27 of the Best Real Estate Websites
Published in GalleriesEvery now and then we like to publish a showcase of well-designed websites from a particular industry, and today we’re focusing on sites that are related to real estate. The showcase includes sites of real estate companies, rental properties, housing communities, office complexes, and more.
To see past showcases please visit:
- 37 of the Best Web Designs from the Travel Industry
- 25 of the Best Websites for Educational Institutions
- 50 of the Best Church Website Designs
- 40 of the Best Websites of Non-Profit Organizations
MacAllan Ridge
Naked Apartments
Cobble Hill Towers
Edgewater
Utah Luxury
PreviewNaples.com
Woolshed Grove
Lanikai Properties
Westfield
Carlos German & Team
Sandstone
RE/Max
Coconut Grove Apartments
Cantera Real Estate
Hillwood Residential
Under the Roman Sun
The Meadows
Scott Breuer Homes
Forest River Timber Homes
Los Habitations Bouladier
Poplar Grove
loft_2c
Copper Basin Construction
Paiva Gomes
Seibold Construction
Belldon’s Coastal Colors
Pod Petrovem
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83 Responses
Nice list!
Please check my last work for real state http://www.walimoveis.com
Some very nice work from a sector in desperate need of some very nice work.
Seriously, the level of creative in the real estate industry, for the most part, is just dog poop bad.
Great post!
I never put that much effort into designing sites like the above for clients because it seems that most of the are cheap lol.
I wish someone with big pockets comes along and gives me the opportunity to be more creative.
Nice post for inspiration!
Excellent list, Good work
Nice designs. Some of them are amazing.
WoW!!! Some insane Design’s here. Good Work!
Julio Fagundes – Your site seems a bit cramped not too good to be honest. Hate the way the page scrolls down. cant you use a different background image?
good list! ima need this soon!
Nice list. I thought most of these real estate sites were plug-and-play, but you managed to dig up a fair number of indies. Thanks for the post.
Some great designs here, I am wondering how good the results are for different designs. I’m sure clients are impressed when they get here though
Really these websites are great. But I want to know that is there any listings for financial websites.
Thanx for the list… I think that Real Estate online will get much bigger within the next 10 years
I like “Lanikai Properties” very simple and more attractive than others I think.
Thanks for sharing this!
I especially love edgewater and lanikai.
Cool and different collection
Great list of websites. These sites tend to have nice landscape-style pictures, which isn’t too surprising considering their industry.
Great collection. Yet another industry with more talented work than I ever considered before.
I featured this page as one of my three links for the day on my Design Thought blog:
http://designthoughtfortheday.blogspot.com/2010/05/05-10-no-to-spec-work-real-estate-sites.html
All the best, Ted
Beautiful designs! A very nice collection indeed.
@Bryan thanks for the comment.
I cant change, the image is particular from client and no exist in a bigger resolution.
about the space, the default resolution of visitors are 1024×768, 1280×1024.
I totally agree with Martt, this industry is few year behind, but i hope that with the real estate crisis, the interest in more creative work, will raise according with the budgets:)
I worked about a year ago for http://resionline.com/, and they do really nice work.
Some lovely designs. I particularly like the ‘Los Habitations Bouladier’ design. Thanks for sharing.
Good to see the real estate branch following in on marketing with modern websites
Wonderful Collections… Especially I liked the homesatedgewater and Sandstone sites. Thanks for sharing.
Wow – some really awesome work in this collection! Thanks for collating and sharing!
You can check the site i made for a french real estate agency:
http://www.plumeauimmobilier.com
Hope you’ll like it!
Pretty good collection.
This I worked for a Houston real estate agency: http://www.innerlooprealtors.com
Some good designs here. Some do look like pre-built templates however certain ones are bespoke and they look really nice.
@Julio Fagundes
When Bryan said “cramped”, I think he meant that you need more white space. There is too much going on and nowhere to rest the eyes. You can go vertically if you need to, but the various elements on the page need some separation.
All the sites are good. I think the three column layouts work the best for presentaion and navigation of the real estate industry. Some of the sites have the images a little too much emphasized. The extra space would be better used with some banners to drive traffic to some of the deeper pages.
Here all sites are good, but I’ve a problem. I used a template named proofing for my blog but it was not brouser compatible. Would you please tell me why?
Avish,
You’d have to ask the designer of the template why it is not cross browser compatible. I am not familiar with the template.
I was looking for some real estate inspiration thankss
How come I didn’t make the cut? haha
I will have to work on my website by closely having a look at these on the list and making adjustments. Thank you.
Great list. Only site not on your list (that should be) is Hawaii Life.
What an inspiration! Lovely designs. This is an outstanding resource. Thanks so much for sharing. This is one of the best summaries I’ve seen.
Jaiden
superb collection. i m developing new real estate site.it will help me a lot and visited http://www.housingnepal.com too.Must say excellent one from mountain country
Yes.. great real estate website collections.. And thanks Vlamir very much….
Great list. Only site not on your list from Switzerland!!
I agree with vlamir, the website from nepal, http://www.housingnepal.com is excellent. It must be one of the largest real estate portal with so many features in it
Thanks for sharing .
Recently,I also visit your website .
I thin I am become your old customer.. haha
If the real estate site cookie cutter it is same old same old. If it is too busy, clunky, it can scare away the surfer not a black belt or that feels foolish, missing something. Minimalist, useful, powerful becomes more critical than pretty, showy, flashy.
Great collection. I’d like to share another one:
http://www.tricityhomes.com
Thanks!
Cool designs ,
Would you rate ours ?
http://www.offees.com
We re not too much satisfied wi the llogo tough
It seems as though lot of effort is made in collecting the information. The list presented is very impressive and helpful also. Keep up the good work.
can’t imagine the real estate site can be so attractive in design. thanks for sharing.
Nice designs I liked the real estate webmasters sites!
I agree, there aren’t many good examples of great real estate websites out there, but I think the best I’ve seen is the McDonald Group Realtors’ site (http://www.yourroadmaptohome.com/). They’ve got a really great blog that actually talks about things you want to read, like area events, neighborhood happenings, and local home-related news, and you can tell they care about things like sustainability and community. They also have great tips for restaurants in every local neighborhood. The design is important, yes, but the content matters too, especially with something as important as picking the person who will help you find a home.
This is really useful, most of our local estate agent sites are very boring… there are some really good examples of creative real estate designs here, thanks!
A lot of realtor sites are garbage, agreed. We are working on some cool projects…
http://www.michaellane.com
http://www.brocksmeaton.com
Trying to bring a new clean modern design into the realty sector, without cluttering with too much text all over the place!
I looove the colors on the Cantera Real Estate site. The Carlos German site is nice too!
Those are some great sites. I’ve been working hard on making my site half as attractive as some of those. Design is crucial but content is still king when it comes to real estate websites. Visitors want listing information, neighborhood information, etc.
Great list of sites! I like the 4th one the best.
Wonderful piece of collection. I love the Lanikai properties specially the colors used for making the property more attractive. The designs and creative work like that can make the real estate industry grow once again. Thanks for sharing and keep up the nice work.
Good websites. Poplar Grove have a very nice color composition.
Wow!!! wonderful collections of Real Estate Websites
Nice inspiration
You can check my design http://www.urviho.cz/index.php?menu=portfolio_vivareality
Thank you for providing the inspiring designs. Quite a few were eye catching and the websites with the quick search boxes stand out more prominant.
Great work! All these are very well done.. The design work is just A+
Thanks for putting this list together; really got some great ideas from them all.
Great post, and you’ve found some really interested real estate web sites. It’s difficult to stand out in a sea of real estate sites that all look the same, but everyone on this list does a good job of creating a great user experience and standing out without a load of flashing animation or bright colours.
Excellent post, currently working on a site for a investment company and Have seen some great inspiration!!! Thanks indeed.
This is great. Thanks. Tho I think some other sites have stolen your list for their own “best of real estate” post.
the sites are good, but most of them are on wordpress.
so the real estate companies don’t have money to make a custom solution?
dambovita,
Of the 27 sites showcased here only 2 are powered by WordPress (Lanikai Properties and Seibold Construction). If WordPress meets the needs of the website why create a custom CMS? Even if all of the sites on the list were powered by WordPress it still wouldn’t really be relevant to the post. The purpose of the post is to showcase the visual design of the site, which is independent of the CMS.
Ok why didn’t I see this site earlier before I paid to have my site redesigned. I agree with Todd above content is king but professionally designed webpages set one Realtor apart from another. Great photos all over this site!
Wow! great resource, wonderful information. really useful, thanks for sharing.
What a great way to break through the “web designer’s block” I was having in trying to create a new site for a realtor client.
Thanks for taking the time to put this collection together. These designs stand out, and really represent the real estate industry well.
I really loved list of the best websites that you’ve shared here on your page, thanks for this amazing list.
Those are some nice templates. WordPress works well for SEO and you can collaborate which is even better. It’s all about the content.
Cool sites! I really like what the guys at http://www.greenvilleliving.com did.
Great collection.
@dambovita,
What if most of them were on WP? Please explain why would you need something else if WP meets all your requirements? In fact, tell me what requirements WP can’t meet.
Any chance of a new post on this subject? So much has changed in two years. Real estate websites are now more robust, user friendly, and better looking.
I’d love to see a new post covering realtor websites that use only wordpress. And a post dedicated to custom built sites. Many real estate agents are embracing technology and find homes for sale has never been easier for home buyers.
Look forward to seeing a new post!
Hi Jason,
Thanks for the feedback. A new post on the subject is something we will keep in mind.
I think the three column layouts work the best for presentaion and navigation of the real estate industry. Some of the sites have the images a little too much emphasized. The extra space would be better used with some banners to drive traffic to some of the deeper pages.
This is a good pack of real estate websites, a source of inspiration for us. Nice job!
Great set of site! It’s hard to find good sites,