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Updated May 2026 · sourced from Invoca, CallRail, ServiceTitan, Statistics Canada

How much commission is your phone leaking?

Real estate is the only trade where a single missed call can be a $20,000 commission walking away. Buyers and sellers don't wait — they dial the next agent on Realtor.ca.

Why realtor businesses lose so much to missed calls

Real estate runs on weekend and evening calls. Showings, listing inquiries, and 'just driving by your sign' calls cluster Saturday-Sunday and after 5pm — when most agents are at appointments, in the car, or off their phones. A missed call from a serious buyer is a commission lost, not a callback opportunity.

The math here is unlike any other trade in the calculator. BC commission per closed deal is ~$26K (per CREA + REBGV data: 7%/3% on first $100K + 2.5%/1.5% on remainder, applied to Vancouver MLS HPI ~$1.15M). Even an 8% lead-to-close conversion makes one captured call worth ~$2,000 in expected commission.

Industry research from MIT/InsideSales found that response time inside 5 minutes generates 21x more qualified contacts than 30-minute response. For real estate that's the difference between booking the showing and watching the buyer write an offer with another agent.

1. Pick your trade

Defaults are loaded from industry data and you can adjust them below.

2. Pick your current coverage

Even with a receptionist, you're missing calls. Watch the leakage shift.

3. Tune the numbers (or use trade defaults)

Industry defaults loaded for the trade you picked above. Adjust to match your reality.

Total inbound calls your business gets each week. The defaults are directional only — every published per-trade calls/week number traces back to AI-receptionist vendor blogs with no primary research, so adjust to YOUR actual call volume. Rough ranges: solo 30-80/wk, 1-3 trucks 80-200/wk, 5+ trucks 200+/wk.

Mix-weighted revenue per booked job — across ALL job types this trade does. A plumber's "average ticket" isn't just the $200 leaky-faucet fix; it includes the $5,000 hot water tank install and the $1,500 sewer-line repair too. Every missed call could have been the high-value lead.

Of the calls you DO answer, what % become paying jobs?

What share of weekly calls land Saturday or Sunday.

Weekday calls that arrive before 9am or after 5pm.

How long a typical customer keeps coming back before they move, retire, or switch trades. Default is 5 years. A missed call today isn't one $500 job — it's a customer relationship worth 5 years of repeat business + referrals.

Where your revenue is leaking

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Where these numbers come from

This is the only missed-call calculator in the AI-receptionist category that hyperlinks every default to its primary source. Every number is editable — adjust the sliders to match your specific business.

Universal stats (apply to all trades)

Per-trade defaults — primary sources

Coverage-gap stats (the receptionist tax)

What we deliberately do NOT claim

All figures verified by independent web research 2026-05-03. Per-trade calls-per-week defaults remain directional — no published primary research exists; adjust the slider to your actual call volume. Last updated: 2026-05-03.

Frequently asked questions

What's a missed call worth in Vancouver real estate?

Doing the expected-value math: a missed call has roughly an 8% chance of being a deal that would have closed. At a typical Greater Vancouver $26K commission per closed deal, that's $2,080 of expected value PER missed call. Most agents miss 3-10 calls per week — adjust the calculator to your numbers.

Aren't realtors supposed to answer their own phones?

Yes — and most try. The problem is showings, closings, listing presentations, and other client meetings make it physically impossible to take every call. Safigo Reception is the safety net: it captures the lead with name, phone, property of interest, urgency, and language preference, then texts you immediately. You decide when to call back, but you never lose the lead to voicemail.

Does Safigo Reception integrate with my CRM?

Every booking and lead is text-pushed to your phone with full caller details. CRM webhook integration (Follow Up Boss, kvCORE, BoldTrail, LionDesk, etc.) is part of the Built for you setup — give us the webhook URL during onboarding and leads flow straight into your pipeline.

How does this compare to other answering services for realtors?

Most realtor answering services are per-minute ($1.50-$3.00) or per-call. Safigo is flat $500/month CAD regardless of volume, plus 24/7 multilingual coverage (eleven languages) which matters in Greater Vancouver and the GTA where buyers often call in Mandarin, Punjabi, or Cantonese. See safigo.ai/vs/ for full comparisons.

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