With the release of RealHomes 4.4.0 and 4.4.1, we’ve delivered a sweeping batch of refinements that go beyond cosmetics. This update introduces a brand-new demo, new front-end controls, deeper Elementor flexibility, and essential UX and performance fixes. Here’s a breakdown of what’s new across both updates.
🚀 Fusion Demo – A Bold New Direction
The standout addition in 4.4.0 is the Fusion Demo – a sharp, modern design that seamlessly blends form and function for real estate websites, featuring a fresh, trending layout. You can explore it live here:
👉 https://ultra.realhomes.io/fusion
Whether you’re launching a new website or giving an existing one a facelift, Fusion gives you a sleek, high-converting design foundation.
🧩 New Features That Matter
- Submit Property Upgrades
Users can now save drafts and preview listings before submission, while admins can now receive notifications when properties are edited. Add to that: the ability to require specific fields in the form, and your data just got a lot cleaner. - Login Workflow Tweaks
Trigger the login pop-up from a custom URL or redirect guests after a specified number of property views, implementing soft gatekeeping that encourages account creation without disrupting the user experience. - Sticky Headers on Mobile
Available in all design variations, including Elementor-powered headers. Mobile navigation just became significantly better. - Agent & Property Listing Controls
New flexibility lets you toggle detail page links on agent listings, activate/deactivate properties via the front-end dashboard, and assign agents more intelligently during submission. - More Flexible Widgets
- Elementor Agent Widget now supports pagination
- New variation of Property Actions
- New Property Filter Widget for Listing v14
- Icons customization for Accordion widgets
- Tile styles and improved naming in Elementor widgets
- More control over review rating stars, form styling, and filter sliders
✨ Smart Visual & UI Enhancements
- Social Sharing for Posts
Sharing sections are now integrated into both the Default and Full-Width post templates. - Sticky Header with Contact Info (Modern Design)
Keep the contact button always within reach, even on scroll. - Improved Placeholder Handling
Placeholder visuals, especially in property grids and agent/agency widgets, are now more polished and consistent. - Fallbacks with Purpose
If your main slider has no properties set, it will now auto-fill with the latest listings. Empty sliders? Never again.
🛠️ Under-the-Hood Fixes That Cleaned Up the Clutter
Here’s a peek at just some of what’s been resolved:
- Ajax pagination on the homepage now behaves properly
- Typography inconsistencies in the Elementor Addon squashed
- Gravatar fallback issues fixed
- Agent schema data appearing on irrelevant pages has been removed
- Google Maps-related notices resolved
- Deprecated PHP notices are removed
- Phone number link issues handled
- Guest field count bugs in RVR search fixed
- Improved OTP functionality for social login
- JavaScript errors in analytics and chart modules have been cleaned up
- Secure protocol enforced for theme and plugin auto-updates
🎨 Visuals Polished, User Experience Smoothed
- RTL pagination direction corrected
- Inquiry form styles got their own controls
- V8 Featured Properties widget styling got a retouch
- User profile edit page role validation tightened
- Property popups on maps are enhanced for both Mapbox and OSM
- Dynamic CSS generation is now optimized for faster load times
- Admin notices added for missing keys in Stripe, PayPal, Currency Switcher, and Google Maps
Final Words
The 4.4. x release isn’t just about new features, it’s about closing gaps, polishing edges, and elevating the small details that add up to a more powerful, stable, and customizable real estate experience.
We recommend updating both the RealHomes theme and all included plugins to benefit from these changes fully.
Let us know what you think, or what you’d love to see next.
