How Spotahome search decides who sees your listing
Roughly 20 million people a year browse Spotahome. Which of them see your place depends on four levers — and you hold all four.
Lever 1: completeness
Listings with full media — photos, HD video tour, floor plan — and every field filled simply surface more: they match more filters, and they convert better once seen, which ranking systems reward. In Homechecker cities this lever is pulled for you; everywhere else, it’s the best hour you can invest.
Lever 2: calendar accuracy
Search runs on dates. A stale calendar puts you in front of tenants you’ll have to decline — and declines for “dates unavailable” are the most preventable ranking damage there is. Update availability the moment anything changes.
Lever 3: your response history
Two metrics follow you from your very first request: your response rate (did you answer within 24 hours — accept or decline both count) and your acceptance rate (how often the answer is yes). Fast, decisive landlords rank higher. The habits are simple: notifications on, criteria decided in advance.
Lever 4: price within your band
Tenants compare. A listing priced above its neighbourhood band gets views without saves — browsed, not booked — and conversion feeds visibility. You don’t need to be cheapest; you need to be explicable at your price.
The compounding loop: complete listing → more views → fair price → more requests → fast responses → higher rank → more views. Every lever feeds the next. Pull all four in week one and the loop starts working for you instead of against you.
Want to rank higher?
Every lever in this article lives in your listing settings.