datasets_housing_markets_search
Search the US housing markets dataset. Searches monthly Redfin housing-market statistics per region and property type since 2012, joined to Census ACS income for affordability metrics. region_type enum: national, metro, county, city, zip. property_type enum: All Residential, Single Family Residen...
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What datasets_housing_markets_search does on Crawlora
AI agents call datasets_housing_markets_search to retrieve information from Crawlora without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | — | Full-text query over region name and city, max 256 characters |
page | integer | — | Page number, defaults to 1 |
sort | string | — | Sort enum: relevance, price_desc, price_asc, list_price_desc, list_price_asc, price_to_income_desc, price_to_income_asc, salary_to_buy_desc, salary_to_buy_asc, |
latest | boolean | — | Filter for the most recent period per region and property type |
period | string | — | Exact period start date filter, YYYY-MM-DD |
zip_code | string | — | Exact zip code filter (zip-level rows only), e.g. 60616 |
page_size | integer | — | Page size, defaults to 20 and maxes at 100; page * page_size must be <= 10000 |
state_code | string | — | Exact two-letter state code filter, e.g. CA |
region_type | string | — | Region level enum: national, metro, county, city, zip |
max_inventory | integer | — | Maximum active inventory |
min_inventory | integer | — | Minimum active inventory |
property_type | string | — | Property type enum: All Residential, Single Family Residential, Condo/Co-op, Townhouse, Multi-Family (2-4 Unit), Single Units Only |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why datasets_housing_markets_search is rated Low
This is a read-only data retrieval tool that queries a housing markets dataset and returns filtered/sorted results. There are no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no financial impact. The low severity reflects that misuse would only expose existing public market data, with no destructive or compromising potential.
From the tool's definition Tool name includes 'search' and description states 'Search the US housing markets dataset. Searches monthly Redfin housing-market statistics per region and property type since 2012, joined to Census ACS income for affordability metrics.' The tool retrieves…
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The rule that runs datasets_housing_markets_search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crawlora, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For datasets_housing_markets_search, this is the rule to start with:
datasets_housing_markets_search is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crawlora, apply this rule, and every datasets_housing_markets_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about datasets_housing_markets_search
Search the US housing markets dataset. Searches monthly Redfin housing-market statistics per region and property type since 2012, joined to Census ACS income for affordability metrics. region_type enum: national, metro, county, city, zip. property_type enum: All Residential, Single Family Residential, Condo/Co-op, Townhouse, Multi-Family (2-4 Unit), Single Units Only. Sort enum: relevance, price_desc, price_asc, list_price_desc, list_price_asc, price_to_income_desc, price_to_income_asc, salary_to_buy_desc, salary_to_buy_asc, dom_asc, dom_desc, inventory_desc, homes_sold_desc, period_desc. Use latest=true for the most recent period per region series. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
datasets_housing_markets_search accepts 12 parameters: q, page, sort, latest, period, zip_code, page_size, state_code, region_type, max_inventory, min_inventory, property_type. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for datasets_housing_markets_search: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Crawlora. Nothing to install.
datasets_housing_markets_search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the datasets_housing_markets_search rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for datasets_housing_markets_search. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
datasets_housing_markets_search is provided by the Crawlora MCP server (crawlora-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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