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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
74% 
Page structure
94% 
Link structure
80% 
Server
0% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.68 s
File size
41.90 kB
Words
605
Media files
33
Number of links
76 internal / 23 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
California Department of Real Estate
The length of the page title is perfect. (328 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
This is the home page of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE)
The length of the meta description is perfect. (447 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Language defined in meta tags: english
Server location: United States of America
There are different language information within the page markup.
One or more of the specified languages are not ISO standard (en, en-us, de, etc.)
The following language is defined by HTML: english
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype XHTML 1.0 Strict is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
AuthorCalifornia Department of Real Estate
DescriptionThis is the home page of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE)
KeywordsCalifornia, state, government, real estate, DRE, California Department of Real Estate, CA, DRE homepage, license, exams, consumers, protection, elicensing, online licensing, online system, license renewals
languageEnglish
langen
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 605 words. That's ok.
21.7% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
6 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 19 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No viewpoint tag is provided.
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 13 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 245 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"governor newsom issued an executive order to protect fire victims from predatory real estate speculato..."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
6 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
The HTTPS protocol for secure data transmission is not used.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/images/design01/header_ca.gov.pngCA.gov
/images/design01/header_organization.pngDepartment of Real Estate
/images/content_container1/A_Banner_3a.jpgResources for Californians Impacted by the Los Angeles FiresResources for Californians Impacted by the Los Angeles Fires
/images/content_container1/A_Banner_4.jpgVerify a License
/images/content_container1/A_Banner_5.jpgFile a Complaint
/images/content_container1/A_Banner4a.jpgNo alt attribute providedDRE Licensse Renewal Reminders Delivered Via Email
/images/content_container1/CRAbanner1.jpgNo alt attribute providedConsumer Recovery Account Application
/images/content_container1/A_Banner_6.jpgAsk DRE Licensing
...iner1/Banner_amex_no_longer_accepted.jpgNo alt attribute providedAmerican Express No longer accepted
/images/content/bullet_info.png·
/images/content/bullet_star.png·
/images/content/bullet_star.png·
...room/images/2025_07_21_Owners_Agents.jpgNo alt attribute providedBill Refresher: Laws for California Property Owners & Real Estate Licensees
...ges/2025_07_09_LA_Wildfires_6_Months.jpgNo alt attribute providedLA Wildfires 6 months anniversary
...25_06_30_RE_Commission_Disbursements.jpgNo alt attribute providedReal Estate Commission Disbursements
/images/content/bullet_arrow_right.png·
http://dre.ca.gov/images/common/clear.gif<
/images/minicarousel/connect_facebook.pngFacebookFacebook
/images/minicarousel/connect_X_twitter.pngXX
/images/minicarousel/connect_X_twitter.pngEspañol XEspañol X
/images/minicarousel/connect_youtube.pngYoutubeYouTube
/images/minicarousel/connect_rss.pngRSSRSS
/images/minicarousel/connect_survey.pngSurveySurvey
/images/minicarousel/connect_email.pngContact UsContact Us
http://dre.ca.gov/images/common/clear.gif>
/images/registertovote_small.jpgSecretary of State - Register to Vote
/images/content/save_water.jpgSave Our Water
http://dre.ca.gov/images/common/ada.pngADA Coordinator
/images/content/Ca_Grants_Portal.jpgCalifornia Grants Portal
...content_container1/eLicensing_AskDRE.jpgeLicensing
...ent_container1/HomePageHousingisKey2.jpgHousing Is Key
/images/content/dre_execs.jpgGovernor and Executive Staff
http://dre.ca.gov/images/common/globe.gifWorld globe of flags icon

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Our Mission
The H1 heading is too short (11 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Our Mission
H2 I am a... ·
H2 I want to...
H2 Essential Information ·
H2 News and Updates ·
H2 Connect With Us ·
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
6 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 23 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
http://dre.ca.gov/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://www.ca.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT CA.gov
http://dre.ca.gov/IMG-ALT Department of Real Estate
http://dre.ca.gov/AboutAbout DRE
http://dre.ca.gov/Contact.htmlContact Us
http://dre.ca.gov/NewsroomNewsroom
http://dre.ca.gov/FormsForms
http://dre.ca.gov/PublicationsPublications
http://dre.ca.gov/Home
http://dre.ca.gov/consumersConsumers
https://www2.dre.ca.gov/Public...External Subdomain Verify a License
/Publications/CompleteListPubl...Consumer Guides & Publications
/Consumers/FileComplaint.htmlFiling a Complaint
/Consumers/HomebuyersBorrowers...Homebuyers/Borrowers
/Consumers/FirstHomeCalifornia...First Home California
/Consumers/ConsumerAlerts/inde...Consumer Alerts
/Consumers/ComplaintResolution...Complaint Resolution Program
/Consumers/ConsumerRecoveryAcc...Consumer Recovery Account
/consumers/CountyAlerts.htmlCounty Recorder Alerts
http://dre.ca.gov/LicenseesLicensees
https://www2.dre.ca.gov/Public...External Subdomain Text duplicate Verify a License
/Licensees/DisciplinaryActions...Disciplinary Actions
https://secure.dre.ca.gov/elic...External Subdomain eLicensing
/Licensees/CurrentTimeframes_m...Current Processing Times
/Licensees/PRLS.htmlPrepaid Rental Listing Services
/Licensees/Advisories.htmlLicensee Alerts and Advisories
/Licensees/BusinessResources.htmlReal Estate Business Resources
/Licensees/SafeAct.htmlSAFE Act/MLO
/Licensees/CiteandFine.htmlCite & Fine
http://dre.ca.gov/ExamineesExaminees
/Examinees/Advice.htmlAdvice for Examinees
/Examinees/OutOfState.htmlOut-of-State Applicants
/Licensees/CurrentTimeframes_m...Text duplicate Current Processing Times
https://secure.dre.ca.gov/elic...External Subdomain Text duplicate eLicensing
/Examinees/HowWhereScheduled.htmlHow & Where Exams are Scheduled
/Examinees/TakingExam.htmlTaking the Exam
/Examinees/EducationCourses.htmlEducation Course Availability
/Examinees/Military.htmlLicense Options for Military Members
http://dre.ca.gov/DevelopersDevelopers
/Developers/PublicReports.htmlPublic Reports
/Developers/NewSubFilingList.htmlNew Subdivision Filing List
/Developers/Timeshares.htmlTime-shares
/Developers/HOA.htmlHomeowners Associations
/Developers/MasterGeoLists.htmlMaster Geographic Letter Lists
https://www.ca.gov/LAFiresExternal Subdomain IMG-ALT Resources for Californians Impacted by the Los Angeles Fires
https://www2.dre.ca.gov/Public...External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Verify a License
/Consumers/FileComplaint.htmlIMG-ALT File a Complaint
/licensees/renewlicense.htmlNo Text
/Consumers/ConsumerRecoveryAcc...No Text
/AskDRELicensingSubdomain IMG-ALT Ask DRE Licensing
https://secure.dre.ca.gov/elic...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01...External Subdomain Executive Order
/Consumers/PublicNotice_011720...Read the Public Notice here
https://www2.dre.ca.gov/Public...External Subdomain Verify a Real Estate License
/Publications/RealEstateLaw.htmlReal Estate Law
/Consumers/ConsumerRecoveryAcc...Consumer Recovery Account Application
/Consumers/ConsumerAlerts.htmlText duplicate Consumer Alerts
http://dre.ca.gov/FAQ.htmlFAQs
/files/pdf/StepstoGetlicensed.pdfSteps to Becoming Licensed
http://dre.ca.gov/FormsText duplicate Forms
/Publications/RealEstateBullet...Subdomain Real Estate Bulletin Newsletter
/Consumers/FileComplaint.htmlText duplicate File a Complaint
/Licensees/BusinessResources.htmlText duplicate Real Estate Business Resources
/Publications/CompleteListPubl...Complete List of Publications
/About/InvitationPublicComment...Invitation for Public Comment/Hearing Notices
/Licensees/CourseProviders.htmlCourse Provider Resources (Pre-License & CE)
/Licensees/CurrentTimeframes_m...Subdomain Current Processing Times for Applications, Renewals, and License Changes
/Licensees/ExamineeLicenseeLis...Examinee List/Licensee List Data Files
/newsroom/DRE_Updates/2025_07_...No Text
/Newsroom/DRE_updates/2025_07_...No Text
/Licensees/Advisories/Advisory...No Text
/newsroom/DRE_Updates/2025_07_...Bill Refresher: Laws for California Property Owners & Real Estate Licensees
A-TITLE Bill Refresher: Laws for California Property Owners & Real Estate Licensees
/Newsroom/DRE_updates/2025_07_...DRE Reups LA Wildfire Resources and Recovery Efforts Six Months Post Fires
A-TITLE LA Wildfires 6 month anniversary
/Licensees/Advisories/Advisory...DFPI and DRE Joint Bulletin: Real Estate Commission Disbursements
A-TITLE Real Estate Commission Disbursements
https://www.facebook.com/CADep...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
https://twitter.com/CA_DREExternal IMG-ALT X
https://twitter.com/ca_dre_espExternal IMG-ALT Español X
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Youtube
http://dre.ca.gov/RSS.htmlIMG-ALT RSS
https://secure.dre.ca.gov/publ...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Survey
http://dre.ca.gov/Contact.htmlText duplicate IMG-ALT Contact Us
https://registertovote.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Secretary of State - Register to Vote
https://saveourwater.com/New window External IMG-ALT Save Our Water
http://dre.ca.gov/About/ADA.htmlIMG-ALT ADA Coordinator
https://www.grants.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT California Grants Portal
/Consumers/FirstHomeCalifornia...No Text
/Accessibility.htmlAccessibility
http://dre.ca.gov/Conditions.htmlConditions of Use
http://dre.ca.gov/Contact.htmlText duplicate Contact Us
/PrivacyPolicy.htmlPrivacy Policy
http://dre.ca.gov/SiteMap.htmlSite Map
https://secure.dre.ca.gov/elic...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE eLicensing
/AskDRELicensingSubdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Ask DRE Licensing
https://camortgagerelief.org/New window External A-TITLE California Mortgage Relief
https://housing.ca.gov/External Subdomain A-TITLE Housing is Key Website
/Licensees/DisciplinaryActions...New window Subdomain A-TITLE DRE Enforcement Actions are Online
/About/commissioner.htmlNew window A-TITLE Real Estate Commissioner
https://www.bcsh.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency
https://gov.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Website of the Governor, Gavin Newsom

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
The checked page does not redirect to another URL.
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.68 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
This page loads 9 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 13 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (42 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlprivate
content-typetext/html
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
set-cookie53 Characters
x-powered-byASP.NET
dateTue, 29 Jul 2025 12:56:04 GMT
content-length42943
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 81 referring domains.
This page has 647 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 77 different ip addresses.

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Disallow: /files/db
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dre.ca.gov
California Department of Real Estate
This is the home page of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE)

Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
DRE68%Check
real66%Check
estate66%Check
California66%Check
Real Estate66%Check
California Department63%Check
Department59%Check
Mission58%Check
Real Estate Law57%Check
Estate License54%Check
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