locus metro permits derived

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      "longitude": -87.6233,
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    },
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      "note": "Awareness/diagnostic only. Full briefs are x402-paid. Agents can discover live free tools at https://api.locus.report...",
      "caveats": [],
      "matched": true,
      "permits": [],
      "overhangs": [],
      "sinceDate": "2025-09-23",
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        "source": "City open-data permit datasets, Socrata + ArcGIS (verified: chicago, austin, seattle, san francisco, los angeles, new...",
        "coverage": "chicago, austin, seattle, san francisco, los angeles, new york, mesa, miami, nashville, washington, san antonio, phoe...",
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      },
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        "sourceName": "City of Chicago Building Permits",
        "verifiedAt": "2026-09-02",
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        "matchCapabilities": [],
        "exactAddressSupported": false,
        "publishedEvidenceTypes": [],
        "completeCurrentOpenUniverse": true
      },
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      "nationalCountyPermitTrend": {
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        },
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        "matched": true,
        "direction": "falling",
        "provenance": {
          "source": "U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey - annual county file (residential units authorized by building permit)",
          "sourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/construction/bps/",
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