How to Connect Your Own Domain to Your Real Estate Website

Your own domain (yourname.ca) builds trust and helps SEO. Connecting it is a DNS change at your domain registrar — here's how it works.

Step 1: Know your two records

Most sites need a record for the root domain (yourname.ca) and one for www. The www record is almost always a CNAME pointing at your host's target. The root uses an ALIAS/ANAME, or CNAME flattening on providers like Cloudflare.

Step 2: Copy the exact values

Your platform gives you the precise Type, Host, and Target to enter. Copy them exactly — a single typo in the target is the most common reason a domain fails to connect. Good dashboards give you copy-to-clipboard buttons for this reason.

Step 3: Add them at your registrar

In your registrar's DNS settings (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, etc.), add the records. DNS changes can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours to propagate.

Common mistakes

• Redirect loops: if you set a root-to-www redirect, make sure its destination is www, not the root again — pointing a domain at itself creates an endless loop.
• Missing www: add both root and www so visitors reach you either way.
• Proxy SSL mode: behind Cloudflare, use Full (not Flexible) SSL to avoid redirect loops.

On AgentsWise your site is live on an agentswise.ca address immediately, and the domain screen shows the exact records with copy buttons and verifies them for you — so you can launch first and move your domain when you're ready.