fronterasignal.com x402 offerings

Use to check what common building materials cost on the shelf in the Rio Grande Valley (McAllen, Mission, Edinburg): 2x4 and 2x6 studs, OSB, drywall, concrete mix, CMU block, rebar, shingles, underlayment, housewrap, insulation, paint, doors, deck screws. Dated prices at big box stores and a local yard, checked twice a week, for estimating or checking a bid. Not a quote. Example: "What does a sheet of 7/16 OSB cost in McAllen this week?"

Use to track new housing permits month by month in Rio Grande Valley cities and county areas (Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, Willacy counties): units and buildings by structure type and valuation since January 2024, with year to date totals. Filter by place, county, from and to (YYYY-MM). Covers cities that publish no weekly permits. Example: "How many single family homes did Brownsville permit each month this year?"

Use when you have a Hidalgo County, Texas street address and need its parcel record before an offer, a loan or a site visit: parcel id, property class, acres, year built, building size, last deed, values, taxing units and the owner if it is a company or public body (people are withheld). /api/v1/parcel/match checks for free first; a miss is a 404 and is not charged. Example: "What is the parcel id, building size and market value of 800 S 10th St, McAllen?"

Use to size competing or neighboring construction around one Rio Grande Valley address before you buy, lend, lease or build there: count, summed filed cost and each commercial project within radius_mi (default 1, max 5), nearest first. Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr and Willacy counties; about 68% of filings have a map point. An address we cannot place is a free 404. Example: "How many commercial projects were filed within two miles of 1201 E Capote Central Ave, Pharr, and what are they worth?"

Use to vet a developer, owner, architecture firm or trade contractor in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas: projects filed since late 2024 (count, total and largest cost, cities, dates, newest projects) and state trade licenses held by the business (A/C, electrical, sign, elevator), current or expired. Pass part of the name (3+ characters). No match is a free 404. Example: "How many projects has this developer filed in the Valley since 2024, and how large was the biggest one?"

Use to find who is about to build what in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas (Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, Willacy counties): commercial projects over $50,000 filed with the state before construction, with owner, design firm, estimated cost, square feet and dates. For suppliers, subcontractors, lenders and brokers chasing new work. Filter by city, county, since, min_cost or owner. Example: "What commercial projects were registered in Hidalgo County since Sept 1, who owns them and how big are they?"

Use to size up the construction market in one Rio Grande Valley city (McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, San Juan, Weslaco, Donna, Mercedes, Brownsville, Harlingen) or the whole Valley before you lend, build, buy or sell there: permits, housing units by type, sales-tax trend, months of supply, home values, input and material prices, mortgage rate, labor. Every value is dated. Example: "Is McAllen's housing market oversupplied and are building costs rising this week?"

Use to check whether a commercial building budget in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas is in line: median and 25th-75th percentile of filed estimated cost per square foot over the last 24 months, by county (Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, Willacy) and type of work (new construction, renovation, addition), with n. For estimating, appraisal and lending checks. Filed estimates, not bids. Example: "What does new commercial construction cost per square foot in Hidalgo County right now?"

Use when you need the written weekly briefing on Rio Grande Valley construction (permits, materials, labor, housing supply, major projects) in English or Spanish, as JSON with headline, key figures, chart data and full text. Pass week=YYYY-Www for a past issue; a week we never published is a free 400 that lists the weeks we have. Example: "What changed in Valley construction this week?"

Use to track building-permit activity week by week in Rio Grande Valley cities (McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Brownsville, Harlingen and others) by permit class, to judge whether local construction demand is rising or falling before a lending, supply or market-entry decision. dark means the city published nothing that week. Example: "Are McAllen single family permits up or down over the last two months?"

Use to gauge construction labor and financing conditions in the Rio Grande Valley: typical build time for a 2,100 sq ft house, the immigration-enforcement climate on job sites and the construction-loan trend. Aggregated, with no firm level data. Readings are sparse; check age_days before you rely on one. Example: "How long does it take to build a 2,100 sq ft house in the Valley right now?"

Use to see which way building-input costs are moving for South Texas jobs, week by week: framing lumber, studs, OSB, drywall, rebar, copper, Gulf Coast diesel, the 30 year mortgage rate and the construction producer price index. Each row has the level, unit, direction (up, down, flat) and date. Not a bid or quote. Example: "Has framing lumber gone up or down since August?"

Use to check how often Frontera Signal's forecasts come true before you trust one: every dated call since 2026-W30 with its resolve-by date and grade (HIT, MISS, PUSH or OPEN). Example: "How many of Frontera Signal's forecasts have been graded HIT?"

Use to judge whether Valley housing is oversupplied before you build, lend or buy: months of supply, homes for sale, homes sold, median days on market and typical home value for the McAllen and Brownsville metros, as read each week. The sources publish monthly, so check age_days and stale. Example: "Is the McAllen metro carrying more than six months of housing supply?"