Apify AI Agent Actor: Real Estate Search Assistant

Overview

The Real Estate Search Assistant is an autonomous AI agent built on Apify that processes user requests for rental properties and generates a structured report. Given a user's input (e.g., "Searching for a 2-bedroom apartment in San Francisco, CA, with a monthly rent between $2000 and $4000, and preferably featuring amenities such as parking and a gym"), the agent extracts key criteria, searches relevant real estate listings, and outputs a multi-format report.

Features

• Autonomous Request Processing: Understands user preferences from natural language input.
• Asynchronous Web Scraping: Fetches real-time rental listings from multiple sources efficiently.
• AI-Powered Filtering: Selects properties matching the specified criteria.
• Multi-Format Reporting: Outputs search results in Markdown, HTML, and JSON formats for flexibility.

Workflow

1. User Input Processing: Extracts key search parameters such as location, budget, number of bedrooms, and amenities.
2. Web Scraping: Asynchronously scrapes real estate listing websites for matching properties.
3. Data Filtering & Processing: Sorts and filters listings based on relevance.
4. Multi-Format Export: Generates a comprehensive property report in Markdown (for readability), HTML (for web display), and JSON (for API integration).

How to Use

1. Deploy the Apify AI agent on the Apify platform.
2. Provide a real estate search request as input.
3. The agent autonomously scrapes and processes listing data.
4. Retrieve the formatted property report in Markdown, HTML, or JSON.

Example Input

{
  "user_request": "Searching for a 2-bedroom apartment in San Francisco, CA, with a monthly rent between $2000 and $4000, and preferably featuring amenities such as parking and a gym."
}

Example Output Format

Be sure to check the "Storage > Key-value store output tab for the HTML/MD report files.

{
  "markdown": "# Rental Listings in San Francisco, CA\n## 1. Modern 2-Bedroom Apartment\n- **Price**: $3,200/month\n- **Location**: Downtown SF\n- **Amenities**: Parking, Gym, Pool\n- [View Listing](example.com/listing1)",
  "html": "<h1>Rental Listings in San Francisco, CA</h1><h2>1. Modern 2-Bedroom Apartment</h2><ul><li><b>Price:</b> $3,200/month</li><li><b>Location:</b> Downtown SF</li><li><b>Amenities:</b> Parking, Gym, Pool</li><li><a href='example.com/listing1'>View Listing</a></li></ul>",
  "json": {
    "listings": [
      {
        "title": "Modern 2-Bedroom Apartment",
        "price": "$3,200/month",
        "location": "Downtown SF",
        "amenities": ["Parking", "Gym", "Pool"],
        "url": "example.com/listing1"
      }
    ]
  }
}

This AI agent autonomously handles real estate searches, making property hunting faster, easier, and more personalized!