Free checklist · 2026 edition

Real Estate Agent Website Audit Checklist

Agent websites are personal-brand sites first, search portals second. This audit covers the credibility, IDX, and lead-capture items that turn visitors into clients.

What customers actually want from a real estate agent website

Every audit item below traces back to one of these jobs. If the site doesn't make them frictionless, conversion suffers.

  • Get a sense of the agent's expertise and market focus
  • Browse current listings in their neighborhoods
  • Check recent sold prices
  • Reach out for a buyer's or seller's consultation
Real Estate Agent-specific checks

The real estate agents-only audit items

These don't show up in a generic Lighthouse audit, but they decide whether a real estate agent site actually converts.

1Headshot, bio, and brokerage prominently visible

Real estate is a relationship business — buyers and sellers vet the person, not the brokerage.

2IDX/MLS listings integration

Without live listings, the agent loses the search-and-browse audience to Zillow.

3Sold-properties and case studies

Past results are the strongest signal of future ones. 'Closed in 7 days, $25k over list' beats any tagline.

4Neighborhood/market pages with real data

Hyper-local content ranks for the long-tail searches Zillow doesn't dominate.

5Lead-capture: 'home valuation' and 'new listings' forms

Captures both sides of the market — sellers and buyers — with zero-friction lead magnets.

Plus the four universal Lighthouse categories

Every audit also covers the four standard Lighthouse categories — the same ones Google uses to rank pages in mobile search.

Performance

Core Web Vitals (LCP, FCP, CLS, TBT). Slow sites lose mobile users in the first 3 seconds.

SEO

Meta tags, headings, indexable content, mobile-friendliness. The basics Google needs to rank you locally.

Best Practices

HTTPS, image optimization, no console errors, security headers. The hygiene Google penalizes if missing.

Accessibility

Color contrast, ARIA labels, tap targets. Required for many ADA-sensitive customers and rewarded in ranking.

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What we typically find

Common issues on real estate agents websites

Pulled from real audits across the niche. Sorted by impact on conversion and ranking.

IssueSeverity
Generic broker template, no personal branding
Reads as 'random agent #47' — clients pick the agents who feel specific
Critical
No IDX listings integration
Loses the browse-and-search audience to Zillow and Redfin entirely
Critical
No sold-properties or case studies
Sellers compare results; without them you're invisible in the consideration set
Major
Slow load with hero video
Common on agent sites — hero videos kill mobile speed without converting
Major
No neighborhood pages
Misses the long-tail local searches where smaller agents can outrank big portals
Major
Outdated listings shown (sold homes still featured)
Trust gone — buyers assume you're inactive
Major
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Real Estate Agent website audits — common questions

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