Past 25 agents? Stop paying kvCORE's per-agent rent. Own the platform.
Replace kvCORE / BoldTrail / Lofty per-agent fees with a platform you own. Agent portals, lead routing, MLS sync, commission tracking, listing presentations. 12–18 weeks.
Per-agent kvCORE rent eliminated. Year-2 ROI from SaaS savings is the standard outcome.
Trusted by 50+ operators, PropTech companies & digital-first brands
Built for these operators
Single-broker
Solo + small-team brokerages launching their digital.
Multi-region brokerage
25–500-agent brokerages standardising tooling.
Brokerage networks
Franchise + co-op brokerage networks.
Top-producer teams
10–80-agent teams with real lead-gen + commission complexity.
Who this is NOT for
- Solo agents under 5 deals/month. Follow Up Boss / Sierra is plenty for you.
- Anyone wanting a national MLS aggregator. That's CoreLogic territory; not us.
- Brokerages relying on franchise-mandated tech (KW Command, eXp World). Your platform choice isn't free; talk to your franchise first.
Pick the stage that matches you
Boutique brokerage
25–80 agents
IDX site + agent CRM + commission tracking. –60K, 12–14 weeks.
Multi-region brokerage
80–500 agents
Lead routing + broker recruiting + per-agent dashboards. –120K, 14–16 weeks.
Enterprise / network
500+ agents
Custom analytics + per-team P&L + recruiting funnel. –200K, 16–20 weeks.
The traps that tank a custom build
Custom builds drift
Without weekly checkpoints scope creep tanks the launch date and the budget.
Schema goes stale
AEO-eligible markup needs to be regenerated continuously, not hand-edited once.
PMS / CRM / web silo
Three tools run separately and reconciling spreadsheets costs more than the build.
No cost guardrails
Per-tenant + per-feature cost is invisible until the bill arrives.
Compliance afterthought
GDPR, RERA, MLS, KYC bolted on at the end is 5× the cost of building it in.
Coming from a SaaS you've outgrown?
Per-agent fees scale with headcount, not revenue. Migrating brokerages save aggressively past 50 agents.
kvCORE (Inside Real Estate)
Most-common migration. Per-agent + lead-rotation logic ported cleanly.
BoldTrail
Operators tired of fee growth as agent count expands.
Lofty (Chime)
Brokerages outgrowing template-grade UX.
Sierra Interactive + spreadsheet stack
Boutique-team operators consolidating fragmented tools.
The full stack, end-to-end
IDX/MLS site
Custom Next.js with full MLS / RESO / IDX integration. AEO-optimised listing pages.
Agent CRM
Salesforce / HubSpot / custom CRM tuned to agents. Per-agent pipeline + activity tracking.
Lead routing
Round-robin, geo, ICP-fit routing with SLAs. Inbound webhooks from any source.
Broker recruiting portal
Self-serve broker onboarding + agreement signing.
Performance dashboards
Per-agent + per-team metrics, leaderboards, commission reports.
Listing presentations
Branded listing-presentation builder + per-listing analytics.
A 6-step process
- 01
Discovery
1-week scoping sprint with stakeholders + risk register.
- 02
Design
Wireframes, brand alignment, IA, content model.
- 03
Build
Frontend + backend + integrations sprinted weekly.
- 04
Launch
Staging → UAT → DNS cutover. 301 plan if migrating.
- 05
Optimise
SEO + AEO + perf tuning. Lighthouse ≥ 95.
- 06
Operate
Retainer-backed maintenance, content, growth.
Pulled straight from the portfolio
Multi-region real estate brokerage operator
Scaled bookings + ops with a Noseberry-built platform across multiple cities. Owns the codebase, no per-seat licensing.
Read the storyMulti-citydeploymentTier-1 real estate brokerage operator
Launched the digital stack in under 12 weeks with full code ownership and a 90-day go-live commitment.
Read the story12-weeklaunch
Opinionated for real estate
Every brief is scoped to the operator's goals.
We don't publish fixed pricing because every engagement is shaped to the operator's stage, scope, and target outcomes. Book a strategy call and we'll share a tailored scope, timeline, and investment range within 24 hours.
What kvCORE actually costs you over 5 years
kvCORE / BoldTrail per-agent fees compound aggressively past 25 agents. A custom platform doesn't.
| Agents | kvCORE, 5 yr | Noseberry, one-time | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | $60K | $50K | $10K |
| 80 | $192K | $90K | $102K |
| 200 | $480K | $150K | $330K |
| 500 | $1200K | $200K | $1000K |
5-yr SaaS cost = published per-unit per-month list price × 60 months × units. Real-world fees often higher once transaction percentages + add-ons are included. Noseberry build = scoped one-time fee with optional 12-mo support retainer (~15% of build). Talk to us for a per-vertical quote.
How we stack up
| Capability | Noseberry | kvCORE (Inside Real Estate) | BoldTrail | DIY in-house |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-estate domain | 100+ ops in 14+ countries | Generic | Generic | — |
| Code + IP ownership | ||||
| Schema-first SEO + AEO | Limited | |||
| Cost guardrails | ||||
| Time to launch | 8–14 weeks | 30 days onboarding | 6+ months | Months |
| Per-seat licensing |
Real-estate domain
- Noseberry
- 100+ ops in 14+ countries
- kvCORE (Inside Real Estate)
- Generic
- BoldTrail
- Generic
- DIY in-house
- —
Code + IP ownership
- Noseberry
- kvCORE (Inside Real Estate)
- BoldTrail
- DIY in-house
Schema-first SEO + AEO
- Noseberry
- kvCORE (Inside Real Estate)
- BoldTrail
- Limited
- DIY in-house
Cost guardrails
- Noseberry
- kvCORE (Inside Real Estate)
- BoldTrail
- DIY in-house
Time to launch
- Noseberry
- 8–14 weeks
- kvCORE (Inside Real Estate)
- 30 days onboarding
- BoldTrail
- 6+ months
- DIY in-house
- Months
Per-seat licensing
- Noseberry
- kvCORE (Inside Real Estate)
- BoldTrail
- DIY in-house
Frequently asked questions
How long does the engagement take?
8–24 weeks depending on scope. Single-vertical launches at the lower end; multi-region platforms at the upper end.
Do we own the code?
Yes. Every line, every model, every contract. Deployed to your cloud. No SaaS lock-in, no per-seat licence.
Can you migrate from a templated SaaS?
Yes. Most builds are migrations. We rebuild on Next.js with proper schema-first SEO/AEO, keep your URLs intact, and 301 the old paths.
Do you handle ongoing ops?
Yes. Most operators continue with us on a retainer covering content, SEO, paid, and growth experiments.
Operator-led overview of real estate brokerages
If you're scoping the vertical itself rather than the platform build, sub-verticals served, named clients, our operator playbook, the audience-led Real Estate Brokerages page is the better starting point.
See Real Estate Brokerages overviewReal Estate Brokerage platform