How To Find the Right Real Estate Website Developer

First a disclaimer. We currently have no relationships with any of the following firms. Our recommendations are based solely from conversations we have had with our neighborhood professional clients and our own research.

In order to best evaluate these companies we recommend the following:

  • When first visiting these companies look at their actual website with a critical eye—Is it easy to read? Can you find the information you want easily? Do they try to educate you, or do they try to sell you? Do you like the look and feel? After all, if they are going to design your website, you better like theirs!
  • Most of these companies have a sample list or directory of the websites they have completed—it is essential to visit some of these example websites and see how they work.
  • Call the agents whose websites you like and ask them about their experience dealing with the web development company.
  • When you visit an agent's website you like, note their farm area (check the title bar) and then do a google search to see where and if their websites are in the search results for their farm areas. This will be a good indicator of the quality of the SEO.
  • Make sure you talk extensively to these web development firms about what kind of search engine optimization (SEO) options they offer. They should be knowledgeable and offer you examples of the clients they have helped.
  • If you pay for extra SEO, find out exactly what your expectations should be in terms of results.
  • Finally, if you are a Neighborhood Professional customer, we are happy to “steer” you in the right direction or discuss any questions you might have about developing a new website or changing your old one. We can be reached at (888) 241-0123 x104.

The following list in alphabetical order contains what we believe are some of the best real estate website development companies. If you would like a more comprehensive list, check out RealEstateABC.com where you will find a larger list of companies and many other great agent resources.

Advanced Access: They were one of the first companies on the scene and they have a very large client base. Their main “Classic” package has a setup fee of $599 and monthly costs of $39.99. They have options for many bells and whistles and higher fees apply to those options. Their website has some great resources for agents as well.


Agent Image: They do both templated and custom design. Their AgentPlus templates start at $499 and $40/month hosting fees. Their AgentPro template is $799 and $40/month hosting. The AgentPro has more pages and more opptortunities for SEO. They also have a semi-custom option and a completely custom option.


Best Image Marketing: Their “Number1 Expert” template is their main product and their directory of agents using their websites is over 2,200. They also partner with Harmon Homes and Homes.com. Pricing was not readily available, but we understand that their “Diamond” sites are approximately $4,000.


Blitz Development: Their AgentNet product has two versions: Basic for $150 setup/$50month hosting and the Plus package for $250 setup/$60/month hosting. Their pricing is on the lower end but their product looks like a great value and they really know how to do SEO. Their website also contains some excellent educational articles for agents.


Real Estate Webmasters: They have both templated and custom designs. SEO is a big part of what they do, and in fact the main prinicipal in the company is known as the “SEO Guy”. We couldn't determine prices but we could see that a number of their customers have achieved very high search engine rankings. They also have a very useful forum for trading links.