- Is Houski a real estate company? Do you buy or sell properties?
No. Houski is a data company. It supplies property data to businesses through an API, bulk datasets, and property valuations.
- Is Houski affiliated with any real estate companies or governing bodies of any sort?
No, Houski is independent. We supply property data to businesses, government teams, and researchers.
- Can I use Houski to find out who owns a property?
No. Houski does not provide personal or ownership information. We focus on property characteristics, history, and market trends.
- Is Houski's data accurate?
Generally yes, and accuracy keeps improving. Data comes from multiple sources and is checked daily, and where no record exists a value is estimated by Houski's models. The field documentation says which values come from records and which are estimates.
- Is Houski free to use?
The property, permit, map, and area pages are free to browse, as a preview of the data. The API, the bulk datasets, and the property valuations are paid products for businesses.
- Can I cap what I spend on the API?
Yes. Every API account has a maximum monthly spend, which you can change at any time on your API dashboard. A request that would go past it is refused and not billed.
- Do I need to create an account?
Only to buy from us. Browsing the property, map, and area pages needs no account. An account holds your API key, usage, and maximum monthly spend, your datasets, your property valuations, and your billing.
- Why can't I find a specific property?
Our database is extensive but not complete. The property may be new, recently renovated, or in an area we're still expanding. Contact us and we can add it.
- Can information about a property be corrected?
Yes. Houski shows public information about properties, never about their owners. Anyone with an account can submit a correction to a property's details through the edit feature on its page.
- What should I do if I find incorrect information?
Submit corrections through the property edit feature on the property page. We review all submissions.
- How do I search for permits?
Our permit search finds building, development, and business permits by location and type. Filter by city, neighborhood, or date to see status and descriptions.
- Why do estimated property values change?
Values shift with market conditions, neighborhood changes, and improvements. Estimates update regularly from market data and nearby sales, and are not official appraisals.
- Can I use Houski data in my business?
Yes. Check out our API and bulk data options to integrate property data into your operations.
- How far back does permit history go?
Most cities provide 5-20 years of history, though coverage varies. We're constantly expanding the historical database.
- What neighborhood data do you provide?
Property values, permit activity, development trends, market changes, and demographics. Compare areas and track changes over time.
- Is the mobile website different from the desktop version?
No. All features work on both. The interface adapts to your screen, but the data and functionality are identical.
