Provided is a method of searching for a house for sale or rent, the method including : receiving, from a user terminal, by an apparatus for searching for a house for sale or rent, a first place that is a destination, and a house search condition; extracting from a public transportation service at least one route passing an arrival station corresponding to the first place; extracting at least one available boarding station satisfying the house search condition from at least one station on the at least one route; and extracting at least one house for sale or rent having a pre-set relationship with the at least one available boarding station.