The Veliz-Vice Team
A website for The Veliz-Vice Team, local real estate agents helping families find a home in Illinois’ Metro East.
- Client
- The Veliz-Vice Team
- Industry
- Real estate
- Services
- Web design, Astro development
- Tools
- Astro, Lenis, Vercel
The site route
- 01Properties
- 02Neighborhoods
- 03Our team
- 04Sell with us
- 05Client stories
- 06Insights
- 07Talk to an agent
Where it started
The team’s current site at velizviceteam.com runs on Luxury Presence, a real estate website platform: a full-screen kitchen photo, the team name in capitals, the Century 21 logo and a buy or rent search, followed by a long page with seven separate forms. We kept what works, the listings, the neighbourhood pages and both direct phone lines, and rebuilt the story around the people: a local team that helps families find a place to belong.
Original site: velizviceteam.com
The brief
Buyers and sellers in Columbia, Waterloo, Smithton and nearby want local knowledge and a personal approach. The site had to show both, and make it easy to browse homes or talk to an agent.
Our approach
Buying or selling a home is a big decision, so the site leads with the people, not the listings. We kept everything the team relies on, gave buyers and sellers their own clear paths, and cut the many competing forms down to one place to start a conversation.
What we did
We designed and built it in Astro around the team: properties, neighborhood guides, the team itself, selling with them, client stories, insights and “Talk to an agent” throughout.
What it does
The features that do the work for visitors and for the business.
Explore properties
Featured homes, with a path to view more.
Neighborhood guides
Columbia, Waterloo, Smithton and nearby, explained properly.
Meet the team
A local team, on your side, before anyone picks up the phone.
Sell with us
A seller’s path, with a home valuation request.
Client stories
Real buyers and sellers, in their own words.
Talk to an agent
One clear button, plus both direct phone lines.
What changed
Area by area, what the original site did and what the redesign does instead.
- First impression
- BeforeA full-screen kitchen photo, the team name in capitals and the Century 21 logo, with a buy or rent search.
- AfterA headline about the move itself, “A place to belong”, with “Talk to an agent” and “Explore properties” right under it.
- Navigation
- BeforeProperties, neighborhoods, home search, valuation and contact, with both phone numbers squeezed into the menu bar.
- AfterProperties, Neighborhoods, Our team, Sell with us, Client stories and Insights, plus one clear “Talk to an agent” button.
- Forms
- BeforeSeven separate forms on the homepage, from search and newsletter sign-ups to valuations and contact.
- AfterOne contact form, so there is one obvious way to get in touch, and a “Request valuation” button for sellers.
- Sellers
- Before“How much is your home worth?” sits partway down a long page.
- After“Sell with us” has its own place in the main menu.
- Performance2867
- Accessibility8392
- SEO100100
- Best practices82100
| Measure | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Page weight | 2.6 MB | 1.5 MB |
| Files loaded | 90 | 15 |
| Main content visible | 9.6 s | 2.4 s |
| Page blocked by scripts | 8,950 ms | 1,250 ms |
Google Lighthouse, mobile, home page of the original site and of the redesign, measured 8 November 2026. Scores are out of 100 and vary a little between runs.
The result
A warm, local-first real estate site that leads with the people, not just the listings.
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