Estaite MCP Server

Current US rental market data for AI agents and LLMs via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The Estaite Submarket Index covers 1500+ submarkets across the largest MSAs in the United States and expanding, with monthly-updated rent, vacancy, affordability, and trend data.

Getting Started

• MCP Server URL: https://mcp.estaite.com
• Protocol: Streamable HTTP (MCP 2025-03-26)

Authentication — pass your API key using any of these methods:

| Method | Example | |--------|---------| | Header | x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY | | Bearer token | Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY | | Query param | https://mcp.estaite.com?key=YOUR_API_KEY |

Get your API key at estaite.com/developers.

Available Tools

• Search Submarkets — Search for submarkets by name. Use this to get a submarket ID before calling metrics tools.
• List Submarkets — List all submarkets with optional filters by state or CBSA.
• ZIP Metrics — Rental metrics for a specific ZIP code — rent, YoY growth, vacancy, listings, and household income.
• Submarket Metrics — Full metrics for a submarket: rent, vacancy, affordability, days on market, saturation, and trend history.
• Compare Submarkets — Side-by-side comparison of two or more submarkets across all key metrics.
• Market Snapshot — Quick summary of a submarket including market condition label, vacancy, and rent trends.
• Rent Trends — Historical rent trend data — MoM, 3M, 6M, 9M, and YoY changes over configurable months.
• Affordability — Rent-to-income ratio and affordability index with trend changes over 3, 6, 9, and 12 months.
• Find by Criteria — Filter submarkets by rent range, YoY growth minimum, vacancy cap, state, or CBSA.
• Metro Overview — Aggregated rent, growth, and vacancy averages for all submarkets within a metro area.
• Rank Submarkets — Rank submarkets within a metro or state by median rent, rent growth, vacancy, affordability, or days on market.
• Comparable Submarkets — Find submarkets with similar rent levels to a given submarket.
• Metro Historical Trends — Monthly aggregated rent and vacancy trends for an entire metro area over up to 12 months.

Data Coverage

• Property types: apt (apartment), sfr (single-family), ct (condo/townhome)
• Bedroom counts: 1–5 bedrooms per property type
• Geography: 1500+ submarkets across the largest MSAs in the US and expanding
• Frequency: Monthly updates

Quick Connect

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "estaite": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://mcp.estaite.com", "--header", "x-api-key:YOUR_API_KEY"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http estaite "https://mcp.estaite.com" --header "x-api-key:YOUR_API_KEY"

OpenAI SDK

resp = client.responses.create(
    model="gpt-4o",
    tools=[{
        "type": "mcp",
        "server_label": "estaite",
        "server_url": "https://mcp.estaite.com",
        "headers": {"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
        "require_approval": "never",
    }],
    input="What is the average rent in Austin, TX?",
)