# StreetEasy

> StreetEasy is Zillow Group’s New York-focused real estate marketplace, combining sale and rental listings, building and transaction history, market data and agent introductions. Shoppers browse homes while agents, brokerages and property managers pay for rental advertising, premium exposure and qualifying Experts referrals.

- **Founded:** 2005
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Michael Smith (Co-founder and former CEO), Nataly Kogan (Co-founder), Douglas Chertok (Co-founder), Sebastian Delmont (Co-founder and former CTO)
- **Products:** StreetEasy website and mobile apps, StreetEasy Experts, StreetEasy Concierge, Owner Dashboard, Data Dashboard
- **Notable:** Acquired for $50 million cash in 2013 with 34 employees and nearly 1.2 million monthly unique users., Business site reports approximately 2 million average monthly visitors for January 2025-January 2026., Finalist in Real Estate in the 13th Annual Shorty Awards for its 2020 social campaign.

## Products & services

- **StreetEasy website and mobile apps** — Sale and rental search with listing and building information across NYC and New Jersey.
- **StreetEasy Experts** — Relevant agent matching with no upfront participation charge and a success fee on qualifying closed transactions; current model launched in 2019.
- **StreetEasy Concierge** — Licensed professionals explain next steps and offer Expert introductions; they do not act as the shopper’s agents.
- **Owner Dashboard** — Home value estimates, comparable local activity and routes to agent connections or owner listing.
- **Data Dashboard** — Public market reports and downloadable historical monthly housing metrics by borough and neighborhood.
- **Rental Boost** — Rental advertising plans published at $7, $10 and $22 per active day as of April 1, 2025.
- **Building Showcase** — Flat-fee building advertising packages, premium placements and branded building pages.
- **Costs and fees breakdown** — Structured recurring, move-in and optional charges with a renter customisation calculator.

## Achievements

- Acquired for $50 million cash in 2013 with 34 employees and nearly 1.2 million monthly unique users.
- Business site reports approximately 2 million average monthly visitors for January 2025-January 2026.
- Finalist in Real Estate in the 13th Annual Shorty Awards for its 2020 social campaign.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — HousingWire reported a 20% brokerage participation cap for Experts and lower success fees of 15% at $249,000 or below and 20% from $250,000 to $399,999.
- **2026-01** — 2025 Experts year-in-review recognised leading participating agents and teams.
- **2025-12** — Experts resources announced a performance dashboard.
- **2025-11** — Experts Launch and an integrated Experts/Agent Tools mobile experience were announced.
- **2025-09** — Published self-service rental fee management and renter-facing cost-breakdown tools.

## Links

- Website: https://streeteasy.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/streeteasy/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/streeteasy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/streeteasy/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/streeteasy/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@streeteasy

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Last updated: 2026-10-03