A developer plays for different stakes than an estate agency. You are not selling a continuous stream of listings, but one development - and you have limited time to do it. A client considering a purchase worth hundreds of thousands will spend a good ten minutes on your site before booking a viewing. What they see there decides whether they call at all.
Short answer: a development website needs renders and a virtual tour at a quality that defends your price, an interactive unit picker with live availability and prices, a build timeline, online viewing booking, and an English version if you target international investors.
Kluczowe wnioski
- A developer sells one development, so the site must build the project's prestige, not act as a listing catalogue.
- An interactive unit picker (floor plan, level, availability, price) is the single biggest conversion lever.
- Investment buyers are often foreign - a language version can be the condition for an enquiry.
- Online viewing booking and a fast reply shorten the path from render to meeting.
How it differs from an agency website
An agency sells itself and a continuous flow of listings - the listing base, personal brand and seller acquisition matter. A developer sells one specific project: what matters is the prestige of the development, transparency of availability and confidence that construction will finish on time.
That is why the architecture differs: instead of a search engine over hundreds of listings, you have one polished presentation of one project, with a unit picker inside it.
What a development website needs
- Renders and a virtual tour at a quality that defends your price per square metre.
- An interactive unit picker: level, floor plan, size, aspect, status.
- Live availability and prices (or ranges), not downloadable PDFs.
- A build timeline and construction progress - it builds trust.
- Online viewing booking plus fast contact with the sales team.
- Location: map, neighbourhood, transport, schools, amenities.
- An English version for international investors.
An interactive unit picker
This is the element that makes the biggest difference to conversion. The client wants to see for themselves: which flats on the third floor are still free, what the floor plan looks like, the size and which way the windows face. A static PDF table does not replace it - and every "download the price list" click is a client who will not come back.
Live availability and prices
Hiding prices in this business costs enquiries. The client will find out at the meeting anyway, and the absence of information removes you from consideration early. Ranges are the absolute minimum.
Timeline and construction progress
The biggest worry for an off-plan buyer is "will this get built, and on time". A section with the timeline, current site photos and the current stage removes that worry more effectively than any marketing slogan.
Speed and presentation quality
Development sites are heavy with renders and virtual tours, so they often take seconds to load. That is a direct loss of clients - speed translates into sales, and Google rewards fast sites. A well-built site with hundreds of renders can still load in under a second.
International investors and languages
If foreign buyers - or expatriates - buy in your development, an English version is not an add-on; it is often the condition for an enquiry to exist at all. It matters that it is localised (sizes, prices, the buying process explained for a foreign investor), not translated word for word.
Automation: stop losing after-hours enquiries
People browse property mostly in the evenings and at weekends - exactly when the sales office is closed. An AI agent on the site answers questions about size, price or completion date, collects the contact and books the viewing at 11 PM. In the morning your salesperson gets a warm lead instead of an empty inbox.
How much it costs
A development website is usually a higher bracket than a standard company site, because unit-picker logic, integrations and languages come into play. You will find indicative ranges in How much a real estate website costs, and you can estimate your scope in the calculator.
FAQ
Do I need a separate site for every development?
Usually yes - a separate site (or section) lets you build a coherent project narrative and rank for phrases tied to that specific location. The developer's corporate site then acts as an umbrella.
Can the unit picker integrate with our system?
Yes - availability and prices can sync automatically from your sales system, so nobody has to update tables by hand.
How long does such a site take?
Usually 6 to 12 weeks, depending on whether an interactive unit picker, integrations and language versions are included.
Is it worth showing prices?
Yes, at least ranges. Hiding prices rarely builds mystery; it usually sends the client to compare a competitor who did show them.
Summary
A developer's website has one job: take the client from the render to a booked viewing, with no friction and no PDFs. Renders, an interactive unit picker, transparent availability, a timeline and a fast response are what decide it.
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