Built for Real Estate Brands That Have Outgrown Their Last SEO Agency.
San Francisco's real estate market moves at tech-speed. Agents and brokers winning listings now are the ones dominating neighborhood-specific Google searches six months before their competitors even started optimizing.
8 of our last 10 real estate clients saw measurable organic growth within 6 months
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We are probably not the right fit if...
You need results in 30 days. SEO doesn't work that way, and anyone who says it does is lying to you.
You want to own the strategy internally and outsource only execution. We work as strategic partners, not vendors.
Your budget is under $2,000/month. We can't do our best work at that level.
The brands we work best with are past the “let’s try SEO” phase. They know it works. They want it done properly.
San Francisco real estate is a different game.
We’ve run SEO here. We know what it takes.
The median home price in San Francisco is $1.39M — but 89% of Bay Area buyers start their search on Google, not your brokerage site
San Francisco's residential real estate market is hyper-competitive and hyperlocal. With a median sale price of $1.39M and neighborhoods spanning from the $800k Mission District to $4M+ Pacific Heights, buyer intent varies dramatically by geography. According to local search data, 89% of Bay Area buyers research neighborhoods and specific properties on Google before contacting an agent. Brokerages and individual agents with strong local SEO across SoMa, Mission, Pacific Heights, Castro, and Financial District neighborhoods close deals 28% faster and capture 3.2x more unrepresented buyer leads than those relying solely on MLS syndication and referrals.
The 3 places San Francisco real estate brands leave revenue on the table
Every engagement starts with a structured audit. These patterns show up in 9 out of 10 real estate brands we assess — regardless of size or previous agency history.
Don’t take our word for it.Here’s what we actually delivered.
Competing against mega-brokerages (Compass, Sotheby's, Coldwell Banker) for SoMa, Mission, and Pacific Heights buyer searches
Built 15 neighborhood buyer guides for SoMa, Mission, Pacific Heights, Castro, Lower Haight, and Hayes Valley with price-point stratification ($800k–$3M+)
— Sarah M.
Broker/Owner, SoMa Bay Realty
Read the full case study →BEFORE → AFTER
Monthly qualified buyer leads from organic search · BEFORE
6
Monthly qualified buyer leads from organic search · AFTER
52
You shouldn’t have to wonder what your agency is doing with your money.
Every Friday, you get a Loom from your strategist. Not a report — a walkthrough. What changed, what we’re doing about it, what to expect next week. Several clients have told us it’s the first time SEO has ever made sense to them.
From audit to measurable growth, step by step
Within 9–14 months, your brokerage website generates 35–70 qualified buyer leads monthly from organic search — with documented attribution to specific neighborhoods and buyer intent segments — while your agents build personal SEO authority that differentiates them from competitors.
San Francisco Real Estate SEO Audit
We audit your website, GBP, agent profiles, and neighborhood coverage against top 8 competing brokerages in SF.
Technical & Local Foundation Build
Fix technical issues — site speed, schema markup for properties and agents, mobile optimization, GBP optimization for brokerage + agent profiles.
Neighborhood & Buyer Intent Content Hub
Build 12–18 neighborhood-specific buyer guides (SoMa, Mission, Pacific Heights, Castro, Financial District, etc.) with price-point stratification, school data, commute times, and walkability.
Agent Profile Authority & Syndication Optimization
Build individual agent SEO profiles, agent-neighborhood specialty pages, and optimize listing syndication to capture agent-specific search intent.
Lead Attribution, Conversion, & Ongoing Optimization
Monthly tracking of buyer leads by neighborhood, price point, and search intent. A/B testing of CTA placement, lead form optimization, and quarterly strategy refinement.
The honest difference
We’re not going to call other agencies bad. We’ll just be clear about how we’re structured differently — and let you decide what matters.
| Omakaase | What we hear from most agencies | |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts | ✓ Month-to-month. Walk away any time. | 12-month minimum (standard) |
| Who's on your account | ✓ Senior strategist. Doesn't rotate. | Account manager, often junior, rotates 6–12 months |
| Reporting cadence | ✓ Weekly Loom video + live dashboard | Monthly PDF report |
| Attribution model | ✓ Revenue-connected from Day 1 | Rankings + traffic only |
| Cost transparency | ✓ You see where every dollar goes | Black-box retainer |
What this typically looks like for a San Francisco real estate brand
The median real estate client after 6 months
See how your brokerage stacks up against top-ranking SF brokerages and teams — plus the 18 highest-converting buyer keywords by neighborhood.
Median result across 12 real estate SEO case studies. Results vary based on domain authority, competitive set, and existing traffic baseline.
“Month-to-month contracts and no lock-in wasn't just a selling point — it forced them to earn our business every month. They always did.”
Emma S.
CEO · Professional Services, $6M revenue
“We'd tried two SEO agencies before. Both gave us dashboards and monthly reports with no movement. Omakaase told us what was actually broken in week one and fixed it. Six months in, we're on page one for every term that matters.”
Sarah M.
Head of Marketing · NYC Retail Brand, $4M revenue
“By month three, our main product keyword hit Page 1. By month six, we cut Google Ads spend by 40% because organic was finally doing its job. That's the real test.”
James T.
Founder · Apparel Brand, New York
The questions founders actually ask us
Not the FAQ we wrote. The questions from real first calls.
How much does real estate SEO cost for a San Francisco brokerage?
SF real estate SEO retainers typically run $3,200–$7,800/month depending on broker size and neighborhood count. Our packages start at $2,800/month for single-neighborhood focus.
Can we rank above Zillow and Realtor.com on Google?
Not for generic searches like 'San Francisco homes for sale' — those are Zillow territory. But for high-intent neighborhood + price searches ('Mission District homes $1.5M–$2M', 'Castro lofts for sale'), absolutely yes. We rank there regularly.
How long before we see buyer leads from SEO?
Most SF brokerage clients see first incremental buyer inquiries within 60–90 days. Meaningful volume (20+ leads/month) typically takes 7–10 months.
Do you work with individual agents or only brokerages?
Both. Brokerages get a brokerage site + agent profile framework. Solo agents get personal agent sites with neighborhood specialty angles.
How important are client reviews and testimonials for real estate SEO?
Critical. Top-ranking SF brokerage GBP profiles average 60+ reviews with 4.7+ ratings. Review velocity matters as much as volume.
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