Custom research · for your Bay Area city
Custom city research + 90-day permit monitoring
Pick any Bay Area city we cover. We deliver the same market structure analysis our $499 San Jose customers love — plus 90 days of weekly permit-monitoring digests, hand-curated by Matthew, so you're first to act on new construction in your service area.
One example of what you'll know
75% of San Jose SFR new construction is held by 6 multi-property owners. To win SFR work, contact those developers directly — they make the build decisions.
That single insight is from the SJ historical report. The monitoring add-on tells you the day a 7th LLC files its first project — usually weeks before your competitors notice.
What's included
12-month historical market structure PDF
~15 pages. Tier breakdown (ADU / SFR / Multifamily), owner concentration, who actually decides at each tier, and the GC playbook for each segment. Same format as the $499 SJ report.
Weekly permit digests for 90 days
Every notable new permit filed in your city, hand-picked and annotated with founder commentary. Not auto-generated — you get the “why this matters for your business” alongside the data.
Owner + developer contact strategy notes
Per-tier playbook so you don't waste cold outreach on low-leverage targets. Includes scripts and timing windows that worked for our SJ customers.
One-time purchase. For San Jose, instant download — same PDF that customers pay $499 for, plus the 90-day monitoring stream starts immediately.
Secure checkout via Stripe. The 90-day monitoring window starts from your purchase date.
Common questions
How is this different from the $499 city report?
The $499 report is a one-time historical PDF — what happened in your city over the past 12 months. The $1,999 research adds 90 days of forward-looking permit monitoring on top, so you’re not just reading history, you’re acting on new filings as they happen.
What cities do you cover?
For launch, we deliver instant research for San Jose. Other Bay Area cities will be added as we build per-city permit data. Email matthew@updatewave.org if your city isn’t listed yet — we prioritize by demand.
Who writes the weekly digests?
Matthew (founder) hand-picks notable permits each week and writes the commentary. You’re not getting an LLM summarizer — you’re getting opinionated GC-business analysis from someone who reads every filing.
What if I already bought the $499 SJ report?
The dropdown above will show a yellow notice. The $1,999 purchase covers the same PDF you already have plus the 90-day monitoring add-on. Email matthew@updatewave.org first if you’d rather upgrade with a credit applied.