Affordable housing runs on manual work. Roost runs on AI.
A start-to-finish platform for marketing affordable units and an AI-driven compliance engine that outputs an audit-ready packet for every resident. Built by operators who've lived this problem for decades.
Two problems. One platform.
There was no source of truth for searching income-restricted units — listings were scattered, outdated, or hidden behind waitlists. And on the compliance side, paperwork took weeks to complete accurately, and if overqualified applicants hit a dead end.
The tooling didn't exist. So we built it. Today Roost is the AI-first system of record for marketing and compliance, live across thousands of units.
Marketing + Compliance
One platform that fills the unit and certifies the resident — start to finish.
Think Zillow, for affordable.
A start-to-finish marketing solution with real-time availability. Roost syndicates your units to the right channels and powers our own consumer marketplace at roostaffordable.com — so income-qualified renters can actually find your homes.
- Real-time availability across portals & agency lists
- AI applicant matching by AMI, household size & program
- Multilingual listings, auto-translated
- Built-in waitlist & pre-application workflows
An AI-driven application — only relevant questions.
Once a resident selects a home, Roost runs an AI-driven application that asks only the questions that matter for their program. The output is an audit-ready compliance packet, every time. Compliance is the core of Roost.
- AI income calculation w/ source-document citations
- Audit-ready packet for HUD, LIHTC, MFTE & more
- Recertification scheduling & resident reminders
- Bulletproof audit log of every change
Two real problems. One platform that fixes both.
Real-time availability + AI matching means qualified applicants find your homes the moment they're listed.
An AI engine ingests docs, runs the math, and outputs an audit-ready packet — your team stops chasing paperwork.
Roost supports several ownership groups across thousands of units, on both marketing and compliance.
The numbers operators are seeing on Roost.
The leading search engine for income-restricted housing.
Most people who qualify for an affordable home don't know they do. Roost opens the pool of potential applicants, removes the stigma of "affordable," and — for the first time — puts the power in the applicant's hands.
A single front door for every income-restricted home in the country.
A consumer-grade experience that treats applicants like the customers they are.
Reach the millions who qualify but never knew they could apply.
One application. Endless opportunity.
If an applicant doesn't qualify for one unit, they don't start over — their verified information carries with them. Pre-populated forms, persistent eligibility, and a single profile across the entire Roost network. We call it the Roost Passport.
- Verified once, accepted everywhere on Roost
- Pre-populated applications across properties
- Applicants see the homes they actually qualify for
- Site teams stop re-collecting the same docs
Transparency for impact funds and ownership groups.
Every initial certification, lease, and recert rolls into dashboards companies can actually report from — no spreadsheets, no quarterly fire drills.
Longer tenancies reduce turnover costs and signal housing stability for residents.
System agnostic. Sits on top. Does the hard work.
Roost doesn't replace your PMS — it sits on top of it and absorbs the messy back-and-forth between applicants, site teams, and compliance.
Give your team back their week.
See how Roost handles your next 100 applications, end to end. We'll run a live demo on one of your properties and show the value to your bottom line.