What Property Shield does

Property Shield is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based data security company founded in 2023 by Alexander Fahsel and Luke Lind that operates an AI-powered threat intelligence platform for residential real estate. The platform continuously monitors MLS data, major listing sites (Zillow, Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, TikTok), and the broader internet to detect fraudulent duplicate listings, brand impersonation, and IDX compliance violations. It combines three core product modules: a Fraud Detection Platform using machine learning algorithms that cross-reference property images, addresses, and listing details; an Incident Tracking module with predictive property-level risk scoring for squatters, trespassers, theft, and vandalism; and a Data Compliance module that enforces IDX rules for MLS organizations. As of the most recent disclosures, the platform protects 302,102 properties across 188 markets in 38 states and has detected and removed 903,627 fraudulent threats between February 2023 and April 2026.

The company sells annual subscription contracts on a quote-based, demo-driven sales motion targeting three primary customer segments: single-family rental (SFR) and multi-family (MFR) portfolio operators (including Invitation Homes, Tricon Residential, FirstKey Homes, Maymont Homes, Second Avenue, Bridge Homes, Sylvan Homes) and MLS organizations (MIBOR, Pikes Peak MLS, Columbus Board of REALTORS, MetroTex, MLS of San Antonio, WARDEX, Resides). API integrations with Yardi, Entrata, AppFolio, ShowMojo, and Tenant Turner embed the platform into existing property management workflows. The company is privately held with 11-50 employees and operates without disclosed external venture capital or private equity funding.

Name

Property Shield

Legal name

Property Shield

Website

https://propertyshield.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Fraud Detection Software

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Fraud Detection, Identity & KYC/AML for Mortgages (FSALALAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vacant Property & Construction Site Guarding (Residential) (HSAHAKAI), Residential Real Estate Brokerage (Buy/Sell) (FSAEAJAA)

Keywords

• Real estate fraud detection
• Threat intelligence platform
• IDX compliance software
• Rental fraud prevention
• MLS data compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription-Based SaaS (Fraud Detection & Compliance Platform): Property Shield operates on a recurring subscription model, charging residential real estate operators, MLS organizations, and property managers for continuous monitoring, fraud detection, automated takedowns, and IDX compliance services. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Property Shield sells a B2B subscription SaaS platform that uses AI and machine learning to continuously monitor the open internet — including MLS data feeds, listing aggregators, social media platforms, and major rental marketplaces — to detect, flag, and automatically takedown fraudulent duplicate rental listings and brand impersonations targeting residential real estate operators. It also delivers incident tracking with predictive risk scoring for physical threats such as squatters, trespassers, theft, and vandalism, and provides MLS organizations with continuous IDX compliance monitoring, automated enforcement, and full audit trail reporting.

Product overview

Property Shield is a unified threat intelligence platform for residential real estate that combines three core modules: (1) Fraud Detection Platform - continuously monitors listings across the internet to identify and remove fraudulent duplicate listings using AI/ML; (2) Incident Tracking - provides predictive risk scoring and centralized incident management for physical threats including squatters, trespassers, theft, and vandalism; (3) Data Compliance (IDX) - enables MLS organizations to monitor and enforce listing data standards across the digital ecosystem. The platform offers industry-specific solutions for Single-Family Rental (SFR), Multi-Family, and MLS/Association operators, and includes a Fraud Intelligence Database enabling cross-industry applicant screening. The platform covers 302,102+ properties across 188 markets in 38 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fraud Detection Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% reduction in fraud response time (from 10+ hours/month to 30 minutes/month) — 1st Choice Properties case study
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pikes Peak MLS (PPMLS)coreTechnology or Integration · 15 January 2026Property Shield announced a partnership with Pikes Peak MLS (PPMLS), the third-largest MLS in Colorado with about 5,300 subscribers, to strengthen protections against listing fraud and rental scams, adding PPMLS to Property Shield's network of 126 U.S. markets. This partnership enables PPMLS members to use Property Shield's fraud detection and monitoring capabilities to detect and remove fraudulent listings impersonating member properties.
• ShowMojocoreTechnology or IntegrationProperty Shield partnered with ShowMojo to integrate proactive fraud detection and brand monitoring directly into ShowMojo's leasing platform workflows for residential property managers. This enables continuous listing fraud detection without requiring property managers to log into a separate monitoring tool.
• Tenant TurnercoreTechnology or IntegrationProperty Shield partnered with Tenant Turner to integrate proactive listing fraud detection and brand monitoring directly into Tenant Turner's leasing platform for residential property managers. The integration embeds Property Shield's fraud detection capabilities into Tenant Turner's existing property management workflow.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• RealPage: RealPage is a large property management software platform serving multifamily and SFR operators with risk and screening modules; it competes with Property Shield through bundled enterprise offerings.
• Yardi: Yardi is a major property management platform that integrates with Property Shield but also offers its own risk, screening, and compliance modules, making it both a partner and broad competitor.

Emerging players

• Sift: Sift is a digital trust and safety / fraud-detection platform that serves multiple verticals and could expand into residential real estate, posing a horizontal competitive threat to Property Shield.
• Red Points: Red Points offers brand protection and impersonation takedown services overlapping with Property Shield's brand-monitoring and automated takedown workflow for real estate operators.
• Allure Security: Allure Security provides brand impersonation and anti-phishing detection, partially overlapping with Property Shield's listing-impersonation and brand-monitoring capabilities for real estate operators.

Direct peers

• LeaseLock: LeaseLock provides deposit-replacement and risk-management solutions for single-family rental operators, overlapping with Property Shield's SFR fraud-prevention value proposition.
• Snappt: Snappt provides AI-powered document fraud detection for property management applications, directly competing with Property Shield's fraud-detection use case for residential landlords and PM operators.
• CheckpointID: CheckpointID delivers ID verification and fraud detection for tenant screening, a direct overlap with Property Shield's rental fraud and applicant screening capabilities.

Others

• Cotality (formerly CoreLogic): Cotality provides real estate data, analytics, and MLS data licensing through Trestle; it is an infrastructure/data layer comparable to Property Shield's MLS-side IDX compliance and data monitoring work.
• Veriff: Veriff provides identity verification and fraud prevention; it is adjacent to Property Shield's tenant-screening and identity-aware fraud detection workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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