# ForSaleByOwner Featured FSBO Listings Scraper (`parseforge/forsalebyowner-scraper`) Actor Scrape the rotating featured For-Sale-By-Owner listings from ForSaleByOwner.com homepage. Returns ~20 active FSBO listings per run with address, price, beds, baths, sqft, listing image, listed-by name, and detail URL. Detail pages are React-only and not scraped. - **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/forsalebyowner-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community) - **Categories:** Real estate, Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $7.50 / 1,000 fsbo listing records This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ![ParseForge Banner](https://github.com/ParseForge/apify-assets/blob/ad35ccc13ddd068b9d6cba33f323962e39aed5b2/banner.jpg?raw=true) ## 🏑 ForSaleByOwner Featured FSBO Listings Scraper > πŸš€ 🏑 **Scrape For-Sale-By-Owner listings from ForSaleByOwner.com.** Pull **thousands of FSBO listings** worth of data with **15 fields per record**. No API key, no manual data entry. > πŸ•’ **Last updated:** 2026-05-05 Β· **πŸ“Š 15 fields per record** Β· **🌍 United States** Β· **πŸ’΅ from $0.005 per item (FREE tier)** The **ForSaleByOwner Featured FSBO Listings Scraper** Scrape For-Sale-By-Owner listings from ForSaleByOwner.com. Two modes: `featured` returns ~20 fresh homepage listings with full data (price, beds, baths, image); `sitemap` returns thousands of historical listings with address-level data (street, city, state, ZIP, listing URL). Optional state filter narrows results. | 🎯 Target Audience | πŸ’‘ Primary Use Cases | |---|---| | Sales teams, compliance officers, researchers, journalists, real-estate analysts, healthcare ops | FSBO market intelligence, Wholesaler & investor lead gen, Real-estate-agent prospecting, Local market dashboards | --- ### πŸ“‹ What the ForSaleByOwner Featured FSBO Listings Scraper does Highlights of every record returned: - 🏠 **Property identity.** address line 1 + 2, city, state, ZIP, listing URL, image. - πŸ’° **Featured mode.** price, beds, baths, sqft, listed-by name, badge. - πŸ—ΊοΈ **Sitemap mode.** address parsed from URL slug (no price/beds/baths). Up to ~8,000 listings. - 🌍 **State filter.** Restrict to specific U.S. states (2-letter codes). > πŸ’‘ **Why it matters:** verified, structured data delivered in seconds beats hand-curated spreadsheets that go stale within days. Run this Actor on a schedule and your downstream pipeline always has fresh records. --- ### 🎬 Full Demo _🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing how to go from sign-up to a downloaded ForSaleByOwner Featured FSBO Listings Scraper dataset._ --- ### βš™οΈ Input
InputTypeDefaultBehavior
modestring"featured"`featured` (full data, ~20) or `sitemap` (address-only, thousands).
stateFilterarray of strings[]2-letter US state codes; empty = all states.
maxItemsinteger10Records to return. Free: max 10. Paid: up to 1,000,000.
**Example input:** ```json { "mode": "featured", "stateFilter": ["CA", "TX"], "maxItems": 50 } ```` *** ### πŸ“Š Output Each record contains **15 fields**. Download the dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML. #### 🧾 Top fields - `addressLine1` - `addressLine2` - `url` - `imageUrl` - `priceUsd` - `beds` - `baths` - `sqft` - `city` - `state` - `zip` *** ### ✨ Why choose this Actor - πŸ› οΈ **No infrastructure** to maintain. The Apify cloud handles scheduling, retries, proxies, and storage. - 🌍 **Verified source data.** Records come from authoritative public sources, not third-party aggregators. - πŸ” **Repeatable runs.** Schedule monthly, weekly, or hourly to keep your pipeline always fresh. - πŸ“Š **Multiple export formats.** CSV, Excel, JSON, XML out of the box. - πŸ’΅ **Pay only for what you use.** Pay-per-result-item pricing, free preview included. *** ### πŸ’Ό Business use cases #### πŸ“Š FSBO market intelligence Track FSBO listing volume, price distribution, and bed-count mix across U.S. states. #### 🀝 Wholesaler & investor lead gen Build a fresh FSBO leads list filtered by state for wholesaling and investor outreach. #### πŸ“ž Real-estate-agent prospecting Reach FSBO sellers with agent-representation offers using verified contact-friendly listing URLs. #### πŸ“ˆ Local market dashboards Power FSBO market dashboards with fresh listings refreshed on every run. *** ### πŸ“ˆ How it compares to alternatives | Approach | Cost | Coverage | Refresh | Filters | Setup | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | **⭐ ForSaleByOwner Featured FSBO Listings Scraper** *(this Actor)* | $5 free credit, then pay-per-use | Full source coverage | **Live per run** | Source-native filters supported | ⚑ 2 min | | Build your own scraper | Engineering hours | Full once built | Whenever you maintain it | Custom code | 🐒 Days to weeks | | Paid managed APIs | $$$ monthly | Vendor-defined | Live | Vendor-defined | ⏳ Hours | | Third-party data dumps | Varies | Subset, often stale | Periodic | None | πŸ•’ Variable | Pick this Actor when you want broad coverage, server-side filtering, and no pipeline maintenance. *** ### πŸš€ How to use 1. [Create a free account](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) on Apify (includes $5 in free credit). 2. Open the **ForSaleByOwner Featured FSBO Listings Scraper** Actor page. 3. Fill out the input form and click **Start**. 4. Download your dataset in CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML. *** ### 🌟 Beyond business use cases #### πŸŽ“ Research and academia Real-estate researchers can study FSBO adoption patterns by state and price band. #### 🎨 Personal and creative Home buyers can browse FSBO inventory in their target market without using the consumer site. #### 🀝 Non-profit and civic Community housing groups can track FSBO availability in low-inventory markets. #### πŸ§ͺ Experimentation Data scientists can use FSBO listings as a comparison set against MLS-listed properties for pricing-model research. *** ### πŸ€– Ask an AI assistant about this scraper Open a ready-to-send prompt about this ParseForge actor in the AI of your choice: - πŸ’¬ [**ChatGPT**](https://chat.openai.com/?q=How%20do%20I%20use%20the%20%F0%9F%8F%A1%20ForSaleByOwner%20Featured%20FSBO%20Listings%20Scraper%20by%20ParseForge%20on%20Apify%3F%20Show%20me%20input%20examples%2C%20output%20fields%2C%20common%20use%20cases%2C%20and%20how%20to%20integrate%20it%20into%20a%20workflow.) - 🧠 [**Claude**](https://claude.ai/new?q=How%20do%20I%20use%20the%20%F0%9F%8F%A1%20ForSaleByOwner%20Featured%20FSBO%20Listings%20Scraper%20by%20ParseForge%20on%20Apify%3F%20Show%20me%20input%20examples%2C%20output%20fields%2C%20common%20use%20cases%2C%20and%20how%20to%20integrate%20it%20into%20a%20workflow.) - πŸ” [**Perplexity**](https://perplexity.ai/search?q=How%20do%20I%20use%20the%20%F0%9F%8F%A1%20ForSaleByOwner%20Featured%20FSBO%20Listings%20Scraper%20by%20ParseForge%20on%20Apify%3F%20Show%20me%20input%20examples%2C%20output%20fields%2C%20common%20use%20cases%2C%20and%20how%20to%20integrate%20it%20into%20a%20workflow.) - πŸ…’ [**Copilot**](https://copilot.microsoft.com/?q=How%20do%20I%20use%20the%20%F0%9F%8F%A1%20ForSaleByOwner%20Featured%20FSBO%20Listings%20Scraper%20by%20ParseForge%20on%20Apify%3F%20Show%20me%20input%20examples%2C%20output%20fields%2C%20common%20use%20cases%2C%20and%20how%20to%20integrate%20it%20into%20a%20workflow.) *** ### ❓ Frequently Asked Questions #### What's the difference between Featured and Sitemap modes? Featured mode pulls the ~20 rotating homepage listings with full data (price, beds, baths, image). Sitemap mode pulls thousands of historical URLs with address-level data extracted from the URL slug, but no price/beds/baths. #### How fresh are the Featured-mode listings? Updated continuously by ForSaleByOwner; the homepage rotation reflects the most recently active or featured listings. #### Are listings from individual U.S. states available? Yes. The `stateFilter` parameter applies to both modes. #### Are seller contact details included? Sellers' contact info is on the listing detail page, which is JS-rendered and not part of this Actor's output. Use the `url` field to navigate to the detail page in a browser for contact info. #### How many sitemap listings are available? The current sitemap exposes ~8,000 unique listings, but many are historical/inactive. Featured-mode listings are guaranteed-active. *** ### πŸ”Œ Integrate with any app Connect this Actor to your stack via the [Apify integrations](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations) catalog: - πŸ“Š **Make / Zapier / n8n** - trigger scrapes from any business workflow. - πŸ’¬ **Slack / Discord** - get a notification when a run finishes. - πŸ“ **Google Drive / Google Sheets** - push the dataset directly into a spreadsheet. - πŸ“¨ **Gmail / Mailchimp / HubSpot** - automate outreach with the scraped leads. - πŸ”Œ **Apify CLI / SDK** - programmatic control from Python, Node.js, or any HTTP client. - ⚑ **Webhooks** - POST run results to any endpoint when complete. *** ### πŸ”— Recommended Actors - πŸ”§ [**Zillow Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/zillow-scraper) - πŸ”§ [**Realtor.com Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/realtor-com-scraper) - πŸ”§ [**Apartments.com Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/apartments-com-scraper) - πŸ”§ [**Redfin Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/redfin-scraper) - πŸ”§ [**LoopNet Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/loopnet-real-estate-scraper) *** > **Disclaimer:** This Actor scrapes only publicly accessible data. We do not collect personal information beyond what is voluntarily published by the source. Do not use the data for unauthorized contact, spam, or any purpose violating applicable laws or the source site's Terms of Service. Respect [GDPR](https://gdpr.eu/), [CCPA](https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa), and applicable consumer-protection laws. ParseForge is not affiliated with any source site. *** **πŸ†˜ Need Help?** [**Open our contact form**](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) to request a new scraper, propose a custom data project, or report an issue. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): API: search a city/state with rich 30+ fields (description, photos, owner, lot, year built, MLS, features). Featured: ~20 listings from homepage cards. Sitemap: address-only data for thousands of listings. ## `searchSlug` (type: `string`): City-state slug for API mode (e.g. 'los-angeles-california', 'miami-florida', 'austin-texas'). Required when mode=api. ## `stateFilter` (type: `array`): Filter to specific US states (2-letter codes). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000. Featured mode caps at ~20 (homepage rotation). Sitemap mode goes up to ~8,000 unique listings. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "api", "searchSlug": "los-angeles-california", "stateFilter": [], "maxItems": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchSlug": "los-angeles-california", "stateFilter": [], "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("parseforge/forsalebyowner-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchSlug": "los-angeles-california", "stateFilter": [], "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("parseforge/forsalebyowner-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searchSlug": "los-angeles-california", "stateFilter": [], "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call parseforge/forsalebyowner-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/forsalebyowner-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "ForSaleByOwner Featured FSBO Listings Scraper", "description": "Scrape the rotating featured For-Sale-By-Owner listings from ForSaleByOwner.com homepage. Returns ~20 active FSBO listings per run with address, price, beds, baths, sqft, listing image, listed-by name, and detail URL. Detail pages are React-only and not scraped.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "oUonItYYblF08koL1" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/parseforge~forsalebyowner-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-parseforge-forsalebyowner-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/parseforge~forsalebyowner-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-parseforge-forsalebyowner-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/parseforge~forsalebyowner-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-parseforge-forsalebyowner-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "api", "featured", "sitemap" ], "type": "string", "description": "API: search a city/state with rich 30+ fields (description, photos, owner, lot, year built, MLS, features). Featured: ~20 listings from homepage cards. Sitemap: address-only data for thousands of listings.", "default": "api" }, "searchSlug": { "title": "Search slug", "type": "string", "description": "City-state slug for API mode (e.g. 'los-angeles-california', 'miami-florida', 'austin-texas'). Required when mode=api." }, "stateFilter": { "title": "State Filter (optional)", "uniqueItems": true, "type": "array", "description": "Filter to specific US states (2-letter codes).", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "AL", "AK", "AZ", "AR", "CA", "CO", "CT", "DE", "FL", "GA", "HI", "ID", "IL", "IN", "IA", "KS", "KY", "LA", "ME", "MD", "MA", "MI", "MN", "MS", "MO", "MT", "NE", "NV", "NH", "NJ", "NM", "NY", "NC", "ND", "OH", "OK", "OR", "PA", "RI", "SC", "SD", "TN", "TX", "UT", "VT", "VA", "WA", "WV", "WI", "WY", "DC" ] } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000000, "type": "integer", "description": "Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000. Featured mode caps at ~20 (homepage rotation). Sitemap mode goes up to ~8,000 unique listings." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```