House hunting — looking for a place to live (commonly read いえさがし).
来月から転勤なので、今週末に家探しをする予定だ。
I'm being transferred next month, so I plan to go house hunting this weekend.
家探しは条件が多くて大変だが、焦らずに探したほうがいい。
House hunting has many conditions and is tough, but it's better not to rush.
学生向けの家探しサイトで安い物件を探した。
I searched for cheap properties on a student house-hunting website.
Searching through a whole house (a thorough house search) — often used as やさがし, e.g., police searching a residence.
警察は証拠を探すために家捜しを行った。
The police conducted a house search to look for evidence.
忘れ物を見つけるために家の中をやさがしした。
I searched the whole house thoroughly to find the lost item.