - not an official tax bill and not a valuation. Commercial or uncovered addresses return a free, charge-free diagnostic pointing to the place report or the free .gov tax lane. Install agent skill: npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.