AI changes the math
Human services charge by the minute and still just take messages. AI answers, qualifies, and books appointments at a flat monthly rate, so capturing more leads no longer means a bigger bill.
Operations fact sheet
Real estate answering service cost
Traditional human answering services for real estate cost $1 to $2 per minute or several hundred dollars a month, while AI answering delivers 24/7 lead capture and qualification starting free with no per-minute fees.
Human per-minute versus flat-rate AI.
By the numbers
$1-2/min
human answering service rate
Industry data
Free
AI answering starting cost
Frontdesk pricing, 2026
24/7
coverage either way
Never miss another real estate lead
Frontdesk answers every call, text, and web inquiry 24/7. It qualifies buyers and sellers, books showings, and logs everything to your CRM. Built for agents and brokerages.
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Common follow-up questions operators ask.
Contact supportNo. It qualifies leads, books showings, and logs everything to the CRM, then briefs the agent.