This AI Search Tool Could Change How You Find Your Next Home

Lucía Torres · 2026-08-11

HouseMe.ai, the AI-powered real estate intelligence platform co-founded by several of The Agency's own, has officially launched in the United States. The expansion follows a strong debut in Canada earlier this summer, where the platform quickly became one of Toronto's most-used real estate tools. The HouseMe.ai platform connects directly to MLS data across seven U.S. markets—Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia—with a nationwide rollout to follow. The U.S. launch is led by Nurit Coombe, Co-Founder of HouseMe.ai and Managing Partner of The Agency DC Metro. Coombe ranks #20 among all agents in the United States and #1 in Maryland on RealTrends' The Thousand, and she has closed over $2 billion in career sales. She spearheads the platform's expansion into her home market, alongside fellow Co-Founders Peter Torkan, Canada's leading luxury broker and star of Amazon's Luxe Listings Toronto, and Paige Torkan, Broker of Record at The Agency Toronto. ### What Makes HouseMe.ai Different? Traditional real estate searches force you to filter by bedrooms, bathrooms, and price range—then hope the photos tell the real story. HouseMe.ai flips that model entirely. Instead of starting with numbers, you start with the life you actually want to live. "No one has ever been able to search for real estate this way," said Coombe. "This is a fundamentally new category, using AI and real data to let buyers, sellers and agents customize their search around exactly what they need. Now buyers can type in exactly that: a park nearby, a top-rated school within walking distance, a yard big enough for the dog, a pool, whatever matters to them, and HouseMe finds it. Bringing that to the U.S. market, and to my own backyard, is the opportunity of a lifetime." Think about it this way: you're not just buying a house, you're buying a neighborhood, a commute, a lifestyle. HouseMe.ai understands that. You can search for things like "a quiet street with a backyard big enough for a vegetable garden" or "a condo within a 10-minute walk of a farmers market." The AI crunches the data and delivers homes that genuinely match your priorities. ### Early Traction in Canada HouseMe.ai initially launched in the Greater Toronto Area in June 2026. The results validated the thesis almost immediately. Within three weeks of its Canadian debut, the platform had drawn more than 40,000 unique visitors, engaged with Paige, HouseMe's AI assistant, and seen more than 15,000 listings viewed. That adds up to over 300,000 total platform interactions in less than a month. That kind of momentum doesn't happen by accident. It tells you people have been hungry for a smarter way to search—one that doesn't make them compromise on what actually matters to them. "That momentum is the foundation for the U.S. expansion," said Peter Torkan, Co-Founder of HouseMe.ai. "It's the reason we're moving to a nationwide footprint, starting with the mid-Atlantic corridor." ### What This Means for Buyers and Agents For buyers, this is a chance to stop settling. You can finally search for the things that genuinely impact your daily happiness—not just square footage and school districts. For agents, it's a powerful tool to match clients with homes they'll actually love, which means fewer showings and faster closings. Here's a quick look at what you can do with HouseMe.ai: - Search by lifestyle preferences, not just property specs - Get instant results powered by real MLS data - Use natural language queries—type what you want, the way you'd say it to a friend - Access the platform for free, right now HouseMe.ai is now live and free to use across Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia, with a nationwide launch to follow. The platform is accessible at [HouseMe.ai](https://houseme.ai) (nofollow) and can be downloaded through the App Store. If you're in the mid-Atlantic region and thinking about making a move, it's worth your time to see what this tool can do. You might just find the home you didn't know you were looking for.