Frequently Asked Questions
Everything real estate agents in California need to know about building a long-term online presence with Catchouse.
Getting started
Catchouse is a platform for professionals, starting with real estate agents, who want to grow their reputation and attract clients online. We are expanding to other professionals over time. When you join, you get a professionally structured public profile, plus tools to publish articles, posts, and local market insights that help buyers and sellers find you. Unlike lead-buying services, Catchouse focuses on building your long-term visibility so that people searching for a professional in your market discover you, not a generic list.
You can sign up directly on catchouse.com. Once you're in, we'll walk you through completing your profile: your specialties, the neighborhoods you know best, your credentials, and any content you want to publish. We're currently launching market by market across California, so early sign-ups get notified as soon as their area opens.
Catchouse is live in select Northern California markets, with the rest of California rolling out throughout 2025–2026. Current active markets include cities across the Bay Area, Sacramento, and surrounding communities. You can sign up now and we'll notify you the moment your market opens, and early registrations are prioritized.
Leads and clients
Catchouse helps professionals get leads by making them findable, not by selling the same lead to ten agents at once. Your profile and the content you publish rank in search results and appear when buyers and sellers look for a local expert in your area. By the time someone contacts you through Catchouse, they've already read your articles, seen your expertise, and chosen you specifically. That means higher-quality conversations and better conversion rates than cold purchased leads.
No. Most lead platforms collect buyer or seller inquiries and sell them to multiple professionals simultaneously, so you're competing the moment you pick up the phone. Catchouse works differently: we help you build a trusted, findable presence so that clients seek you out directly. Your profile, articles, and neighborhood knowledge are front and center, so you become the recognized local expert rather than one of many professionals calling the same lead.
Leads from Catchouse tend to be warmer than those from traditional portals because they've already spent time reading your content before reaching out. They've seen your market knowledge, your specialty, and your approach, so the relationship starts with a level of trust already established. Over time, this kind of presence also produces referral business and repeat clients, which is harder to get from cold lead lists.
Building your online presence
Every professional on Catchouse gets a public profile optimized for search, along with the ability to publish articles and posts about local market trends, neighborhood guides, and buying or selling advice. This content builds your reputation with both potential clients and search engines over time. Professionals who publish regularly tend to become the name buyers and sellers in their area associate with local expertise.
Yes. Catchouse gives you a built-in publishing tool to write articles, post market updates, and share neighborhood insights under your own name. These are publicly indexed and structured so search engines can surface them when buyers and sellers are researching your market. Think of it as having a professional blog without needing to build or maintain a separate website.
No. Catchouse gives you everything you need to have a credible, findable presence online. Your Catchouse profile and published content serve as your professional home on the web. If you already have your own website, Catchouse works alongside it and can help strengthen your overall visibility in your market.
How Catchouse works
Professionals who do well on Catchouse tend to do three things: they complete their profile thoroughly (specialties, neighborhoods, credentials), they publish content regularly about the markets they know best, and they engage with the platform over time rather than treating it as a one-time setup. The platform amplifies expertise: the more you put in, the more visible you become to the right buyers and sellers.
Zillow, Realtor.com, and similar portals are primarily listing-driven, so your profile is secondary to the property. Catchouse is professional-first: your expertise, your market knowledge, and your local reputation are the product. There are no competing listings pushing you to the side. Yelp treats you like any local business; Catchouse is purpose-built for how professionals actually grow their business through trust, expertise, and long-term relationships.
Catchouse is open to licensed real estate agents across California, regardless of brokerage affiliation. Whether you're an independent professional or part of a large brokerage, you can build your presence on Catchouse. We do work with brokerages who want to offer the platform to their agents, so if you represent a brokerage, reach out to us directly.
Yes. Every professional on Catchouse gets a free digital business card with a unique QR code. You can share it at open houses, networking events, or anywhere you meet potential clients, and when someone scans it they land directly on your Catchouse profile. It is a simple way to turn an in-person conversation into a lasting online connection, without printing costs or outdated contact details.
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