Pipeworx Housing Analyst
Housing Intel MCP — Meta-pack that chains FRED, BLS, ATTOM, and HUD APIs
Setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"housing-intel": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp?task=housing%20analysis"
}
}
}Compound tools (start here)
These combine multiple data sources into one call:
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
housing_market_snapshot | Get a national housing market snapshot — 30-year mortgage rates, housing starts, Case-Shiller home p |
housing_property_report | Complete property analysis combining ATTOM data — property details, automated valuation (AVM), sales |
housing_rental_analysis | Rental market analysis for a property and area — estimated rent (ATTOM), fair market rents (HUD, if |
housing_affordability_check | Check housing affordability metrics — current mortgage rate (national), median home price (national) |
housing_employment_outlook | Labor market indicators relevant to housing — total nonfarm employment, construction employment, res |
housing_signal_scan | Comprehensive housing market signal scan — checks 45+ indicators for reversals, unusual moves, accel |
Individual tools
For granular queries, these are also available:
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
fred_get_series | Get observations (data points) for a FRED series. Key housing series: MORTGAGE30US (30-year mortgage |
fred_search | Search for FRED series by keyword. Useful for discovering series IDs for housing, employment, inflat |
fred_series_info | Get metadata about a FRED series: title, units, frequency, seasonal adjustment, notes, and date rang |
fred_category | Browse FRED categories. Use category_id=0 for the root. Useful for exploring available data by topic |
fred_releases | Get the latest FRED data releases. Shows upcoming and recent releases of economic data. |
bls_get_series | Get time series data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for one or more series. Supports employment |
bls_search | Search for BLS series IDs by keyword from a curated catalog of popular housing, employment, wages, p |
bls_latest | Get just the most recent data point for a BLS series. Useful for quick current-value lookups. |
bls_popular_series | List all curated popular BLS series with IDs and descriptions, organized by category (housing, emplo |
attom_property_detail | Get full property characteristics by address — lot size, square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms, year b |
attom_property_search | Search properties by location with optional filters. Search by postal code or by latitude/longitude |
attom_sales_history | Get complete sales history for a property (up to 10 years) — sale dates, prices, deed types, seller/ |
attom_avm | Get automated valuation (AVM) for a property — estimated market value, confidence score, value range |
attom_assessment | Get property tax assessment details — assessed value, market value, tax amount, tax year, and assess |
attom_sales_trend | Get market sales trends by ZIP code — average/median sale price, volume, and price changes over time |
Data sources
- Fred: FRED MCP — Federal Reserve Economic Data (St. Louis Fed)
- Bls: BLS MCP — Bureau of Labor Statistics public data API (v2)
- Attom: ATTOM MCP — Premium real estate data from ATTOM Data Solutions
- Hud: HUD MCP — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development APIs.
Tips
- Start with compound tools — they handle errors and combine data automatically
- Use
ask_pipeworxif you're unsure which tool to use - Use
remember/recallto save intermediate findings