BuildMapper
For realtors

Spot the listing before it hits the MLS.

A building permit today, whether it's a reno, an owner-builder job, or a demo and rebuild, often means a listing later. BuildMapper maps every permit in your farm area so you see inventory coming before anyone else does.

Pre-MLS signals

Four permit types. Four listing signals.

Every permit type tells a different story about what's coming to market. BuildMapper shows you all of them.

Owner-builder renovation

Homeowner pulling their own permit = likely improving to sell. Typical window: 6–9 months to listing.

Demo + new-build

Knock-down and rebuild by a developer or spec builder = new listing in 8–14 months. Often pre-sale.

Addition or ADU permit

Suites and additions often come before a resale or a rental changing hands. Worth watching.

Commercial → residential rezoning

A rezoning permit means more homes are coming to the block: new inventory in 12–24 months.

The problem

You're working from signals that are already stale.

Listings appear with no warning

By the time a property hits the MLS, someone else is already in the door. The signals were there months earlier. You just weren't watching.

Farm areas go dark between calls

You're mailing to a neighbourhood without knowing which builders are active, which lots are in play, or which renovations are about to flip to a listing.

You can't see inventory coming

Builders pull permits months before a listing. New-build spec homes, owner-builder renovations, and demo/rebuilds are all on record, but not in any MLS feed.

The solution

Three tools. Your whole farm area.

01 · Permit Map

Your farm area. Every permit. On a map.

BuildMapper maps every permit filed across BC, Alberta, and Ottawa: renovation, new-build, owner-builder, demo, and commercial. Set your farm cities and see what's happening before it shows up anywhere else.

Owner-builder
Renovation → resale signals
Demo + rebuild
New-build spec, listing in 6–12mo
Reno permits
Neighbours upgrading to sell
Filters
By permit type, value, city
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FARM AREA · KITSILANO
PRE-MLS SIGNALS
4 permits · 2 owner-builder
02 · Connections

Follow your best builders. Hear about it first.

Add builders, developers, and busy owner-builders to your watchlist. The moment they pull a permit in your farm area, you get an alert. You're in front of them before the listing is even a thought.

Instant alert
Permit filed → you get an alert
Builder profile
Full permit and project history
Farm areas
Watch any neighbourhood
Multiple builders
Your whole target list
CONNECTIONS
A
Adera Development Corp
NEW · demo + build · 2840 W 4th
L
Ledingham McAllister
Watched · quiet this month
O
Owner: James W. (2319 Yew)
NEW · reno permit · 3d ago
P
Polygon Homes
Watched · 1 active site
03 · Scout

Research before you knock.

Ask Scout who owns the property, what permits they've pulled in the past, and when a spec build typically lists. Scout drafts your outreach and lines up the five addresses most likely to list in the next 90 days.

Chat
Natural language over your farm area
Owner intel
Owner-builder history, contacts
Email drafts
Context-aware, one click to send
Timing signals
Est. listing window per project
Any owner-builders in Kitsilano this month?
3 owner-builder permits in Kitsilano, filed in the last 30 days.
Top signal: 2840 W 4th Ave · reno · $180K value · owner: James W.
Likely listing window: Q3 2027 based on permit type.
Draft outreach cardAdd to pipelineShow all 3
Ask Scout anything…
A day in the life

Farm your neighbourhood like a database, not a door-knock.

8:00 amWatchlist alert

Builder you're tracking (repeat seller in Kitsilano) pulled a demo + new-build permit at 2840 W 4th. Likely listing in 8–12 months.

8:10 amPermit Map

Checked your farm area. 3 new owner-builder renovation permits filed this week, all in the $600K–$900K assessed range. Typical flip-to-list in 6–9 months.

8:22 amScout Deep Dive

Scout pulled the owner's name and permit history (2 prior projects in the neighbourhood), and drafted your outreach note.

9:15 amPipeline updated

3 addresses added to pipeline under 'Pre-listing watch'. Follow-up reminders set for 3 months out.

6:00 pmInventory signal

Scout flagged a new spec build (4 units, $3.2M permit) that broke ground this week. Tracking it for a pre-sale listing.

Why permit data

The MLS shows what's listed. Permits show what's coming.

MLS / other agents
  • ✕You see listings when they're already live
  • ✕No advance notice of spec builds
  • ✕No signal that a homeowner is improving to sell
  • ✕Farm area data limited to sold comparables
BuildMapper
  • Owner-builder permits show up 6–12 months early
  • Demo + rebuild flags spec listings 8–14 months out
  • Watchlist alerts the moment a known builder pulls
  • Your farm area mapped with every active permit
FAQ

Common questions.

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