The broker built for IENYC students.
Now placing for Fall 2026Now placing students for the Fall 2026 cohortTenant-side.
We work for you, not the landlord.
Backed by an 8-year NYC broker.
Nicole has been brokering this market since 2018.
Built by IENYC alumni.
We have been through exactly what you are about to do.
The international student reality
Here is what changes when the people guiding you actually live in this market and only work with IENYC students.
HAUS
Profile built around your situation; guarantor providers & landlords briefed in advance.
Traditional broker
Often a hard stop. Applications rejected without explanation.
Doing it yourself
Listings won’t accept your application. You don’t find out until after the deposit.
HAUS
Best-pricing guarantor sourcing across multiple providers. No captive partner.
Traditional broker
Usually pushed to a single partner with a higher fee.
Doing it yourself
Hours of forum reading; easy to overpay or pick the wrong product.
HAUS
Every listing pre-verified by a licensed agent before it reaches you.
Traditional broker
Volume-driven; listings re-posted from third-party sites.
Doing it yourself
Craigslist, WhatsApp groups, Facebook. That’s the surface area for scams.
HAUS
Designed for international timelines: virtual tours, remote signing, keys ready for your arrival.
Traditional broker
Built for local renters. International workflows are an afterthought.
Doing it yourself
You can’t tour, you can’t sign, you can’t be sure until you land.
HAUS
Line-by-line review with you, in plain English. Red flags caught before signing.
Traditional broker
'Read it and sign here.'
Doing it yourself
Standard NY leases hide rider clauses that materially change your rights.
HAUS
One transparent fee. No surprise charges, no upsells, no kickbacks.
Traditional broker
Application fees, key fees, admin fees. All itemized after you’ve committed.
Doing it yourself
You pay the same fees and have no one to flag the avoidable ones.
HAUS
Matched to lifestyle, commute to IENYC and budget. By people who know the program.
Traditional broker
Showings biased toward whatever inventory the broker holds.
Doing it yourself
Reddit threads from 2019 are not a substitute for local knowledge.
Why this is hard
The NYC rental market was built for local renters. Landlords screen for US credit history, tax returns and a domestic guarantor. Most international students arrive without any of these.
Generic brokers, listing platforms and Facebook groups are not built for this profile. They cannot structure an application that gets an IENYC student approved.
HAUS is the only broker in New York built specifically for IENYC students. We know exactly what landlords need and we structure every application to match it.
What you get
Every part of the process is measured by the same thing: getting you into the right apartment, at the right price, before the program starts. That is the goal we work backwards from.
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No US credit history, no SSN, no domestic guarantor. These are our default cases, not edge cases.
02
Every search starts with a conversation, not a form. We build around your budget, your lifestyle and your campus week.
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We optimize for real commute time to IENYC at 9am on a Tuesday. Not a Google Maps estimate.
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Every apartment we send you has been confirmed by a licensed agent. No bait listings, no expired posts, no scams.
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From the first call to the day you get your keys. And 30 days after. One team handles every step.
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One fee, equal to one month’s rent, due at lease signing. No surprise charges. No fee if you don’t sign.
In their words
Every international student we meet has a version of this story. It’s exactly why HAUS exists.
When I arrived in NYC, I had 12 apartments lined up for viewing. Some were different from the photos, and the ones to my liking required very complicated paperwork to prove my ability to pay rent. It took me two weeks to finalize everything and move in. I wish there had been a service to prepare me better for this situation.
Balint Jellinek
Hungary · MIM 2026
I moved to New York from Eastern Europe without really knowing anyone there, and the whole apartment search felt stressful from day one. It was hard to know who to trust online, and most places wanted a guarantor or proof I couldn’t easily provide as an international student. I had to make decisions and take risks without even being in the city yet, which made the process exhausting and honestly pretty overwhelming.
Givi Nikabadze
Georgia · MIM 2026
Finding an apartment in NYC feels like a mix of being scammed, getting ripped off, and drowning in paperwork. Most agents charge non-transparent fees and constantly try to push your budget higher. The process often stretches over weeks and is almost impossible to manage from afar.
Sebastian Bauer
Germany · MIM 2026
Neighborhoods we cover
We focus on Manhattan and Brooklyn — from West Village brownstones to SoHo lofts, the new towers around Hudson Yards, and the modern high-rises of the Financial District. Tap any card to see what each pocket is actually like.
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