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Field notes on building-permit data across every state we cover — county deep-dives, permit-type explainers, and outreach tactics for service businesses. New articles publish regularly. For step-by-step guides by buyer niche, see the Playbook.
Jersey Shore Building Permits After the REAL Rule
Four shore counties hold 24.6% of New Jersey's permits but 42.6% of its new construction. A third of that is two inland townships filing tract work.
NYC Mechanical Permits and the 2030 Local Law 97 Cliff
New York City files 12,355 mechanical permits a year against roughly 50,000 buildings covered by Local Law 97. Only 637 of them clear a million dollars.
Connecticut Electrical Permits Outnumber Mechanical 4 to 1
Connecticut holds 7,275 electrical permits against 1,638 mechanical. Generator, heat pump, and charger work surfaces in the electrical file.
Austin's 2026 NEC Deadline: 6,363 Open Electrical Permits
Texas adopts the 2026 National Electrical Code on September 1. Austin carries 6,363 open electrical permits into that date, 26,211 permits overall.
Orlando Roofing Permits: Two Leaderboards, Zero Overlap
Roofing is Orlando's largest permit subtype at 6,074 filings. Rank the market by count and by dollars and you get two lists with no names in common.
What Normal Looks Like in Philadelphia Permit Data
Philadelphia averages 3,938 permit filings a month with a standard deviation of 354. Below roughly 18%, a monthly move is noise. Here is the baseline.
New Hampshire Energy Tax Credit 2026: What Actually Changed
The federal 25C credit expired December 31, 2025. Across our four New Hampshire towns, the six categories it subsidised ran higher in 2026, not lower.
NYC Contractor Lists: Why Borough Is the Wrong Filter
849 firms work all five boroughs and file 39.4% of every NYC permit. Segment a New York City account list by trade, not by territory.
Connecticut ADU Permits: The Opt-Out Map Misleads
Westport opted out of Connecticut's as-of-right ADU law and files the most ADU permits in our file. Hartford stayed in and has filed one.