Can a brokerage outrank Zillow or Realtor.com?
Not for broad metro searches — but neighborhood-specific and realtor-specific searches are different. "Homes for sale [neighborhood]", "realtor [area]", and "sell my home [city]" are all searches where a brokerage with the right farm area pages, realtor profiles, and seller intent content can rank on page one. These searches also convert better because the intent is specific.
How many neighborhood pages does a brokerage need?
Start with the five to fifteen neighborhoods in your primary farm area — the areas where your agents close the most deals. Each page targets buyer, seller, and agent-intent searches for that specific neighborhood. Once those rank, we expand to secondary neighborhoods and zip code pages.
Does IDX integration hurt or help SEO?
Most IDX implementations hurt SEO by default — generating dynamically-rendered pages Google can't index, creating thin duplicate content, and failing to add structured data. A correctly configured IDX setup — with server-side rendering or static generation, canonical tags, and listing schema — turns IDX into a significant organic asset. The technical fix is non-trivial but the payoff is large.
How long before organic leads come in?
Lower-competition farm area searches — suburban or regional markets — typically show ranking movement in 60–90 days. Competitive urban neighborhood searches take three to six months. First organic contacts usually arrive in month two to four as farm pages start ranking.
Do you write the neighborhood guides?
Yes. We research the keyword targets, write the neighborhood overviews, market snapshots, and buyer guides, and deliver copy ready to publish. US real estate content needs to be genuinely locally specific — not generic location filler — to outrank aggregator content. We write to that standard.
What about MLS compliance requirements?
MLS participation agreements impose specific rules on how listing data can be displayed and attributed. We work within those rules — typically by ensuring IDX-displayed listing pages have correct attribution, canonical setup to prevent duplicate content issues, and schema that doesn't misrepresent listing data. We scope within your specific MLS requirements during the diagnostic.
Can you help with seller lead generation through SEO?
Yes — seller intent pages targeting "sell my home [neighborhood]", "home value [area]", and "listing agent [city]" are one of the most underbuilt page types in US brokerage SEO. These pages capture vendors who are in the decision phase and searching for a listing agent. We build and optimise them as part of a full real estate SEO engagement.
How much does real estate SEO cost in the US?
We don't publish a rate card before running a diagnostic. After the Search Diagnostic, we produce a scoped proposal in USD. The scope depends on your farm area size, number of agents, whether IDX integration work is required, and the competitive intensity of your market. Request the diagnostic using the button on this page — we'll respond within one business day.