Fill Your Pipeline With Buyer and Seller Leads
Stop renting leads from national portals that get shared with three other agents. Google Ads built for brokerages deliver exclusive buyer and listing inquiries at $22-58 per lead, with an average 6.2x return on ad spend.
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Buyers and sellers search every minute. Is your brokerage the one they call?
While you keep posting open houses on Instagram, the family that just got pre-approved is typing "homes for sale in your zip code" into Google right now. PPC decides who they see first.
The Problem
Portal Pay-Per-Lead Fees
Paying national portals $1,500-3,000 per month for buyer leads sent to two or three other agents at the same time. The first agent to call usually wins.
Listings Lost to Other Brokerages
Sellers in your farm area Google "best realtor near me" and pick whichever brokerage shows up first. If it is not yours, you never get the appointment.
Generic Landing Pages
Your homepage talks about everyone. Buyers searching "3 bedroom homes for sale Plano" need IDX results filtered to their search, not a list of services.
No Closed-Transaction Attribution
You can see clicks and even leads, but nobody is tying spend back to GCI per closed side. So budget keeps flowing into campaigns that look good on paper.
The Solution
Broker PPC: Inquiries Your Agents Actually Want
Targeted Google and Meta campaigns send buyers and sellers straight to IDX-powered landing pages with property results and home valuation tools. The inquiry hits your CRM, not a third-party portal.
Your Database, Not the Portal's
Every lead lives in your CRM with full search history. When that buyer is ready six months from now, you already know which Lakewood ranch styles they saved. The portal never owned them.
What does PPC look like for a brokerage and how do closings come from it?
PPC for a Real Estate Broker
PPC is paid placement on Google and Meta. When a family searches "homes for sale in Brookhaven" or "best realtor in Tampa," your brokerage shows up above the portals and the organic results. You pay per click, but every visit lands on a page built to capture, not browse.
Google Search vs Performance Max vs Meta
Google Search pulls in buyers and sellers with active intent. Performance Max stretches budget across YouTube, Discover, and Display with property creative. Meta retargets open house attendees and lookalikes of your closed clients. Each channel runs a different job.
IDX-Connected Landing Pages
Generic homepage clicks waste money. Buyer-search ads point to filtered MLS results for the exact neighborhood. Seller ads point to a home valuation form that pulls AVM data. Conversion rates jump from 2% to 8% when the page matches the query.
Lead Routing to the Right Agent
Speed-to-lead is everything. We route inquiries by neighborhood, price band, and agent specialty straight into Follow Up Boss, kvCORE, or BoomTown. Your buyer agent gets a text in under 90 seconds. The listing inquiry goes to whoever owns that farm zip.
Brokerage PPC By The Numbers
Built right, PPC turns a brokerage into a predictable closing machine. Your agents stop chasing cold leads and start working buyers who already raised a hand.
About 12,300,000 results (0.42 seconds)
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What your brokerage looks like above the national portals on Google
Picture your brokerage at slot one when a relocating family searches "homes for sale 78704" or a homeowner types "list my home in Charlotte." Above the portal, above your competitors, with the click going to your IDX page.
Above-the-Fold Placement
Sit at slot one for buyer and seller searches that signal real intent in your service area
IDX-Powered Ad Copy
Headlines pulled from live MLS data show inventory count, price ranges, and median days on market
Click-to-Call Extensions
A buyer can tap once from the search result and ring the on-call agent directly
Radius and ZIP Targeting
Run ads only inside the markets your brokerage actually services, down to the school district
Why brokerages put real budget into paid search
Paid traffic is the fastest path between a Google search and an agent walkthrough. It runs in parallel to SEO, social, and sign calls without waiting six months to compound.
Inquiries the Same Day
Buyer search ads go live in the morning, agents pick up showing requests by lunch. No waiting on a sphere-of-influence drip campaign.
Neighborhood-Level Targeting
Bid by ZIP, school district, or a 2-mile polygon around your office. Pay only for inquiries inside the markets your agents work.
GCI per Campaign Tracking
Every closing maps back to its source ad. You see which buyer keywords funded last month payroll and which seller campaigns covered your franchise fees.
Scale by Agent Headcount
Onboarding three new agents next month? We bump budget by their capacity. Lost a top producer? Pull back instantly without contract penalties.
Outrank the Big Portals
72% of home searches start on Google before anyone visits a listing portal. Top ad position means the buyer never sees the aggregator.
Inquiries Agents Want to Work
No more shared portal leads. The buyer talks to your agent first, alone. Conversion rates land in the 7-9% range instead of 1-2%.
Six campaign types built around a working brokerage
Buyers, sellers, and the agents who close them. Each campaign is its own funnel with its own page, audience, and tracking inside your CRM.
Buyer Search Campaigns
Capture house hunters typing "3 bedroom homes for sale" and "condos for sale downtown." Every click lands on a filtered IDX results page tuned to their query.
What's included:
Listing Acquisition Ads
Pull in homeowners searching "list my home" and "what is my house worth." They land on an instant valuation page that hands you a phone number and address.
What's included:
Performance Max + YouTube
Property video creative running across YouTube, Discover, and Gmail. Listing flyovers and neighborhood walkthroughs reach buyers before they ever type a search.
What's included:
Meta + Open House Retargeting
A buyer who walked through a Saturday open house sees that exact property again on Instagram by Monday. Retargeting closes the loop between offline and online.
What's included:
Agent Recruiting Campaigns
Separate budget that pulls licensed agents looking for a better split, more training, or a real lead pipeline. Recruiting ads run alongside consumer ads without crossing wires.
What's included:
CRM Routing + Closing Attribution
Inquiries hit Follow Up Boss, kvCORE, or BoomTown in seconds. Closings sync back so you see GCI per campaign, not just lead volume.
What's included:
Ready to feed your agents real inquiries?
Free PPC audit on your current spend. You leave the call with a number on how many closings your budget should support.
Get Free Brokerage PPC AuditWhy brokerages pick KeyGrow over an in-house hire
A full-time PPC manager runs $80K a year before they touch a campaign. Our expert team plugs in for a fraction of that with eight years of brokerage-specific data behind every decision.
We Speak Brokerage
Splits, caps, GCI, ISA pods, IDX feeds, FUB workflows. The conversations start where most agencies need a glossary.
Inquiries Belong to You
No portal lead splits, no shared distribution. Buyer fills the form, only your agent gets the ping. Database stays yours forever.
Strategists Who Run Real Brokerages
Our team has built campaigns for boutique 8-agent shops and 200-agent franchise teams. Same playbook, different scale.
Ads, Pages, and CRM Routing in One
We run the campaigns, build the IDX landing pages, and configure routing so inquiries reach the right agent in the right zip in under two minutes.
GCI Reporting, Not Vanity Metrics
You see commission earned per dollar spent, not impressions or CTR. Every monthly report ties spend to closed sides and pipeline.
Cancel Anytime
Month-to-month after onboarding. No 12-month franchise-style contracts. If the inquiries stop converting, you stop paying.
"homes for sale" and "realtor near me" searches every day in the US
Where those buyers click:
Click one of the top 4 paid ads above the national portals
Bounce on mobile within 6 seconds if the page is slow
from exclusive buyer and listing inquiries your brokerage could be feeding to agents
Your seller is searching Google right now, and the other brokerage is showing up first
Every search where your brokerage is invisible hands a listing or a buyer to whoever paid for the top spot. They are not better agents. Their ads are better placed.
Side-by-side comparison of your campaigns against the brokerages outranking you. No commitment required.
Six weeks to a closing machine inside your brokerage
A repeatable build pattern from kickoff to scale. Most brokerages see first qualified inquiries inside week three and stable cost-per-closing by month three.
Brokerage Discovery
Week 1We audit your current spend, MLS feed, CRM, and farm areas. Then we map the buyer keywords, seller intent searches, and recruiting angles that fit your market.
Account Build
Week 2New campaigns built around buyer, seller, and recruiting funnels. Conversion tracking wired through Google Tag Manager into your CRM of choice.
IDX Landing Pages
Week 2-3Filtered MLS results pages for buyer searches, AVM valuation pages for sellers, agent split comparison pages for recruiting. All speed-optimized for mobile.
Go Live
Week 3Campaigns activate across Google and Meta. Round-robin routing sends inquiries to the right agent based on price band, neighborhood, and current capacity.
Optimize
Week 4-8Weekly bid adjustments, negative keyword pruning, and ad copy tests. Landing pages iterate based on heatmap data and form abandonment patterns.
Scale by Headcount
Month 3+Profitable campaigns get more budget. New geo expansions get tested. Recruiting campaigns ramp as your closing volume justifies adding agents.
The stack we use to run your brokerage ads
Six Google-native tools wired into your IDX feed and CRM. Every click, call, and closing flows through one reporting view.
Google Ads
Google Analytics
Tag Manager
My Business
Local Service Ads
Merchant Center
Own the buyer and seller search results
Top ad placements for the searches that decide who gets the listing appointment and who closes the buyer. Visibility translates to inquiries, inquiries translate to commission.
Slot One Above the Portals
Take position one for buyer and seller queries where 58% of clicks land above the portals.
Buyer Intent Keywords
Own searches like "homes for sale [city]," "[neighborhood] real estate," and "buyer agent near me" in your service area.
Hyper-Local Geo Targeting
Bid by ZIP code, school district, or a custom polygon around the neighborhoods your agents actually farm.
Click-to-Call Showings
Mobile buyers tap once from the ad and ring the on-call agent. No form, no third-party shared distribution.
Competitor Brand Bidding
When someone searches the rival brokerage by name, your ad shows first. Capture their relocating-buyer demand.
Dallas Homes for Sale | Live MLS Listings + Local Agents
Browse every active listing in Dallas with photos, virtual tours, and direct agent contact. Save searches, get price alerts, book a showing in two clicks.
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Real PPC results from real brokerages
Closings, listing appointments, and recruited agents across boutique and franchise teams.
From $100 to $22 Cost Per Conversion
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Get Free ConsultationWhat month-by-month looks like for a brokerage on PPC
SEO takes six months to compound. PPC starts producing inquiries inside week two. Here is the curve real brokerages we work with experience from kickoff to a stable closing machine.
Launch
Account build, IDX-connected landing pages, CRM routing wired up, conversion tracking deployed across Google and Meta.
Optimization
Search query mining, negative keyword pruning, ad copy variants, landing page heatmaps. Bid strategy switches from manual to smart bidding as data fills in.
Scaling
Winning campaigns get more budget. New ZIPs and price bands open up. YouTube property tours and Meta retargeting start contributing real volume.
Dominance
Predictable closing pipeline at target cost per acquisition. Agent recruiting campaign starts pulling licensees who want a real lead source.
PPC produces inquiries inside week two
While SEO compounds slowly and farming postcards bury budget for months, paid search produces a measurable closing pipeline before your franchise quarterly report is due.
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Based on 50+ client reviews
"I really like working with KeyGrow team, professional and polite and is extremely responsive. I'm glad that I chose them out of all of the other listings. They have a very good understanding of real estate PPC campaigns."
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"Great company to work with!!"
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"KeyGrow's communication and fresh ideas stood out. Junaid is the best Google Ads expert we've worked with, boosting our business."
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"I really like working with KeyGrow team, professional and polite and is extremely responsive. I'm glad that I chose them out of all of the other listings. They have a very good understanding of real estate PPC campaigns."
Mallie
Home Buyer Company
"KeyGrow has been a great help in managing our Google ads account for two businesses that we own. He always responds quickly and is a pleasure to work with!"
Michael Belmont
Energy Provider
"Very responsive, delivered work with a high quality standard. Already completed multiple projects together"
Marcel
B2B Product
"KeyGrow's expertise and dedication in managing our Google Ads PPC campaigns helped us achieve impressive ROI. Highly recommended professional!!"
Jones
Legal Services Firm
"Very good communication and understood business so was able to add some value insights."
Drew Deleon
Realtor
"Great company to work with!!"
Michaella Grassi
Real Estate Agent
"KeyGrow has been working on google ads for my website and he has done a fantastic job it has increased my revenue to roof. Thank you"
Sam
Ecommerce Store
"As always KeyGrow is amazing to work with!"
Grace Kouassi
Real Estate Home Buyer
"KeyGrow's communication and fresh ideas stood out. Junaid is the best Google Ads expert we've worked with, boosting our business."
Jessica
Car Detailer
"KeyGrow fixed my Google Ads quickly and professionally. Their patience and effectiveness impressed me. Very happy with the results."
Rob Wetmore
Martial Arts Instructor
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Keywords that fund a brokerage closing pipeline
Buyer intent runs cheaper but volumes higher. Listing intent runs pricier but each conversion is worth a full commission. We bid both.
Buyer Intent Keywords
Families and relocating buyers actively searching
Listing Intent Keywords
Homeowners ready to put a property on the market
Agent Search Keywords
Consumers picking representation
Hyper-Local Keywords
School district and neighborhood-level intent
Relocation + Niche
Out-of-state buyers and specialty searches
Custom Keyword Strategy
We pull the search volume for every ZIP and neighborhood your agents farm, then map keywords to your buyer and listing inventory. Your strategy looks nothing like a generic agent template.
Questions broker-owners ask before greenlighting paid ads
Straight answers on CPC, IDX, lead quality, commission math, and how to stop renting leads from national portals.
Buyer terms like "homes for sale [city]" run $3-12 per click in most markets, because volume is high and the portals subsidize CPCs. Listing terms like "list my home" or "what is my house worth" run $8-22 because intent is sharper and the seller is worth a full commission. We usually weight 60% of spend toward buyer volume and 40% toward listing acquisition for a balanced pipeline.
A buyer searching "3 bedroom homes for sale Plano under 600k" expects to see exactly that, not a brokerage logo and an About Us link. We pipe the search query into your IDX feed (we work with iHomefinder, Showcase IDX, BoomTown, kvCORE) so the landing page renders filtered MLS results in under 1.5 seconds. Conversion rate goes from 1.8% on a homepage to 7-9% on a filtered IDX page.
Google first if you want closings inside 30 days. Facebook works, but it is a top-of-funnel medium. People do not type "I want to buy a house this quarter" into their Instagram feed. They do type it into Google. Once Google is producing closings, Meta becomes the retargeting layer that picks off open house attendees and lookalikes of your closed buyers.
Portal leads are distributed to 2-3 agents simultaneously, so your conversion rate is whatever fraction of the time you win the speed-to-lead race. PPC inquiries are exclusive. The buyer fills the form, only your agent gets the ping. Conversion to appointment runs 7-9% on PPC vs 1-3% on shared portal leads, even though the upfront cost per inquiry can be similar.
Yes, two ways. First, the QR code sign-in at the open house drops attendees into a Meta custom audience. We then run carousel ads showing similar listings nearby for the next 30 days. Second, we layer geofence retargeting around the open house address itself, so anyone whose phone was on that property during open hours sees your brokerage ads on Instagram by Monday morning.
Speed-to-lead, inquiry-to-appointment, appointment-to-contract, contract-to-close. We track each step inside Follow Up Boss, kvCORE, or whatever CRM you use, then sync closings back to Google Ads via offline conversion imports. A typical brokerage we work with runs $22-58 per inquiry, $180-450 per booked appointment, and $1,200-2,800 per closed side. Buyer-side closings cost less, listing-side cost more but pay a bigger commission.
If your brokerage keeps 30% of a $12,000 commission, the closing is worth $3,600 to the company, not the full GCI. We build the ROAS model on net-to-brokerage, not gross commission. Most of our brokerage clients land at 6-8x ROAS on a net basis after splits, franchise fees, and ad spend. Owners who track this correctly stop overpaying for top-of-funnel impression metrics.
$3,500-6,000 in monthly ad spend is the floor for a single city with 4-10 agents. Below that the algorithm cannot gather enough conversion data to optimize. Multi-city or 20+ agent brokerages typically run $8,000-25,000 monthly because there is enough capacity to absorb the inquiry flow. Underfunding a brokerage account is the most common reason these campaigns fail.
Yes, that is the standard build. Buyer agents get search ads tied to buyer keywords and IDX results pages. Listing specialists get search ads tied to seller intent keywords and AVM valuation pages. Inquiries route automatically based on the form they filled, so your buyer agent does not get a CMA request and your listing specialist does not waste time on a window shopper.
Yes, and they run in a separate account from consumer ads so messaging never crosses wires. Recruiting copy talks about splits, caps, training, and lead supply. We target licensees on LinkedIn and Meta inside your metro who have been at their current brokerage for 18+ months (the natural switching window). Recruiting cost per qualified agent interview typically runs $180-420 depending on market.
The big portals do not always win the top slot, especially on neighborhood-level long-tail queries and listing-intent searches. We focus budget on the queries where the portals are weaker, and we use ad copy that signals "local agents, fast response, no shared leads" against the portals' generic listing experience. Buyers who have been burned by pay-per-lead portal calls actively look for an alternative.
Performance Max runs your buyer and listing creative across YouTube, Display, Gmail, and Discover with smart bidding. We build asset groups with property photos, neighborhood video walkthroughs, and your brand. YouTube TrueView for Action specifically targets in-market home shoppers. Together, PMax usually contributes 20-30% of total inquiry volume at a slightly lower cost per lead than pure search.
Daily monitoring on bids and budgets. Weekly search query mining and negative keyword pruning. Monthly strategy call with the broker-owner covering inquiry volume, appointments booked, listings won, closings attributed, and a forward 30-day plan. You see every metric in a live dashboard, not a PDF that arrives three weeks after the period ended.
Free brokerage audit. Our expert team reviews your current ad accounts, IDX setup, CRM routing, and farm areas, then maps out a 90-day plan with realistic inquiry volume and cost-per-closing projections. No charge, cancel-anytime engagement after onboarding. You leave the call with a number, not a sales pitch.
Still have questions?
Book a free consultation. Our expert team will walk through your current ad accounts, your IDX setup, and the realistic closing math for a 90-day rollout.
Get Free ConsultationStop sending listing-ready sellers to a competing brokerage
Free PPC audit covering your buyer ads, seller ads, IDX setup, and CRM routing. Our expert team walks you through every gap and what fixing them is worth in commission.
Full Account Teardown
Quality Scores, wasted spend, negative keyword gaps, conversion tracking gaps. You get the same screenshots we send broker-owners after kickoff.
Competing Brokerage Map
Which brokerages outrank you on buyer queries, which neighborhoods they own, and where the open inventory in paid search lives.
Closing Pipeline Forecast
90-day projection on inquiry volume, appointments booked, listings won, and closings attributed at your target budget.