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Raven Real Estate

The whole plan, in writing.

Most brokerages make you take a meeting before they show you the numbers. Here they are. Run your own math below, then call us if it makes sense.

The Raven plan

Raven Real Estate agent compensation plan

What you pay

Split
80% to you, 20% to Raven
Annual cap
$5,000
Reached at $25,000 of your own GCI. Resets January 1.
After you cap
100% to you
On your own business, for the rest of the calendar year.
Monthly, desk, tech, E&O and onboarding fees
$0
Transaction fee
$395 per side, paid by your client
On every buyer and listing side, before and after you cap, disclosed to the client up front. Never charged on leases or on referral fees you earn by referring a client out.

Good to know

Office-provided leads
25% referral fee to Raven
Taken before the split. It does not count toward your cap. Your own business never pays it.
Your own costs
Association and MLS dues
Paid by you directly, the same at any brokerage.
Plans
One plan
There is no monthly-fee plan to choose instead.

Terms as of October 2026. Your independent contractor agreement with Raven Real Estate Group, LLC sets the final terms.

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Gross commission income before your brokerage takes anything.

That is about 10 sides a year.

70/30 to an office cap (modelled at $12,000), 6% royalty capped at $3,000, about $100 a month

Leave at 0 for your own business. Office leads carry a 25% referral fee, outside the cap.

A franchise office with a 70/30 split and a 6% royalty

$16,200

a year

Raven

$5,000

a year

At $75,000 of GCI, you would keep $11,200 more a year at Raven.

Over five years at the same GCI: $56,000.

Split
$5,000
Office-lead fees
$0
Client fee counted
$0
Monthly and annual
$0
How this is worked out, and the sources

Illustrative example only, not a guarantee; results vary. Your GCI is spread evenly over 10 sides of $7,500. Each plan's split is taken side by side until its cap; sides after the cap pay the plan's post-cap fee. Per-side, monthly and annual fees and royalties are added. Association and MLS dues are left out because every brokerage has them, and so are one-time start-up fees, revenue share and stock.

Other plans are described by their terms, with sources, as checked on October 14, 2026. Brokerages change their plans; check with them before you decide.

  • A cloud brokerage with an 80/20 split to a $16,000 cap. 80/20 to a $16,000 cap, $85 a month, $25 review fee and $40 risk fee per side (risk fee capped at $500 a year). Published by the brokerage. Split and cap are reported by a third party; the fees are published by eXp. eXp, Join eXp (fees) (2026-10); Jamil Academy, eXp review (split and cap) (2026-09)
  • A cloud brokerage with an 85/15 split to a $12,000 cap. 85/15 to a $12,000 cap, $750 a year, $40 per side, $285 per side after the cap. Published by the brokerage. Fees as they stood before September 2026. A third party reports $900 a year and $50 per side from September 1, 2026; Real has not confirmed it. joinreal.com (split and cap) (2026-10); Jamil Academy, Real review (annual and per-side fees) (2026-09); Houston Properties (post-cap fee) (2026-03)
  • A flat-fee brokerage with a 7% split to a $9,000 cap. 7% per side (at least $350) to a $9,000 cap, $75 a month, $35 E&O per side, $165 per side after the cap. Published by the brokerage. Fathom, commission plans (2026-10); Fathom FAQ (Edge required for new agents from Apr 1, 2026) (2026-04)
  • A flat-fee brokerage charging $500 per side to a $5,000 cap. $500 per side to a $5,000 cap, $500 a year, $195 per side transaction fee (which the plan allows to be charged to the client). Reported by a third party, not confirmed by the brokerage. Modelled with the agent paying the $195 fee. When the client pays it, this plan costs $195 less per side. Jamil Academy, LPT review (2026-08)
  • A franchise office with a 70/30 split and a 6% royalty. 70/30 to an office cap (modelled at $12,000), 6% royalty capped at $3,000, about $100 a month. A typical office; each office sets its own terms. Each office sets its own cap. No Michigan office's cap was found; caps elsewhere run $9,000 to $19,000. Jamil Academy, KW split (2026-08); Clever, KW commission model (royalty) (2026-09)
  • A franchise office with a 95/5 split and a $300 monthly desk fee. 95/5 with a 1% broker fee, no cap, $300 a month desk fee. A typical office; each office sets its own terms. Desk fees run $300 to $2,500 a month by office. Clever, RE/MAX commission split (2026-09)
  • A franchise office with a graduated split and a 6% franchise fee. Company keeps 30% to $30,000 GCI, 20% to $60,000, then 10%; 6% franchise fee; about $110 a month. A typical office; each office sets its own terms. Clever, Coldwell Banker commission split (2026-09)

Illustrative example only. Results depend on the assumptions shown and on your actual production, and are not a guarantee of savings or income. Plans at other brokerages change and vary by office; confirm current terms with that brokerage. Raven Real Estate Group, LLC · Real Estate Broker · Lathrup Village, MI.

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