How to Monitor a Real Estate Website for Downtime

Real estate leads are time-sensitive. If your listings or contact forms go down, buyers and sellers will move on quickly. Monitoring keeps your property pages and lead capture forms available when traffic spikes.

This guide shows how to monitor a real estate website with a simple, reliable setup.

Monitor high-traffic listing pages

Listing pages are the core of a real estate site. Monitor your top listing template, featured listings, and popular neighborhood pages.

Check lead capture forms

Lead forms and scheduling forms are where deals start. Monitor those pages and check response time so you know if slowdowns are impacting conversions.

Watch MLS and IDX integrations

Many real estate sites rely on IDX feeds. If those feeds fail, listing pages may break. Monitor a representative listing page to catch issues quickly.

Protect your domain and SSL

SSL warnings kill trust fast. Add SSL expiration checks and confirm your domain resolves correctly across www and non-www variants.

Use alerts around listing launches

New listings and promotions drive spikes in traffic. Use SMS alerts during launch windows to catch outages immediately.

Prepare a quick backup link

If the site goes down, share a direct listing PDF or MLS link in social posts or email campaigns so leads can still view details.