For Real Estate Agents
The brokerage that puts your name first
Splits, caps, royalties, desk fees — model every brokerage against your real production and see exactly what you take home, based on a 3.5% / 1.5% sliding-scale commission.
3.5%
First $100K
1.5%
Balance of sale
Avg Sale Price
$500,000
$100K$2M
Sides Per Year
25
160
Commission per side
$9,500
3.5% / 1st $100K + 1.5% remainder
Annual GCI
$237,500
25 sides × $9,500
Effective rate
1.90%
of sale price
At this volume, brokerage choice swings your take-home by $65,780 per year.
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Split paid$71,250
Royalty paid$0
Monthly × 12$0
Transaction fees$6,250
Net to agent$160,000
Brokerage takes$77,500
Effective split: agent keeps 67.4% of GCI
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Split paid$18,000
Royalty paid$3,000
Monthly × 12$1,020
Transaction fees$0
Net to agent$215,480
Brokerage takes$22,020
Effective split: agent keeps 90.7% of GCI
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Split paid$16,000
Royalty paid$0
Monthly × 12$1,020
Transaction fees$625
Net to agent$219,855
Brokerage takes$17,645
Effective split: agent keeps 92.6% of GCI
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Split paid$0
Royalty paid$0
Monthly × 12$1,188
Transaction fees$12,375
Net to agent$223,937
Brokerage takes$13,563
Effective split: agent keeps 94.3% of GCI
Highest Take-Home
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Split paid$6,000
Royalty paid$0
Monthly × 12$720
Transaction fees$5,000
Net to agent$225,780
Brokerage takes$11,720
Effective split: agent keeps 95.1% of GCI
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Split paid$12,000
Royalty paid$0
Monthly × 12$360
Transaction fees$7,125
Net to agent$218,015
Brokerage takes$19,485
Effective split: agent keeps 91.8% of GCI
Caps set to 0 mean no cap. Royalty is taken off the top of GCI before the split. Models simplified — verify exact terms with each brokerage.