--- title: "What a real estate website costs and includes." description: "Compare real estate website build prices, monthly platform fees, IDX costs, and hosting. 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A Scale With Search real estate website costs **$1,500 to $2,500 with SEO setup or $3,500 to $5,000 for a CMS, gallery, or multiple locations**. You can compare published prices, separate IDX from the website, and check the written scope before paying. ## What does the price include for a whole website fix. **Your written scope defines the result, supplied material, exclusions, fixed price, and acceptance checks.** A quote for a whole website fix needs a named page list and specific repairs. Describe the broken form, missing content, or editing problem you want resolved. A price becomes comparable when you can identify the finished result. Ask who supplies copy and images, who approves them, and which connections receive testing. Treat any unresolved connection as an open scope item. ## How much does a real estate website cost. **Scale With Search publishes site build prices of $1,500 to $2,500 with SEO setup, or $3,500 to $5,000 for a CMS, gallery, or multiple locations.** A CMS is a content management system you use to edit website content. Your page list, supplied material, and required features determine the written quote. [The real estate hub publishes these build ranges](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate). Table: Published website prices, separated by billing type. | Provider and item | Build or setup charge | Recurring website charge | Scope to confirm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Scale With Search site build with SEO setup | $1,500 to $2,500 | Hosting carries no charge | Pages, supplied material, features, and separate services | | Scale With Search site build with CMS, gallery, or multiple locations | $3,500 to $5,000 | Hosting carries no charge | Editing requirements and the agreed feature list | | AgentFire Ignite, Custom, or Firebrand design | $800, $2,750, or $6,500 setup | Pro $165/month or Plus $215/month | Selected design, monthly plan, and optional add-ons | | Sierra Interactive agent plan | Setup charge not established by the checked page | Starts at $299.95/month | Contract, setup, and selected services | | Sierra Interactive team plan | Setup charge not established by the checked page | Starts at $399.95/month | Contract, setup, and selected services | Prices checked 2026.10.09. Sources: [Scale With Search](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate), [AgentFire pricing](https://agentfire.com/pricing/), and [Sierra Interactive pricing](https://go.sierrainteractive.com/pricing). These rows describe different scopes. An unverified setup charge remains unpriced. ## How much does IDX cost. **IDX costs depend on the provider, approved feeds, and charges attached to your MLS access.** IDX means Internet Data Exchange, the listing search you connect to your website. A website price alone does not establish your total IDX cost. Table: Published IDX charges and the limits of each price. | Provider and item | Published charge | What the charge establishes | | --- | --- | --- | | Placester DIY/DIFM IDX support | $25/month per approved IDX integration | An additional IDX support fee for the subscriptions named in its support article | | iHomefinder extra MLSs, one-agent column | $25/month | The extra-MLS add-on in that plan column | | iHomefinder extra MLSs, two-or-more-agent column | $50/month in the applicable columns | The extra-MLS add-on in those plan columns | | Your MLS licensing or pass-through charge | Obtain a current written amount for your MLS | These vendor prices do not establish a universal MLS fee | Sources checked 2026.10.09: [Placester IDX support fee](https://support.placester.com/article/snynk7tjb2/preview) and [iHomefinder platform pricing](https://www.ihomefinder.com/platform-pricing/). The iHomefinder amounts are add-ons. They do not price the underlying plan or every MLS agreement. ## What determines a custom real estate website price. **Your page list, material, editing requirements, and connections determine the custom website scope.** Identify the public pages, image gallery, content editing, listing search, and inquiry destination you require. Ask the builder to price that list in writing. Use supplied copy and approved images as explicit inputs. Add content research, rewriting, migration, or integration only when the quote names that work. Avoid treating the word “custom” as a feature list. ## How do you pay for a site build. **Scale With Search requires payment in full before the site build starts, after you accept the written scope and fixed price.** [The live work page states the payment terms](https://scalewithsearch.com/work). The brief form creates no invoice or charge. Confirm the payment instructions through the accepted scope. ## Is the published range the lowest price for your website. **The written quote sets your price within the agreed scope; the published range does not promise a discount.** Ask for a smaller page or feature list when your budget cannot cover the proposed work. Compare the revised result and exclusions before accepting it. ## What does real estate website hosting cost. **Hosting carries no charge for Scale With Search builds.** [The live real estate hub states that hosting term](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate). Domain registration, listing feeds, third-party subscriptions, and integration work require separate scope decisions. For a subscription platform, ask which hosting services the subscription covers. Identify any limit or separate renewal in the quote. Keep hosting distinct from ongoing content work. ## Which monthly website fees should you check. **Check the website subscription, IDX, MLS charges, connected tools, and ongoing services as separate recurring costs.** A setup fee and a monthly fee describe different obligations. Ask when each charge starts and how cancellation works. Table: Costs to separate when you compare quotes. | Cost | Billing type to record | Evidence to request | | --- | --- | --- | | Site build or design setup | One-time charge | Fixed price and accepted scope | | Website platform | Recurring subscription | Plan, billing interval, and renewal terms | | Hosting | Included or separate | Written hosting term | | Domain registration | Registration and renewal | Registrar account and renewal price | | IDX provider and MLS access | Setup, recurring, or pass-through charges | Approved feeds, provider quote, and MLS terms | | Content library with SEO | Separately agreed work | Deliverables, cadence, acceptance checks, and billing | | Connected tools | Separate subscription or usage charge | Account owner, plan, and cancellation terms | Use this table as a quote checklist. It gives you fields to request, without assigning an unverified charge to your website. ## Who pays for IDX and MLS access. **Your written agreements must name the account holder and payer for IDX and MLS access.** Ask whether you, your team, or your brokerage holds each agreement. Record who approves the feed and who receives any separate bill. A bundled website plan still needs a clear fee boundary. Confirm whether the provider absorbs a charge or passes it through. Do not assume a build payment settles licensing. ## Which provider separates website costs from IDX licensing. **You can compare quotes that identify the website build, IDX integration, and feed costs as separate scope decisions.** Scale With Search states those boundaries on [its real estate hub](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate). Placester publishes an additional support fee for its specified IDX integrations. Request the same breakdown from each provider. A separately named charge helps you identify what continues after the build ends. ## What should a real estate website quote include. **A website quote should state the result, material, exclusions, fixed price, and acceptance checks before payment.** Scale With Search also publishes two revision rounds and payment in full before work starts. [The live work page describes the written scope](https://scalewithsearch.com/work). Table: Written scope fields and the question each field resolves. | Field | What you ask the builder to write | | --- | --- | | Result | Named pages, features, editing access, and inquiry destination | | Material | Copy, images, approved facts, and account access each party supplies | | Exclusions | Work, feeds, subscriptions, or later changes outside the price | | Fixed price | Build amount and separately billed services | | Acceptance checks | Observable checks that establish the agreed result | | Revision rounds | Included review rounds and how extra changes are scoped | | Payment | Amount due, timing, and accepted scope before work starts | | Ownership and handoff | Domain account, files, logins, and transfer method named in the scope | Your scope turns a price into a result you can review. Keep dependencies and unresolved costs visible until both parties settle them. ## What acceptance checks belong in your quote. **Your quote needs observable checks for the pages, inquiry path, editing access, and connections you buy.** Require a sample inquiry and confirmation at its destination. Include phone and desktop review, working links, and the agreed handoff record. Ask which check establishes each feature as complete. A statement such as “website finished” gives you no way to resolve a failed form or missing editing access. ## How many website revision rounds are included. **Scale With Search includes two revision rounds in website work.** [The work page states that additional changes need another written scope](https://scalewithsearch.com/work). Ask the quote to define how you collect and submit feedback for each round. Keep corrections against the accepted scope distinct from requests that add pages or functions. Document any expanded scope and its price before that work starts. ## Does SEO setup include a content library with SEO. **A site build with SEO setup and a content library with SEO are separate offers with separately agreed work.** Ask the quote to list the setup tasks and ongoing deliverables you purchase. The published build range does not establish the price of ongoing work. Name the pages, source checks, updates, and acceptance evidence in the ongoing scope. Read [The real estate signal desk: questions, sources, proof.](/articles/real-estate-signal-desk) before discussing that work through the written scope. ## What website files and accounts do you receive. **You receive the domain, files, and logins named in your Scale With Search written scope.** [The work page describes that handoff](https://scalewithsearch.com/work). Identify the registrar account, editable content, source files, and connected accounts before paying. Ask other providers to describe export and exit terms in writing. Ownership of your words does not by itself establish that the website software transfers. ## How do you compare a build fee with a subscription. **Compare the same result, billing period, and exit requirements before comparing totals.** Add the quoted setup charge to the recurring charges for your chosen comparison period. Include the separate services both options require. Keep unpublished amounts marked as unknown. Ask for the current renewal amount and commitment period. A total calculated from missing charges cannot support your choice. ## What should you check before paying for a redesign. **Your redesign scope should name the current URLs, content, listing search, inquiry destinations, and ownership requirements you need to retain.** Give the builder an inventory of what works and what fails. Ask which acceptance checks cover migration. Price the new design and any migration work as the agreed scope describes them. Confirm redirects and connected-account access before treating the old site as replaceable. ## What can you remove from a quote to reduce its scope. **You can request fewer pages, simpler editing requirements, or fewer connections in a revised written scope.** Identify the result you still need, then ask for a new fixed price. Keep the inquiry path and required public information in the revised acceptance checks. Avoid deleting a line item before identifying its dependency. Removing IDX changes the listing-search result you buy. Removing a CMS changes how you edit content. ## How do you request a quote you can compare. **Send your current website, required pages, available copy and images, connections, and target date.** Name the person who approves the website and public wording. Include your MLS and IDX requirements when listing search belongs in the scope. Keep passwords and private client records out of the brief. State unknown requirements as open questions so the written scope can resolve them. ## Frequently asked questions. These answers separate your build quote from recurring charges and later changes. ### Does a real estate website have one standard price. **A real estate website has a price for its agreed pages, features, material, and services.** Use a written scope to compare that result with another quote. ### Does no-charge hosting cover IDX. **Scale With Search's no-charge hosting term covers hosting; IDX needs a separate scope decision.** Confirm the provider, permissions, feed costs, and maintenance responsibility. ### Is an IDX support fee the full website price. **An IDX support fee prices the specified IDX service, rather than the entire website.** Check the website plan and any separate MLS charges alongside it. ### Can you request more changes after the revision rounds. **Scale With Search requires another written scope for additional changes beyond the included website work.** Agree the added result and price before work starts. ### Should you pay before you receive a written scope. **Scale With Search gives you the written scope and fixed price before payment.** Accept that scope first; the site build is then paid in full before work starts. ## Read next. Use these pages to compare the provider model and the content your website needs. - [Real estate websites and SEO for agents.](/for/real-estate) - [Who builds websites for real estate agents.](/articles/who-builds-websites-for-real-estate-agents) - [Publish for the neighborhood before it is finished.](/articles/publish-for-the-neighborhood-before-it-is-finished) - [The real estate signal desk: questions, sources, proof.](/articles/real-estate-signal-desk) ## Get a written scope. Send the website problem and required result to receive a written scope. 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