Market Explorer methodology

Public sources. Explicit limits.

krakenEstates does not scrape listings or blend unavailable values into a source-backed market. Each metric retains its source, source URL, observation date, retrieval time, coverage state, and freshness state.

FHFA House Price Index

Metro four-quarter home-price appreciation

Expected update: Quarterly; snapshots refresh weekly

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BLS

Metro employment growth and unemployment rate

Expected update: Monthly; snapshots refresh weekly

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Census Building Permits Survey

Metro residential-permit development signal when an official API observation is available

Expected update: Monthly releases; availability is shown per metric

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Census ACS 5-year

Population, household income, housing units, and vacancy rate when CENSUS_API_KEY is configured server-side

Expected update: Annual release; availability is shown per metric

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BEA Regional Economic Accounts

Regional personal-income context when a free BEA API key is configured server-side

Expected update: Annual release; availability is shown per metric

Open official source

Opportunity Score

The preliminary score is a transparent comparison layer, not a forecast or investment recommendation. It only uses currently available official factors: price momentum, employment growth, unemployment or income context, and permits when available. Missing factors reduce coverage; they are never estimated.

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