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Should You Switch Brokerages?

Your real numbers, side by side with Real Brokerage — split, stock, and what recruiting could realistically add over 10 years.

Heads up: everything below is an estimate built from your inputs and Real's publicly posted program terms — not a quote, a guarantee, or an official offer from Real.

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Where you are now

Your split is the % you keep. Splits, caps, and fees vary a lot by market and by agent, even at the same brokerage — use your own agreement, not a guess.
Total commission before any splits — not your take-home. We'll assume this stays roughly steady each year for the 10-year outlook below.
2

Stock & equity at Real

Real is publicly traded (NASDAQ: REAX). Agents build equity a few different ways — pick what applies to you.

On track for Elite Agent status this year?
Two ways to qualify:
Volume path — pay your full cap, then keep closing: post-cap fees need to add up to $6,000, which works out to roughly 25-30 total transactions in a year at a typical $10K average commission. A higher average sale price gets you there with fewer deals.
Luxury path — $500K+ GCI across at least 10 separate $1M+ sales (10 separate sales, not one $10M deal).
Would you enroll in the stock purchase match?
Real matches a % of what you invest from commission.
Real adds a 10% bonus on pre-cap investing, 15% post-cap.
Share price snapshot as of Aug 15, 2026 — REAX has moved between roughly $1.68 and $5+ over the past year, so check today's price on Nasdaq and adjust it. The 8% growth assumption is illustrative, not a forecast — shares you hold are assumed to grow (or shrink) at this rate every year, on top of any new shares you're awarded.
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Recruiting & revenue share

This is what powers your Tier 2–5 revenue share below. Tier 1 pays 5% of a recruit's GCI, Tier 2 pays 4%, and Tiers 3–5 step down further (3%/2%/1% — Real confirms Tier 1 and 2 publicly; 3–5 are a reasonable estimate, not an official figure). We assume each agent's "bring 2" habit happens once, not every year forever — otherwise the math turns into an unrealistic infinite pyramid.
Also building a team (not just individual production)?

This year: split & fees

Where you are now

$0
Paid to brokerage/fees

At Real (85/15)

$0
Paid to brokerage/fees
$0
estimated difference this year

Stock & equity, year one

Cap award (if you cap)
$0
Elite Agent award
$0
Stock match bonus
$0
Recruiting attraction awards
$0

10-year wealth outlook

Savings vs. your current brokerage, Tier 1–5 revenue share income, and stock value — added up and compounding as your downline builds. (Reminder: if you stay 3+ years, Real Retirement can keep the revenue-share part of this going even after you stop selling.)

Cumulative wealth building over 10 years at Real
YearSplit savingsRev share (T1–5)Stock portfolioCumulative
Beyond the split: no desk fees, no franchise fees, no monthly tech charges at Real. Stock, revenue share, and savings all stack on top of your normal production.
Illustrative estimates based on published 2026 Real Brokerage figures (85/15 split, $12K cap, the $40 pre-cap compliance fee, the $285 post-cap transaction fee — $100 if you're Elite, the $750 annual brokerage fee, a one-time $249 signup fee in year one, Cap/Attraction/Elite stock awards, stock purchase match at 10%/15%, and five-tier revenue share) plus the assumptions entered above, including an assumed one-time "each recruit brings N more agents" pattern for Tiers 2–5 and an assumed average commission per transaction (used only to estimate fee counts, not shown above). Stock is modeled as a running position: shares awarded each year stay held and grow at the assumed annual rate on top of new shares added later — the same way a real brokerage account compounds. Split savings and revenue share are shown as cash accumulated, not reinvested. Real is a residential-focused brokerage — no separate commercial-agent program was found, so commercial production runs through the same split, cap, and fee structure as any other transaction. Every number on this page is an estimate for a starting conversation — actual splits, caps, fees, stock price, growth, and program terms are set by Real and the market, and this is not a guarantee, forecast, or official offer.

This is just the tip of the iceberg

We haven't even gotten into a few things that could matter just as much as the numbers above. Tap any of these to go deeper — totally optional.

Real Wallet — faster money, less banking hassle

A business checking account and debit card built into Real's own platform, so your commission lands faster instead of sitting in the usual banking delay. It also unlocks credit lines based on your own earnings history — so if you want capital to invest in marketing or ads, it's tied to what you've already proven you can produce, not a generic loan application.

Real Retirement — income that can outlast your career

Stay at Real 3+ years, and your revenue share keeps paying out for life after you stop actively selling — the only requirement is keeping your license active. Everything in the 10-year table above stops at year 10. This doesn't have to.

Group health insurance access

As a 1099 agent, health coverage is usually entirely on you. Real offers group-rate insurance options, which is one less thing to price-shop for on your own every year.

WealthPlan — see it all in one place

Real's own built-in tool for tracking commission, stock, and revenue share together, so you're not piecing your financial picture together from three different logins.

Real Academy — training that doesn't stop at onboarding

Real's own training platform, run by their agent-development team, with ongoing courses and coaching programs — including free options like Agent BreakThru — covering everything from lead generation to using AI in your business. Built for agents at every stage, not just brand-new ones.

ReferReal — a built-in referral network

With agents across all 50 states and Canada, Real's referral network makes it easier to send and receive referral business when a client's move crosses into another market — genuinely useful if relocation is any part of what you do.

RISE — Real's annual agent conference

Real's signature yearly conference has drawn 2,000+ agents in recent years for three days of training, networking, and product announcements — built around the company's stated core value that "we" is greater than "me."

A culture built on collaboration, not gatekeeping

Real's Co-Sponsored Revenue Share program lets two agents split credit for bringing on a recruit instead of competing over who gets the win — one example of a culture that leans toward agents helping agents rather than hoarding leads or contacts.

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