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locus-rebuild-cost-context

Returns a single-family rebuild-cost-per-sq-ft estimate for a US address, from Census permit values trended by BLS construction PPI.

Categories: Real estate

Use when

  • estimate rebuild cost per square foot for a home address
  • get a construction-cost proxy for insurance or lending review

Not for

  • not a contractor quote or itemized rebuild estimate

Inputs

POST JSON body, all optional: address (string, 5-200 chars) or latitude/longitude (numbers)

Admitted input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "address": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 5,
      "maxLength": 200
    },
    "latitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -90,
      "maximum": 90
    },
    "longitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -180,
      "maximum": 180
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Endpoint

Method
POST
URL
https://api.locus.report/api/locus-rebuild-cost-context

Payment

Protocol
x402
Listed price
0.01 USDC per call on Base
Payment method
exact
Network
eip155:8453
Asset
0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913

Listed terms are catalog metadata. The caller supplies inputs and calls the tool outside Onelayer. If payment is required, the caller uses a compatible wallet to pay.

Source

Record
POST https://api.locus.report/api/locus-rebuild-cost-context
Retrieved
2026-09-30T20:37:07.382Z
Catalog file SHA-256
6837ccddf886f0007cf3727ea9d27faaa5047b51b4f425345c554ce1c271a524
Catalog built
2026-09-30T22:31:58.034Z