Performance That Drives Showings

Killer YouTube Metrics for Real Estate

Great real estate listing videos aren’t “nice to have”—they’re the foundation of modern real estate digital marketing. When paired with well-prepared Google Ads, they create a massive competitive edge. By optimizing thumbnails, watch time, and retention, our YouTube real estate videos earn more views from the right buyers—and convert that attention into more showings, quicker sales, and stronger offers in Plymouth, Northville, Novi, and other areas.

Proof: Real Estate YouTube Marketing That Outperforms

More views + longer watch time = more showings. Our real estate YouTube marketing metrics consistently outperform industry benchmarks, proving that stronger video engagement drives more buyers and faster offers in Plymouth, Northville, Novi, and surrounding areas.

67%
Avg YouTube View Rate (vs. ~25% real estate industry average)
1:37
Avg View Duration (vs. ~0:20 real estate industry average)
124×
At Least 124× More Local Views compared to competing real estate listings
67%
Our average YouTube video view rate is 67% compared to a 25% industry average.
Our real estate listing videos are viewed 268% more often than the average real estate video.

These YouTube results are only one piece of the puzzle—explore our Real Estate Success Stories to see how Killer YouTube Metrics combine with Digital Dominance to deliver record-breaking outcomes for our clients.

Why Real Estate YouTube Marketing Metrics Are the New Competitive Edge

In today’s market, your home’s first showing happens online – and nothing captures buyer attention faster than real estate YouTube videos. Our proven YouTube marketing metrics – view rate, average watch time, and audience retention—demonstrate buyer interest and drive stronger offers.

That’s why video performance matters. The more people who watch your video — and watch it for longer — the more likely they are to schedule a showing or submit an offer. Our listings generate exceptional video engagement, which leads directly to faster sales and higher prices. And isn’t that exactly what every seller wants?

We’ll show you two layers of proof:

  • First, how our video performance crushes national industry benchmarks.
  • Second, how our videos dominate the competition locally.

Our Real Estate YouTube Video Listings vs. Industry Benchmarks

Our real estate video marketing results consistently outperform industry norms—earning higher view rates, longer watch times, and more local engagement than typical listing videos. More than just views, our real estate YouTube marketing keeps buyers engaged, leading to more showings, offers, and faster home sales in Plymouth, Northville, Novi and surrounding areas.

MetricOur AverageIndustry AverageHow Much Better?
View Rate (Google Ads)67%20%3.35× higher
Average Percentage Viewed72%45%1.6× higher
Average View Duration1:570:205.85× longer

Our videos hold buyer attention far longer and far more effectively than the typical agent’s videos. This kind of engagement translates directly into interest, showings, and stronger offers.

Proof in Action: Recent Listing Videos that Outperformed the Industry

Here are the real performance metrics for three actual listing videos we promoted through Google Ads. These results are a direct byproduct of the exact strategies outlined below — and they’re why our clients get such extraordinary exposure.

PropertyYouTube ViewsGoogle View RateAverage View Duration
Shoreline, Novi30,46173%1:50
Woodhill, Northville20,26967%1:41
Fermanagh, Northville28,73068%1:42

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Local Domination: Our Listings Outperform Local Competition

While our videos far exceed national performance benchmarks, what’s even more impressive is how they outperform competing listings locally. These aren’t national averages — they’re direct comparisons against other listings in the exact same neighborhoods and price brackets. (To clarify, “% of Total Views Within Niche” represents the percentage of the total of all views created by all the listings within the competitive niche that were produced by our listing video in that same niche; in the case of Shoreline, for example, there were a total of nine listings that created a total of 32,428 views; our video generated 30,461 – or 93.93% – of those 32,428 views.)

PropertyP1 YouTube Views% of Total Views Within NicheAve Competitor ViewsTimes Greater
Shoreline, Novi30,46193.93%246124×
Woodhill, Northville20,26997.32%70290×
Fermanagh, Northville28,73099.99%39,577×

Bottom Line: In each of these instances, our videos were viewed at least 124× more than our direct competitors’ videos were— in the same community, in the same price range, at the same time, targeting the same buyers.


Why Our Videos Perform So Well

Camera IconWe Actually Use Video: Look around, and you’ll see that we are one of the only companies in our market actually using video. Why don’t other companies, given the crucial nature of video in terms of real estate marketing? You’ll have to ask them.
Video Editing IconProfessional Quality: We use cinematic-quality HDR cameras, stabilized walk-throughs, and drone footage, and each video is handcrafted — never AI-generated — with thoughtful sequencing, pacing, and background music that matches the feel of the home.
Google Ads IconTargeted Google Video Ads: We run precision-targeted ads to buyers within a 20-mile radius of the listing. Our videos not only produce great metrics, but all of those metrics represent engagements with people who can actually act on what they are seeing.
Strategy IconDigital Asset Optimization: We use proprietary tools that help us optimize all the critical details — titles, thumbnails, keywords, etc. — that help create the incredible metrics we consistently create for our videos.
Expertise IconYears of Testing: We’ve spent 10+ years learning what works — and we’ve applied that experience to craft a repeatable, proven process. Check out our Digital Dominance page for the rest of the story.
49.5x
Our average YouTube video views per our last 5 listings was 49.5x higher than our competitors’ views.
We averaged 21,700 views, while the competition averaged 438 views. That’s not even competitive.

These YouTube results are only one piece of the puzzle—explore our Real Estate Success Stories to see how Killer YouTube Metrics combine with Digital Dominance to deliver record-breaking outcomes for our clients.

Recent Promotional Videos That Drove Massive Results

These are real listing videos we created — all of which helped generate extraordinary online engagement.

Why This Matters When You’re Selling Your Home

When more of the right people see your home — and stay engaged with it — everything improves. More engagement means more showings. More showings mean more offers. More offers means the highest possible sale price in the shortest amount of time.

These results don’t happen by accident. They happen because we’ve mastered a system built on data, strategy, storytelling, and high-level Google Ads execution. If you want real results that far exceed what’s typical, this is the difference you’ve been looking for.

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