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We read every submission ourselves. Look out for a reply from hello@umberdesignstudio.com within one business day.
For real estate agents
A buyer searching 'real estate agent Leaside' has already decided where they want to live. The agent who books the call is the one whose site shows recent Leaside sales, current Leaside listings, and a Leaside-specific market note. Most realtor sites still show a city skyline and a smiling headshot.
Where these sites lose customers
Toronto has two hundred neighbourhoods and each one is its own search. A single 'Toronto real estate' page ranks for none of them. A neighbourhood page for each area you actually work in, with the recent sales, the average days on market, and a short note on the local school catchments, is what ranks.
An IDX widget that mirrors the entire MLS adds no value the buyer cannot get from realtor.ca. Your listings page should highlight your own listings with your own photography, your own descriptions, and a clear note on why each one is on the market. Generic feeds belong in a sidebar, not the hero.
Buyers and sellers have different questions and different anxieties. A short buyer guide (how an offer works, what conditions matter, what the closing timeline looks like) and a short seller guide (what staging matters, what photographs cost, what your commission covers) wins more leads than any number of testimonials.
Under the hood
The mechanics that decide whether a site earns calls or just sits there.
01Top of the map
‘Roofer near me’ wins your next customer. We build to rank in the local map pack.
78%of local-service searches happen on a phone.
02On the phone first
Most find you on a phone. The whole site has to feel right at arm’s length.
03Loads before they leave
Half of mobile visitors leave a slow site before it loads.
Page speed scoremobile
98/100
04Yours to keep
No retainers, no system you can’t log into. When we’re done, you have everything.
How we’d approach a rebuild
A realtor rebuild builds a neighbourhood page for each area you actually work in, replaces the generic IDX feed with a focused 'my current listings' page, and ships a short buyer guide and seller guide. Recent comparable sales, where the brokerage permits, sit on each neighbourhood page so the buyer sees you have actually closed deals there.
Note
Every rebuild starts with a free written audit. We send back a plain-English breakdown of what is costing you calls today, what we would change in the rebuild, and a fixed price. No deck, no sales call.
Real estate agents questions
Don’t see yours? Ask us directly.
We work with real estate agents across Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Montréal, and Edmonton, plus smaller markets across Canada and the US. Tell us where you are on the contact page and the audit comes back the same way.
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