SPONSOR NETWORK

How Real's sponsor tiers and unlocks work

Updated September 28, 2026

Short answer

Revenue share follows the sponsor chain down five tiers. Tier 1 is the agents you sponsor directly. Tier 2 is the agents they sponsor, and so on down to Tier 5. Every sponsor starts with Tier 1. Tiers 2 to 5 have to be unlocked.

Agent on a video call with four colleagues

Your network, tier by tier

TIER 1

of that agent's pre-cap GCI, up to $4,000 per anniversary year for a $12,000-cap agent.

Select any tier in the tree to see its rate and maximum.

Three ways to unlock tiers

Producing Tier 1 agents

At 5 producing Tier 1 agents, Tier 2 unlocks. At 15, Tier 3. At 20, Tier 4. At 25, Tier 5.

Network size

Real counts agents in your network under its current rules (source). A network of 750 to 999 agents unlocks Tier 3, 1,000 to 1,499 unlocks Tier 4, and 1,500 or more unlocks Tier 5. If your network falls below a threshold, you drop a tier.

Your production

Capping at $12,000 unlocks through Tier 3 the next day. Elite Agent status unlocks through Tier 5. Both reset on your anniversary.

Only producing agents count for the first path. Agents in their one-time 6-month grace period do not count toward unlocks.

Example: one sale, three levels

You

$300, Tier 3

→

$400, Tier 2

→

$500, Tier 1

→

$10,000 sale

C pays Real $1,500 from the pre-cap split. If the tiers are unlocked, B earns $500, A earns $400, and you earn $300. Real keeps $300. C's own commission is unchanged.

Example: a year with two levels

You sponsored A, and A sponsored B. A reaches $80,000 in GCI and caps, so your Tier 1 revenue share on A tops out at $4,000. B reaches $60,000 and never caps: that's $2,400 to you at Tier 2 if Tier 2 is unlocked, and $3,000 to A at Tier 1. Your total is $6,400 before fees, or $4,000 if Tier 2 is locked.

Both totals are before the $175 yearly fee and 1.2% on later payments. This is a program example, not a promise of income.

What happens when an agent caps

Revenue share on that agent stops for everyone above them as soon as the agent caps. It begins again when that agent's anniversary year resets.

Sponsor vs team leader

Sponsor

Named on the independent contractor agreement. May receive revenue share from Real. Has no authority over the agent and takes no team split.

Team leader

Runs a team and may receive a team split under a separate team agreement. The team leader may be a different person from the sponsor.

Compare the roles in detail

Rules that protect agents

A sponsor never takes money from your commission.
Your sponsor choice becomes permanent after signing, with a limited exception if the sponsor leaves Real.
Nothing of value may be offered in exchange for naming a sponsor.

FAQ

Sponsor tier questions

Yes. Deeper tiers require producing Tier 1 agents, network size, capping, or Elite Agent status.

An agent must pay at least $450 in splits to Real during each rolling six-month period.

No. New agents receive a one-time six-month grace period, but do not count toward producing-agent unlocks during it.

No. Real pays revenue share from its own 15% company split.

Revenue share from that agent stops for everyone above them until the agent's anniversary reset.

No. Nothing of value should be offered in exchange for naming a sponsor.

Sources

Figures checked against Real’s support center on September 28, 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