Real estate agent SEO: owning your name and your neighborhoods

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The short answer

Real estate agent SEO isn't about outranking Zillow or Realtor.com for listings. It's about owning searches for your name and the neighborhoods you know. Build neighborhood pages with what only a local agent can say, add listings through IDX if your brokerage allows, include your brokerage details, and keep your wording within fair-housing rules.

Where you can win

  • Your own name, and your team's.
  • Neighborhoods and small towns you know well.
  • Specific situations: first-time buyers, downsizing, relocation, a particular school district.

Your website

  • Neighborhood pages with things a listing site can't say: what the streets are like, commute times, recent sales you handled.
  • IDX listings, if your MLS and brokerage allow, so visitors can search from your site.
  • Your brokerage name and license details, as your state requires in advertising.

Fair-housing wording

Neighborhood pages are where agents slip. Describe homes, amenities and commutes, not the kind of people who live there or who a place is "perfect for". The Fair Housing Act covers advertising, including your website.

Questions

What's the best website for a real estate agent?

One with your own domain, IDX search if you can, neighborhood pages you wrote, and your contact details on every page.

Should I use my brokerage's site instead?

Many agents use both. A site on your own domain stays with you if you change brokerages.

Do reviews matter for agents?

Yes. Ask after closing, on Google and the platforms your buyers and sellers use.

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