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June 2025 - June 2026
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Real Estate cost-per-purchase saw a choppy, higher-than-average year compared with the global benchmark. After starting near the market level in June 2025, Real Estate moved into a sequence of large lifts and declines, peaking late in the year before settling to the lowest point in May 2026. This analysis is based on $3B worth of advertising data from our dataset, which provides strong directional benchmarks. This analysis explores ad performance trends for Real Estate in All countries available compared to the global benchmark.
COST_PER_PURCHASE for Real Estate averaged about $87.7 across the 12 months observed (Jun 2025–May 2026), ranging from a low of $44.7 (May 2026) to a high of $164.3 (Dec 2025). By contrast, the global baseline averaged roughly $49.8 over the same period, with a much tighter range of about $42.2 to $55.5. Real Estate started at $47.9 in June 2025 and finished at $44.7 in May 2026 — a modest decline from start to finish but with dramatic mid-period swings.
Month-to-month momentum tells the story: July and August brought early lifts (+17% and +41%), then a pullback in September (−22%). October through December delivered strong upward momentum (+46% in October, +23% in November and nearly +48% into December), producing the year’s peak. January moved lower to $100, rebounded sharply in February (+51% to $151), then collapsed in March (−48%) and continued down through May (−33% from April). Average monthly absolute change ran about 35%, revealing heavy volatility.
Seasonal rhythm is uneven rather than classic: the usual Q4 pressure is visible as a December spike, but here it’s extreme — December’s cost-per-purchase was roughly 3.3× the baseline December value. Early Q1 showed a rebound in February before a steep March correction. The final two months (April–May) represent a pronounced down-ramp back toward the lower end of the year. Overall, Real Estate displayed episodic surges followed by sharp reversals rather than a smooth seasonal curve.
Compared with the global benchmark, Real Estate cost-per-purchase was on average about 76% above market levels. Volatility was materially higher: Real Estate’s monthly SD was roughly $37 (CV ≈ 42%), while the global benchmark’s SD was about $3.2 (CV ≈ 6.5%). In relative terms, Real Estate moved roughly 5–6× more in month-to-month percent terms than the baseline. At its narrowest gap (June 2025) Real Estate was about 2.6% below the global median; at its widest (December 2025) it was roughly 231% above the global December benchmark.
Understanding Facebook Ads cost-per-purchase benchmarks and related CPC trends, CPM analysis, and CTR performance context for Real Estate across All countries available provides a clear picture of industry ad performance and country-specific ad costs volatility for advertisers and creative strategists.
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Facebook advertising costs vary based on many factors including industry, target audience, ad placement, and campaign objectives. In the Real Estate industry, Facebook ad costs can be influenced by seasonal trends and market competition. Geographic targeting affects ad costs based on market competition and user engagement in different regions. Different campaign objectives lead to varying costs based on how Facebook optimizes for your specific goals. The data shown represents median values across multiple campaigns, and individual results may vary based on ad quality, audience targeting, and campaign optimization.
We use the median CTR because the underlying distribution of click-through rates is highly skewed, with a small share of campaigns achieving extremely high CTRs. These outliers can inflate a simple average, making it less representative of what most advertisers actually experience. By using the median—which sits at the midpoint of all campaigns—we provide a more rigorous and realistic benchmark that reflects the true underlying data model and helps you set attainable performance expectations.
Note: This data represents industry median values and benchmarks. Your actual costs may vary based on specific targeting, ad creative quality, and campaign optimization.
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