Build a Luxury Real Estate Website (WordPress + IDX + Brevo Integration) – Fixed Bid

We are a high-performing real estate team in Vienna, VA, looking for a senior WordPress developer/designer to build a modern, luxury-feeling website with IDX, Brevo integration, and solid technical foundations. We like the aesthetic of top-tier real estate sites (e.g., Luxury Presence style), but we want an ownable, performance-conscious WordPress build that won’t lock us into a proprietary platform or heavy ongoing fees. We will share a Lighthouse/tech report for a reference luxury site we like visually; your job is to match the polish and improve the underlying build quality (speed, JS/CSS bloat, layout stability, accessibility, and SEO structure). Scope of work 1) WordPress + theme/framework - Self-hosted WordPress setup (we provide hosting + domain). - Recommend and configure a lightweight theme or custom framework (Houzez/Astra/Kadence or a better option you trust). - Clean backend structure so pages, blocks, and content are easy for us to manage. 2) Design & key pages - Luxury-feeling, mobile-first design: typography, spacing, and layout that feel high-end but not overdone. - Core pages: Home, About, Contact, Reviews/Testimonials, Blog, Search Homes, and at least 3 neighborhood/community pages. - Blog styled with categories and simple editing experience. 3) IDX integration - Integrate Showcase IDX or IDX Broker. - Branded search experience and property details pages. - Neighborhood pages that combine listings + local content and are structured well for local SEO. 4) Integrations & basics - Connect contact/lead forms to Brevo and our CRM (e.g., Follow Up Boss) where needed. - Solid technical SEO basics (clean URLs, titles/meta, internal links, XML sitemap, robots). - SSL, caching/performance plugin setup, mobile responsiveness. 5) Training & handoff - Short Loom video (or quick call) showing how to: - Edit pages and headers/footers - Add blog posts - Add/edit forms and neighborhoods/testimonials What we care about most: 1) From the attached report on a reference site (https://tinyurl.com/webreportTBG), we specifically want to avoid: - Large, unused JavaScript/CSS and too many third-party scripts. - Big image payloads and layout shift from unsized images. - Overly heavy animation libraries that hurt Core Web Vitals. - Accessibility issues (contrast, labels, link text). 2) We want a site that looks luxury but is lean under the hood: fast, stable, accessible, and easy to maintain. Budget & timing 1) Target budget: $1,500–$2,500 fixed, open to higher for an exceptional fit with directly relevant work. 2) We’re targeting a launch within approximately 12 weeks from contract start. To apply, include: 1) 3–5 live sites (ideally real estate or high-end service) you personally worked on: 2) Your exact role (design, dev, both). 3) Whether it was from scratch, a theme, or a heavily customized starter. 4) Your preferred theme/framework + page builder (if any), and why. 5) Your experience with Showcase IDX/IDX Broker and Brevo. 6) A short note (4–6 bullets) on how you keep a luxury WordPress + IDX site fast and maintainable (JS/CSS, images, hosting, etc.). 7) Your fixed price and approximate delivery time. We’re organized, responsive, and want a long-term relationship with the right developer. If you care about both aesthetics and engineering quality, we’d love to hear from you.