FastExpert

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FastExpert operates a U.S. agent-matching marketplace connecting home buyers and sellers with 85,000+ verified real estate agents via a performance-ranked, free consumer platform, monetizing through agent subscriptions and featured placements.

Company typePrivate
Founded2014
HeadquartersSan Marino, United States
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingDigital Commerce or Content

What FastExpert does

FastExpert is a California-licensed real estate broker and operator of a two-sided agent matching marketplace founded in 2014. The platform connects home buyers and sellers with 85,000+ verified real estate agent profiles across all 50 U.S. states, ranking agents through a proprietary algorithm that weighs transaction history, verified reviews, and performance metrics rather than paid placement. The service is free for consumers, who can search, compare, and connect with agents via a self-serve web platform and mobile app; agents pay to list profiles and may purchase featured placements to increase visibility. Supplementary products include financial calculators (mortgage, affordability, rent vs. buy, closing cost, refinance), city and market-trend data tools, a verified client review system with 11,577+ reviews and a 98% reported satisfaction rate, and a Q&A forum where licensed agents respond to consumer questions.

The company has cumulatively served over 500,000 clients since inception and maintains BBB accreditation alongside its California Real Estate Broker License (#01950016). FastExpert has extended beyond core real estate agent matching into adjacent verticals including loan officers and home-service professionals (handymen, electricians, plumbers), and runs a 'Top 500 Agents' and 'Top 25 California Agents' recognition program for top performers. Distribution is driven by an SEO-led content strategy with city-level pages across the U.S., supported by social channels, an email newsletter, and community engagement.

FastExpert is a privately held, bootstrapped company (no disclosed funding rounds) with 11-50 employees, headquartered in California. Revenue is generated from agent directory subscriptions and featured/advertised placements on the platform; no consumer fees are charged. The company has been self-sustaining since 2014, expanding its product surface organically rather than through acquisitions or external capital.

FastExpert firmographics

Firmographics

Name: FastExpert
Legal name: FastExpert, Inc.
Website: https://fastexpert.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2014
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: FastExpert operates a U.S. agent-matching marketplace connecting home buyers and sellers with 85,000+ verified real estate agents via a performance-ranked, free consumer platform, monetizing through agent subscriptions and featured placements.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

FastExpert industry classification

Industry

Product category: Real Estate Agent Matching Marketplace
NAICS: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)
SIC: Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)
akta.pro industry: PRIMARYBPAJAAAJ
Buyer Representation Services
Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Residential Real Estate Brokerage
SECONDARYBPAJAAAA
Traditional Residential Brokerage (Existing Homes)
Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Residential Real Estate Brokerage

Keywords

Real estate agent matching
Agent directory platform
Home buyer agent search
Verified agent reviews
Real estate marketplace

Where FastExpert is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: San Marino
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

FastExpert business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Digital Commerce or Content
Cost components: Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

Agent Directory Subscriptions: Real estate agents pay to list their profiles on the platform and gain visibility to potential clients. The platform operates as a marketplace connecting agents with consumers.
Featured Agent Listings: Agents can purchase featured/advertised placements to increase their visibility in search results.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Freemium	Monthly	Free for Consumers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

FastExpert product offering

Product offering

Core offering

FastExpert operates an online real estate agent matching platform (FastExpert.com) that connects home buyers and sellers with verified real estate agents across the United States via a searchable database of 85,000+ agent profiles. The service is free for consumers, while real estate agents, loan officers, and home service professionals pay to list profiles and to purchase featured placements for visibility. The company operates as a California Licensed Broker (CA License #01950016) and supplements core matching with property search listings, free educational calculators, a Q&A forum, and dedicated iOS/Android mobile apps.

Product overview

FastExpert is a real estate agent matching platform that operates as a centralized marketplace connecting home buyers and sellers with verified real estate professionals across the United States. The core FastExpert Agent Matching Platform serves as the central product, supported by an Agent Profile Database containing 85,000+ agent profiles with transaction history, ratings, and reviews. The platform includes a suite of financial calculator tools (Mortgage Calculator, Affordability Calculator, Rent vs Buy Calculator, Closing Cost Calculator, Refinance Calculator), City Data Search for geographic research, U.S. Market Trends for market analysis, and Property Listings for home searches. Additional offerings include the FastExpert Mobile App for on-the-go access, a Client Reviews System with verified reviews, the Top 500 Agents Program highlighting top performers, an Agent Verification System for quality assurance, and a Q&A Forum for community engagement. The platform serves both consumers seeking agents and real estate professionals seeking client connections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

FastExpert Agent Matching Platform An online real estate agent matching platform that connects home buyers and sellers with verified U.S. real estate agents through a searchable database of 85,000+ profiles, AI-powered ranking, license verification, and client reviews. Free for consumers; agents subscribe and pay for featured placements.
Agent Profile Database A searchable database of 85,000+ U.S. real estate agent profiles with performance metrics, transaction history, client reviews, and contact information, used by consumers to compare and request agents in their local market.
FastExpert Mobile App Dedicated iOS and Android mobile applications that let users search agents, read reviews, view property listings, and use free calculators on mobile devices.

Quantifiable outcome

98% client satisfaction rate
+3 more outcomes

Companies that use FastExpert

Customer profile

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

FastExpert technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

FastExpert partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

FastExpert competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Zillow Group: Dominant consumer real-estate portal with Zillow Premier Agent (paid placement), Premier Agent ads, and direct brokerage arms. Most directly comparable on agent-consumer matching, but operates at vastly larger scale and with a paid-placement model that FastExpert explicitly rejects.
Realtor.com: Operated by Move/Nexstar Media, Realtor.com connects buyers and sellers with agents and brokers nationwide. Direct competitor on organic search for agent-discovery queries and on listing/agent directory traffic.
Redfin: Tech-enabled residential brokerage that matches consumers directly with Redfin agents. Adjacent threat because it owns the agent relationship rather than intermediating to independent agents.
Compass: Large national real-estate brokerage leveraging a proprietary tech platform for agent productivity. Competes for high-performing agents that FastExpert seeks to recruit to its marketplace.

Direct peers

HomeLight: Agent-matching marketplace for buyers and sellers, plus a trade-in / cash offer product. Closest comparable by business model—performance-data driven agent recommendations and free consumer funnel with monetized agent side.
Clever Real Estate: Online agent-matching service offering cash-back rebates to consumers and lead-gen to agents. Competes head-to-head with FastExpert on the buyer/seller matching use case with similar freemium positioning.
Agent Pronto: Agent-matching platform connecting buyers and sellers with vetted local real estate agents. Similar marketplace model with agent subscription/lead fees and free consumer side.

Emerging players

UpNest (Realtor.com): Agent-matching service now owned by Realtor.com/Move, directly competing in the same SMB buyer/seller matching segment with a similar rebate/incentive structure for consumers.

Regional players

Idealista: Leading property portal in Spain, Portugal, and Italy with strong agent directory and consumer matching features. Useful comparable for marketplace mechanics in residential real estate, though geographically non-overlapping.

Others

Houzz Pro: Home professional marketplace extending into real estate adjacent categories (agents, contractors, designers). Comparable as a homeowner-services marketplace that FastExpert's service-professionals vertical overlaps with.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

FastExpert compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance1 record

FastExpert financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

FastExpert leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

FastExpert funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

FastExpert M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about FastExpert

What does FastExpert do?

Is FastExpert a public or private company?

FastExpert is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was FastExpert founded?

FastExpert was founded in 2014. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is FastExpert based?

FastExpert is headquartered in San Marino, United States, in the North America region.

How does FastExpert make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Agent Directory Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are featured Agent Listings.

Who are FastExpert's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Zillow Group, Realtor.com, Redfin and Compass. Direct peers are HomeLight, Clever Real Estate and Agent Pronto. UpNest (Realtor.com) is listed as an emerging player. Idealista is listed as a regional player. Houzz Pro is listed as an others.

Does FastExpert have an API?

No public API is recorded for FastExpert.

What industry is FastExpert in?

FastExpert's product category is Real Estate Agent Matching Marketplace. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAJAAAJ, Buyer Representation Services, with a secondary code of BPAJAAAA, Traditional Residential Brokerage (Existing Homes). Its NAICS code is 53121 and its SIC code is 6531.