Public records. A clearer picture.
Find the projects, property changes, and business activity that matter to your work. Permit Press brings building permit data and other public records into one searchable place.
Permits, property records, business filings, and more. Availability varies by source and location.
Cost in context
Set the value of a typical job in your trade and compare it with a year of any plan. It is simple arithmetic, not a forecast: Permit Press helps you research public records and does not promise jobs, leads, or revenue.
Between $1,000 and $250,000.
Illustrative arithmetic only. It does not predict how many permits become jobs.
A real record with the street number hidden. Subscribers see the full address, the parties named, and the link to the official record.
Anyone can look up a permit, so no service can make one exclusive or promise you reach an owner first. Permit Press gathers covered records in one place, so the projects that fit your trade are quicker to find and check.
3 days of full access to every covered county. Nothing is charged during the trial.
Verticals
Each vertical opens the records and research tools that fit the work, with the benefits spelled out up front.
Moving, lawn care, pest control, cleaning, and home improvement.
Deeds · Code cases · Court filingsConstruction & SuppliersFollow projects from planning to permitted work.Contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, and construction lenders.
Permits · Commencements · ZoningAttorneysKeep relevant filings and case updates in view.Foreclosure, probate, land-use, and business counsel.
Court filings · Zoning · Business filingsInvestorsResearch ownership changes and property activity.Property investors, real estate agents, title teams, and estate services.
Deeds · Court filings · Code casesB2B ServicesDiscover new businesses and licensed operations.Insurance, payroll, IT, signage, banking, and hospitality vendors.
Business filings · Licenses · Court filingsWhy permit data
Permits are a public, dated trail of the work moving through your area. Look at that trail before you decide where your time and budget go.
Referrals and repeat customers matter, but they cannot show you the roof, pool, or remodel that was just permitted a few streets away.
Broad campaigns and shared lead lists can spend your budget on neighborhoods and project types that were never a fit for your work.
Without a view of what is being permitted, a busy neighborhood or a new competitor tends to reach your radar after the work is underway.
What a permit tells you
Most construction needs a permit, and each city or county sets its own rules. A permit record shows that work at an address was applied for or approved. Treat it as a signal to research: it does not prove an owner is still choosing a contractor or that the job is open.
Permit Press gathers covered records, sorts them by trade and place, and links each one back to its source, so you can judge where outreach makes sense. How it turns out depends on your offer, your timing, and the project.
Scope, status, dates, and reported value, as the source lists them.
Narrow by trade, city, and value to the work that fits you.
Confirm status and scope at the official record first.
Spot the areas and trades where permits are picking up.
A city or county posts a filed or issued permit on its own portal.
Covered sources are collected and sorted by trade, place, value, and date.
Read the details, verify them at the source, and save a search to follow new matches.
Whether to reach out is your call. Results depend on your offer, your timing, and the project.
What you can follow
Explore the record types below. Each feed shows the information available from its covered sources.
See the trade, scope, status, and reported value of permitted work.
For contractors & suppliersFollow recorded property transfers and the details the source provides.
For home services & real estateResearch project parties, recorded starts, liens, and releases.
For construction & lendersTrack property violations and their progress toward compliance.
For home services & investorsFollow site plans, rezonings, and variances before the permit stage.
For builders & land-use teamsResearch recorded lis pendens and verify the underlying case at its source.
For investors & property teamsResearch foreclosure, probate, and eviction filings and case changes.
For attorneys & investorsFind new entities and follow subsequent corporate filings.
For business service providersFollow licenses, inspections, and reported changes in kitchens and bars.
For hospitality vendorsA filing is a starting point for research. It does not confirm that someone needs a service or that work is available.
From information to understanding
Search the details, explore the area, compare activity, and keep track of what matters.
Contractors, property teams & service providers
Start with your trade and explore evidence-specific tools for projects, property activity, and local market research.
Find a useful starting point for your specialty.
Explore trade opportunitiesEvery industry
Filter public records by the fields each feed supports, so you can focus on relevant activity.
Less time checking separate portals.
Explore the feedsContractors, suppliers & property teams
See permits with available coordinates by location, trade, or stage.
Understand where activity is happening.
Explore the mapContractors & suppliers
Compare contractors by recorded permit activity, trades, and reported project values.
Research local contractors and the market.
Browse contractorsProperty teams & service providers
Review related public-record patterns where property or entity matches are available.
Connect records for a more informed next step.
Explore signalsBusiness services & legal teams
Explore registered agents and formation filers through their corporate filing activity.
Understand the people behind business filings.
Browse registered agentsEvery industry
Save the filters you care about and receive matching new records or changes. Frequency depends on your plan.
Keep up without repeating your search.
Manage saved searchesRoofers & property teams
Review older-roof candidates based on available permit history or building-age evidence. Confirm the current roof at the source.
Plan focused property research.
Explore roof-age researchDoor installers & home improvement teams
Screen older door evidence and historic storm context where supported records are available.
Research possible upgrades with context.
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Each guide names the offices that issue permits, links their official search, and shows the covered records for the area. Coverage and update schedules vary, so check your county before choosing a plan.
In the live feed: Charlotte County · City of Bonita Springs Building Permits · City of Cape Coral · City of Fort Myers Building Permits · City of Gaithersburg, and more. Not seeing your area? Request it from the coverage page.
Free permit sample
Pick your trade and county. We email you the 10 newest matching permits we have collected, with the address, scope and reported value wherever the source publishes them. No account and no card.
Make your next search count
Explore the feeds, find your focus, and build a clearer picture of what is happening around you.