Notion Integration
Productivity & Task ManagementWhat It Does
Notion is a flexible knowledge management platform that combines wikis, databases, and task management into one unified workspace. For real estate professionals, it serves as the central hub for team documentation, client onboarding materials, listing templates, and operational playbooks. Unlike simple note-taking apps, Notion's relational databases let you connect properties to clients, link tasks to deals, and build systems that scale with your brokerage.
Why Real Estate Professionals Use It
Real estate teams drown in scattered information: listing details in the MLS, notes in email, SOPs in Google Docs, and tasks in spreadsheets. Notion consolidates this chaos into one searchable workspace. When an agent asks 'What's our process for expired listings?', they find a wiki page with step-by-step instructions, email templates, and a database of past expired listing conversions with notes on what worked.
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Key Features for Real Estate
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Relational Databases with Custom Properties
Create interconnected databases for clients, properties, tasks, and deals. Use relations to link a client to multiple properties, properties to multiple showings, and deals to task checklists. Filter, sort, and view data as tables, kanban boards, calendars, or galleries.
Build a 'Properties' database linked to a 'Showings' database. When you log a showing, it automatically appears on the property's page and the client's page. Filter to see 'All properties shown to buyers in December' or 'Clients who viewed this property but didn't make an offer'.
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Automation Workflows
Ready-to-deploy workflows powered by Notion + NextAutomation
Auto-Create Listing Page from MLS Data
When a new listing is added to your MLS or CRM, this workflow automatically creates a Notion page in your 'Active Listings' database. It populates property details, generates a pre-filled checklist for marketing tasks (photography, staging, open house, social ads), and creates linked tasks in your team's task tracker.
1Webhook from MLS or CRM triggers when new listing is created
2n8n extracts property data: address, price, beds/baths, listing agent
3n8n creates a new page in Notion 'Listings' database with property details
4Populate template sections: Marketing Plan, Showing Schedule, Offer Tracker
Listing agents get a standardized workspace for each property with all action items pre-populated. No more forgetting steps like ordering the yard sign or scheduling professional photos. Team members can see all active listings in one database and collaborate on marketing strategies without email chains.
Triggers & Actions
Connect Notion to your workflows with powerful triggers and actions
Triggers
Database Item Created
Fires when a new page/item is added to a specific Notion database.
When agent creates new entry in 'Leads' database, trigger workflow to send welcome email and create task for follow-up call within 24 hours.
Database Item Updated
Fires when an existing database item's properties change (e.g., status updated, checkbox checked).
When 'Deal Stage' property changes to 'Under Contract', trigger workflow to create closing checklist and notify transaction coordinator.
Page Content Modified
Fires when the content of a Notion page is edited (not just properties, but actual text/blocks).
When team member adds notes to 'Weekly Meeting' page, trigger Slack notification summarizing new action items for absent team members.
Actions
Create Database Page
Creates a new item/page in a specified Notion database with defined properties and content blocks.
When deal closes in CRM, create new page in 'Closed Deals Archive' database with client name, property address, sale price, and commission breakdown.
Update Database Page
Updates properties or content of an existing Notion database item/page.
When client provides feedback after showing, update their Notion page's 'Last Interaction' property and append feedback to 'Communication Log' section.
Append Blocks to Page
Adds new content blocks (text, to-do items, embeds) to the end of an existing Notion page.
After each client call, append timestamped note block to client's Notion page documenting discussion points and next steps.
Query Database
Retrieves items from a Notion database based on filters and sorts (e.g., all deals closing this month, active buyers in specific zip codes).
Query 'Listings' database for properties with status 'Active' and days on market > 60 to trigger price adjustment recommendation workflow.
Duplicate Page
Creates a copy of an existing Notion page, useful for template-based workflows.
When new listing signed, duplicate 'Listing Template' page, rename with property address, and customize with specific property details.
Archive Page
Archives a Notion page (removes from active views but preserves for search/history).
When deal closes or falls through, archive the listing page from 'Active Listings' database to declutter workspace while preserving historical records.
Search Pages
Performs full-text search across Notion workspace to find pages matching query.
Search Notion for all pages containing '[Client Name]' to surface all related listings, notes, and tasks before client call for context.
Retrieve Page Content
Fetches the full content and properties of a specific Notion page by ID.
Retrieve listing page content to extract property details, format them, and send automated listing update email to interested buyers.
Create Comment
Adds a comment to a Notion page or specific block, useful for team collaboration and notifications.
When showing is booked, add comment to listing page mentioning agent: '@Sarah - showing scheduled for Thursday 3pm with the Johnsons'.
Setup Guide
Get started in approximately 20 minutes for basic setup; 1 hour for multi-database real estate workspace with first automation
Prerequisites
- Notion account (free or paid tier)
- Notion integration created in workspace settings to generate API key
- n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted) with Notion node available
- Basic understanding of Notion databases and properties
Create Notion Integration and Get API Key
Go to notion.so/my-integrations and click 'New integration'. Name it 'n8n Automation', select the workspace, and set capabilities (Read/Update/Insert content). Copy the 'Internal Integration Token' that starts with 'secret_'. This is your API key for n8n.
Keep the token secure—treat it like a password. Anyone with this token can access and modify your Notion workspace.
Share Databases with Your Integration
In Notion, open the database you want to automate. Click the '...' menu (top right), select 'Add connections', and choose your integration by name. Repeat for each database you want n8n to access. Integrations only see explicitly shared databases.
Start by sharing just one test database. Verify automation works before sharing production databases to avoid accidental changes.
Connect Notion to n8n
In your n8n workflow editor, add a Notion node. Click 'Create New Credentials', paste your Integration Token from step 1. Test the connection by adding a Notion 'Get Database' node, selecting a shared database, and executing—it should return your database structure.
Save credentials as 'Notion - Production' to reuse across workflows. If testing, create a separate test integration and credentials.
Set Up Database Structure for Real Estate
In Notion, create databases for your core workflows: 'Clients', 'Properties', 'Deals', and 'Tasks'. Add custom properties: for Clients (Status, Price Range, Preferred Areas), for Properties (Address, Price, Stage, Agent Assigned), for Deals (Stage, Value, Close Date), for Tasks (Due Date, Priority, Assignee). Use relations to link Clients → Properties → Deals.
Mirror proven systems. If you track clients in a spreadsheet, recreate those columns as Notion properties. This makes migration easier and ensures team adoption.
Find Database IDs for Automation
In Notion, open a database as a full page. The URL will look like 'notion.so/workspace/DatabaseID?v=ViewID'. Copy the 32-character 'DatabaseID' portion (before the ?). You'll need this to tell n8n which database to read/write. Repeat for each database you're automating.
Keep a document mapping database names to their IDs: 'Clients DB: abc123...', 'Deals DB: def456...'. Saves time when building workflows.
Create Page Templates for Common Workflows
In Notion, create template pages for recurring needs: 'New Listing Template' with sections for marketing plan and checklists, 'Client Page Template' with saved search sections, 'Deal Template' with stage-specific task lists. Duplicate these manually or via n8n workflows.
Include template buttons in your templates. Example: a 'New Listing' page has a button to create linked showing schedule entries with one click.
Build Your First Workflow: CRM to Notion Sync
Create an n8n workflow: CRM Trigger (new contact) → Set Variables (extract name, email, status) → Notion 'Create Page' action (in Clients database) → Slack notification. Test by creating a contact in your CRM and verifying the Notion page is created with correct properties.
Start simple. Get data flowing from CRM to Notion before adding complex logic like AI personalization or multi-step branching.
Configure Permissions for Team Access
In Notion, set page/database permissions so team members see relevant content. Use 'Share' settings to give agents access to their own client pages and listings, but restrict access to management dashboards. Set up 'Can View' vs 'Can Edit' permissions appropriately.
Create a 'Team Wiki' page as the landing page. Pin it to sidebar. Link to key databases and documentation so new agents know where to start.
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