FOR INDIVIDUAL AGENTS

What an individual agent keeps at Real

Updated September 29, 2026

Short answer

You keep 85% of each commission until you've paid Real $12,000 in splits for the year, which takes $80,000 in gross commission. After that you pay $285 per sale, and there's no monthly fee. Real also pays revenue share when agents you sponsored close deals, and you can buy Real stock through your commissions.

Run your numbers See every fee

On this page: What you keep · Revenue share · Stock and Elite

Agent on a phone call walking through a modern listing

What you keep on each sale

85/15
Split until you cap: $12,000
Yearly cap: $80,000
Gross commission to cap: $0
Monthly fee

Every fee a solo agent pays

Fee	Amount
Sign-up fee	$249, one time
Annual brokerage fee	$900, paid as $300 on each of your first 3 transactions in the anniversary year
CBR fee	$50 per transaction
Post-cap fee	$285 per sale or $125 per lease, or 15% if less
Elite post-cap fee	$100 per transaction
Personal transactions	Up to 3 per anniversary year at $250 each
Monthly fee	None

One $10,000 commission

BEFORE STATE TAXES

When	What Real takes	You keep
Before cap, first sale of the year	$1,500 split, $300 brokerage fee installment, $50 CBR	$8,150
Before cap, after the 3 installments	$1,500 split, $50 CBR	$8,450
After cap	$285 post-cap fee, $50 CBR	$9,665
After cap, as Elite	$100 post-cap fee, $50 CBR	$9,850

Over a full year at $150,000 in gross commission (20 sales of $7,500), Real receives $16,465 in total, or 10.98%, and you keep $133,535 before state taxes. The fees guide shows every line.

Your cap resets on your anniversary date, the first of the month after you join. You can't bring a cap from another brokerage or prepay it.

State taxes may apply (for example, Washington's 1.75% B&O tax, which Real deducts from commission).

How revenue share works when you sponsor agents

When another agent names you as their sponsor on their Real application, Real pays you a share of that agent's gross commission until they cap each year. It comes out of Real's 15%. The agent's own split doesn't change, and they pay you nothing.

Tier	Rate	Most per $12,000 cap agent, per year	How the tier opens
Tier 1	5%	$4,000	Open to every sponsor
Tier 2	4%	$3,200	5 producing Tier 1 agents, or you cap
Tier 3	3%	$2,400	15 producing Tier 1 agents, a network of 750 to 999 agents, or you cap
Tier 4	2%	$1,600	20 producing Tier 1 agents, a network of 1,000 to 1,499 agents, or you reach Elite
Tier 5	1%	$800	25 producing Tier 1 agents, a network of 1,500 or more agents, or you reach Elite

Unlocks from capping or Elite last until your anniversary reset.

Illustration: you sponsor 5 agents and each one caps

This is an illustration, not a promise or a typical result. It assumes 5 solo agents you sponsored each close $10,000 in gross commission a month and cap in month 8, at $80,000.

Step	Amount
Tier 1 per agent (5% of $80,000)	$4,000
5 agents, before fees	$20,000
Revenue share fees ($175 off the first payment, 1.2% on the other 7 monthly payments)	$385
Net for the year	$19,615

Each of those agents still keeps 85% of every check until they cap. Having 5 producing Tier 1 agents also opens Tier 2 for you.

What changes the result: revenue share on each agent stops when that agent caps and starts again at their anniversary date. Each agent has to meet Real's producing policy ($450 in splits to Real every 6 months, with a one-time 6-month grace period). Real limits total revenue share to 60% of its monthly revenue and pro-rates payments if that limit is reached. From September 1, 2026, you need a Real Wallet Business Checking account to receive revenue share. The result depends on what those agents actually close.

Co-sponsors split revenue share 50/50. A sponsor can't be changed after the agent signs the independent contractor agreement. Revenue share can be willed after 5 consecutive producing years.

Revenue share is one of several ways Real pays agents, next to the split, the cap and stock. Figures are examples, not income promises. Under Real's Agent Attraction Code of Conduct, no one may offer anything of value in exchange for being named sponsor.

Revenue share guide · Tiers and unlocks · Sponsor vs team leader

Stock and Elite

Stock purchase plan

Optional. You can put 5% of your net commission toward Real stock before you cap and 10% after. Real adds bonus shares worth 10% of what you buy before cap and 15% after. There's a $250 minimum before your first purchase. Shares you buy are always yours and can be sold after 1 year. Bonus shares vest in 1 year.

Example at a hypothetical $5 share price (not a forecast): $5,000 of net commission before cap puts in $250 for 50 shares plus 5 bonus shares, 55 in total. $7,000 after cap puts in $700 for 140 shares plus 21 bonus shares, 161 in total.

Capping and attraction awards

When you cap, Real grants a capping award in stock. When an agent you directly attracted closes their first sale with at least $2,000 in gross commission, Real grants an attraction award. Both are restricted stock units that vest over 3 years.

Elite status

You qualify in one anniversary year by capping and then paying $6,000 in post-cap fees (22 post-cap sales at $285), or with $500,000 or more in gross commission and 10 completed transactions of $1 million or more, receiving at least 50% of the commission on each. Elite brings a $12,000 production award in restricted stock units (3-year vesting), a $100 post-cap fee, revenue share up to Tier 5 until your reset, and an optional $8,000 cultural award.

Stock guide · Elite guide

Check your own numbers

The home page calculator runs your commission and deal count against Real's split, cap and fees.

Run your numbers

FAQ

Individual agent questions

No. Real pays it out of its own 15%. The agent you sponsored keeps the same split.

No. Your split, cap and fees are the same whether or not you ever sponsor an agent.

When that agent caps for the year. It starts again at their anniversary date, as long as they stay producing.

Yes. An individual agent can join a team any time after joining Real. If you've already paid past the team member cap, the lower cap starts at your anniversary reset.

Sources

Figures checked against Real’s support center on September 29, 2026. Real can change its fees and policies at any time.

Before you apply

Choose the sponsor who influenced you.

Your Real sponsor is named on your application and is separate from a team leader. A sponsor does not change your commission split. Review your choice before signing.

How sponsor choice works

Sean McConnell

A Real agent and one available sponsor option. You may choose Sean or any other Real agent.

Have questions first? Talk to a Real agent

Apply to Real

Sponsor on this link: Sean McConnell. You choose your sponsor on the application.

Ready to apply

Apply when you're ready

Real's application opens on Real's own site. Nothing is final until you review and sign your independent contractor agreement.