How to build high-converting real estate landing pages (+ examples)

As a Realtor, your real estate landing pages are one of your most valuable lead generation assets. They are the final gatekeepers between you and your lead. Get them right, and your ROI from paid leads will soar. Get them wrong, and your conversion rate will plummet. It’s no wonder that most Realtors, and even some marketing companies we won’t name, struggle with them.

Luckily, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. To help, we’re giving you a guide all about landing pages and the elements you need to create one, as well as seven examples of high-converting real estate landing pages. For each, our team of expert agents, brokers and real estate marketers breaks down why they convert so well, and how you can copy their strategies.

What are real estate landing pages? 

A real estate landing page is a page on your website that has only one goal: to convince someone who clicked on your ad to give you their contact information by offering them something of value in return. Simple, but not easy.

Landing page success = A single offer in exchange for contact info

The key to converting curious visitors into leads on your landing pages is to focus on a single offer that’s both clear and compelling to them, gets them to trust you and uses subtle persuasion techniques to convince them to provide their contact information.

It’s helpful to think of your landing page as an elevator pitch. In simple terms, here’s how it works:

You will: 

  • Present your offer
  • Explain the benefits
  • Try to address objections before they arise
  • Close by asking your prospect to take the next step.

In exchange, they will: 

  • Provide contact information in exchange for your value-add and/or services

Elements of high-converting landing pages

Home valuation landing page screenshot from eXp Realty
Example landing page (Source: eXp Realty)

Building landing pages that convince someone to give you their email address is part art, part science. Luckily, others have already done the work for you. Thousands of creative writers, graphic designers and tech geeks (including ours) have already tested what works on landing pages.

Here’s a breakdown of each element:

Element 1: A bold, eye-catching headline with a single compelling offer

Your headline must clearly explain your offer and, ideally, the benefits of accepting it. The key to great headlines? Keep them simple. Your visitor clicked on your ad, so they are already at least somewhat interested in your offer. Your headline must reassure them they are in the right place, and convince them to either accept your offer or keep reading to address their objections or concerns.

  • Example: “How much is your home worth?”
  • Objection handled: “Am I in the right place?”

Element 2: A subheadline that reinforces the benefits of the offer

Your subheadline reinforces the benefits of accepting your offer from your headline. Again, keep it simple. They already clicked on your ad and read your headline. Now you need to go a bit deeper into the benefits to keep them reading, or, better yet, to give you their email.

  • Example: “Get a home value estimate to see how much you can sell for and how fast based on key trends happening in your area.”
  • Objection handled: “Is this offer really what I want?”

Element 3: A single and persuasive call to action (CTA) button

Your CTA button is where the rubber meets the road. A good CTA button will help your visitor overcome their last-second hesitation or resistance to handing over their email address. This is why it should be the most prominent element on your page.

Design: Your visitor should be able to see your CTA button from across the room, in the dark. Color matters. Use a color that contrasts with the rest of your landing page, and ONLY use this color on your CTA button!

Copy: Use short, compelling and friendly copy on your button that highlights the benefit of clicking it. Avoid dull or clinical-sounding words like “Submit” or “Click here.” Again, your CTA is the most crucial element on your landing page!

  • Example: A bright orange button on a white background, copy: “Find out now”
  • Objection handled: “Do I really want to give this person my email address?”

Element 4: Persuasive copy that goes deeper into the benefits of the offer 

While many people will click on your CTA button immediately, others will require more convincing. Add more copy to your landing page to go deeper into the benefits of accepting your offer and address any objections your visitor may have. As with everything else on your landing page, keep it simple. Use bullet points, icons or images to break up your text. Keep paragraphs short and use concise, simple and persuasive language.

As you write, try to anticipate the objections your visitor might have and address them in your copy. Note, you won’t always need persuasive copy on your landing pages. A good rule of thumb: the bigger the ask, the more persuasive copy you will need to convince someone to accept your offer.

  • Example: See image below. 
  • Objections handled: “Why should I sign up to get an offer on my house?”
Home valuation landing page screenshot from Kris Lindahl.
Example of landing page copy (Source: Kris Lindahl)

Element 5: Add social proof to build trust 

Add genuine reviews or short testimonials from Zillow or Realtor.com to build trust with your visitors. If your visitor has stayed on your landing page long enough to read it, they might be on the fence about giving you their contact information. Social proof shows them that other people not only trusted you but also liked working with you. This will help melt away any last-second resistance or hesitation.

  • Example: See image below.
  • Objection handled: “Why should I trust you?”
Home valuation landing page screenshot from Kris Lindahl with social proof from Zillow and Google circled.
Example of landing page with social proof (Source: Kris Lindahl)

Element 6: Images that highlight the benefits of the offer 

The saying “An image is worth a thousand words” is a cliche for a reason – it’s true. This is why high-converting landing pages almost always include emotionally compelling images that highlight the benefit of accepting your offer. Think, beautiful homes, a happy family, a couple smiling as they unpack boxes in their new home, you helped them close on.

  • Example: See image below. 
  • Objection handled: “I am still not sure I am ready to hand over my email address to get this offer.”
Home valuation landing page screenshot from Chris Lindhal
Example of landing page images (Source: Kris Lindahl)