PR for real estate agents & brokers

PR for real estate agents and brokers, on the titles your clients read.

Sellers interview agents, and before the interview they search your name. A feature on a business or city publication shows them who you are, the market you know and how you work. We write it, you approve it, and it goes live within 24 hours of your approval.

Why press matters for an agent

Real estate is a referral business that is checked online. A seller who got your name from a neighbour still looks you up before the listing appointment, and so do buyers deciding which agent to call back, developers choosing a sales team and agents thinking about joining yours. What they find is usually a brokerage profile page, a portal listing and some social posts. All of them look like everyone else’s.

A feature on a publication is different: a third-person account of your career, your market and your approach, with your name in the headline. It is something you can put in a listing presentation, link from your bio and share when someone asks why they should list with you.

It suits:

  • Agents moving up to higher price points, where sellers expect more than a portal profile.
  • Team leaders and brokers recruiting agents and building a brand beyond one person.
  • New offices and brokerages entering a market.
  • Developers and investors launching a project or raising for one.

What a feature covers for an agent

Our editorial team writes from a short brief. The angles that read best in real estate are about the market and the client, not the listing:

  • The agent story: how you got into the business, the neighbourhoods you know and the clients you serve.
  • Market commentary: what is happening to prices, inventory or rates in your area, and what it means for buyers and sellers.
  • The team or the brokerage: how it is built, what it does differently and where it is growing.
  • A notable sale, told with context: only with your client’s permission, and with figures you can support.
  • A new venture: a new office, a development, a move to a new brokerage.

You get the live link, a PDF copy, your official cover and a "Featured in" badge kit for your listing presentation, email signature and social profiles. Your name sits in the headline, the URL and the first paragraph, and links to your website and profiles are marked sponsored.

Publications that suit an agent or a broker

Features run on the publications we work with. These usually fit real estate, based on what each title covers and who reads it:

PublicationWhat it coversWho reads itTerms
Manhattan StandardNew York business, money and power.People in New York finance, real estate and law.Guaranteed · 24h
The California MagazineCalifornia business, technology and culture.The people building California’s economy.Guaranteed · 24h
The USA StandardAmerican business, markets and the economy.Founders, executives and investors.Guaranteed · 24h
The BB ReportBusiness, investing, technology, entrepreneurship and leadership.Founders, investors and business leaders.Guaranteed · 24h
The NY JournalsWorld news, business, sport and entertainment.General news readers.Guaranteed · 24h
International Business WeeklyGlobal business, markets, companies and the economy.Executives and investors following global markets.Guaranteed · 24h

Manhattan Standard covers New York business, money and power, and its readers include people in New York finance, real estate and law. The California Magazine covers California business, technology and culture, and real estate is one of the subjects it suits best. Every publication we list carries the 24-hour window and the money-back assurance; a publication not on the list is quoted per outlet, with the terms in writing before you pay. See every publication.

How the options compare

Agents usually weigh a feature against a PR agency, a publicist or a press release. The figures for each come from a published industry guide (sources below):

OptionTypical priceWhat you pay forWho decides what is writtenLabelled as paid?
PR agency on retainer$3,500 to $10,000 a month (boutique); $10,000 to $25,000 (mid-sized and sector specialists)The team’s time and pitching, not coverageThe journalist, if they choose to cover youNo: it is earned editorial
Freelance publicist$2,000 to $10,000 a monthOne person’s time, not coverageThe journalist, if they choose to cover youNo: it is earned editorial
Newswire press release$600 to $3,000 per releaseDistribution of a release you writeYou, within the wire’s rulesShown as a press release
Pay-per-placement service$2,500 to $10,000+ per placementA placement on an outlet named in the contractDepends on the outlet: checkYes, if the outlet was paid
Blue Leopard Media feature$249 for 1, $499 for 3, $999 for 8A feature written for you, live within 24 hours of your approval or your money backYou approve every wordYes, labelled as sponsored

An agency or a publicist makes sense for a large brokerage or a development launch that needs ongoing media relations. A feature makes sense when what you need is a credible page about you for the sellers, buyers and recruits who search your name. Read what a PR agency costs and the difference between a wire release and a feature.

What it costs

Prices are the same for every reader and published in full: $249 for one feature, $499 for three and $999 for eight, each with your official cover. There is no retainer and no minimum term. A team leader often uses the three-feature package for a team story, a market commentary piece and a personal profile, on three titles.

PackagePriceWhat you get
Start$249One feature, one publication. One written feature and your official cover, on the title you choose.
Build authority$499Three features, three publications · $166.33 per title. Three titles, three angles, three covers. Three separate pages about you for Google to index.
Dominate your presence$999Eight features, eight publications · $124.88 per title. All eight business titles, eight angles, eight covers, published on a planned schedule.

Bigger campaigns start at $1,499. Every price we charge, for press, music and ads, is on the pricing page.

How it works

  1. Send a short brief. Your name exactly as people search it, what you do, your website and profiles, and a headshot. About ten minutes.
  2. We recommend the title and the angle within one business day.
  3. We write, you approve. Our editorial team drafts an original feature. You ask for changes, and nothing goes live without your written approval. If your brokerage reviews marketing, send them the draft too: nothing is published until you approve it.
  4. Live within 24 hours of your approval, labelled as sponsored, with your links marked sponsored as Google requires.
  5. Indexed under your name. The URLs are submitted to Google the same day, and we check where you rank for your name at day 7 and day 30.

The full process is on how it works. If your approved feature is not live within 24 hours (business days), you get a full refund: see our guarantee.

What it is, and what it is not

Every feature is sponsored content and labelled as such on the page. It is not an award, a ranking or a production list, and it will not call you the top agent in your city. It will not describe a sale, a price or a client without the facts and the permission to back it up.

If you want people searching for homes or agents in your area, Meta Ads and Google Ads reach them directly, and the feature gives them something to read when they look you up. For the person behind the business, see founder & executive PR; for a company story, business publicity.

Money-back assurance

If your approved feature is not live within 24 hours, you get a full refund.

Confirmed in writing before you order and counted on business days.

Read the refund policy
Questions

Frequently asked.

Can I use the feature in listing presentations?

Yes. You get the live link, a PDF copy and a "Featured in" badge kit for the title you appeared in. Use the logo only for titles you were actually published in.

Can the feature mention a sale I made?

Yes, with your client’s permission and with figures you can support. We will not publish a price, an address or a client’s name you are not allowed to share.

Does it have to show my brokerage?

That depends on your state’s license law and your brokerage’s policy, not on us. Tell us in the brief and we include it.

Will it bring me listings?

It gives the people who search your name something credible to read; we do not promise listings or leads. For people searching for homes right now, pair it with Meta Ads or Google Ads.

Which publication will I appear on?

We recommend the title that fits your market within one business day of your brief. New York agents often start on Manhattan Standard and California agents on The California Magazine.

How fast does it go live?

Within 24 hours of your written approval of the final draft, on business days, or you get a full refund for that feature.

A feature that answers the search sellers run.

Written for you, approved by you, live within 24 hours of your approval. From $249.