PermitRadar pulls live building-permit data directly from the Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections (SDCI). It's the ultimate hack for real estate agents and investors to find off-market deals, active flips, and teardowns.
See live Seattle permits →Seattle publishes every building permit through the SDCI open-data portal (data.seattle.gov). PermitRadar pulls that live feed daily and filters it by property type, so you see new project addresses — with scope and value — the day they're filed, instead of digging through the city portal by hand.
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Instead of cold-calling or waiting for the MLS, smart Seattle agents and investors monitor the building permit feed. A new permit is the first signal that a property is being flipped, renovated, or torn down for redevelopment.
Roughly 400+ per month across residential and commercial projects — roofing, additions, new construction, and multi-family. PermitRadar surfaces the newest first.
Yes — it's published through Seattle's official Socrata open-data API. PermitRadar aggregates and filters it so you don't search the SDCI portal by hand.
Roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, concrete/foundation, framing, and suppliers/site-services (dumpsters, fencing) that sell into new projects.