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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Thankfully, not any more.  Being an independent broker I always work at 100% commission. It's a beautiful thing.

Dec 27, 2015 08:23 AM
Rainmaker
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I'm on a 95/5 split.... and pay no desk fee for managing....

Dec 27, 2015 07:46 AM
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Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

No, you are at the same level until the end of the next year. If your production does not warrant your current split, you will reduce on Jan 1. If during the year your production exceeds previous levels you will move up.

Dec 27, 2015 08:37 AM
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Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Ours is reset on our joining the brokerage anniversary date (for us, April).  As soon as we pay off our annual bill we go from 70% to 95% the rest of the year until our next anniversary.  It's nice knowing our next closings are essentially all ours.

Dec 27, 2015 07:27 AM
Rainmaker
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Debbie,

When had our own firm, we did not do that.  A

Dec 27, 2015 07:27 AM
Rainmaker
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

No. I had a 100% commission agreement with RE/MAX for many years.

Dec 27, 2015 07:26 AM
Rainmaker
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

I don't and I left the company that did that 11 years ago. And my arrangement is pretty much what Liz and Bill Spear described. In 2015, I'd met my "contribution" level in the first month of my anniversary year in July and get 95% of all commissions (5% for franchise fee) until July 2016.

Dec 27, 2015 08:30 PM
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Hella Mitschke Rothwell
(831) 626-4000 - Honolulu, HI
Hawaii & California Real Estate Broker

Like Kathleen Daniels , I am an independent broker and LOVE it. That means whatever I earn I keep. With my business model, I do have certain expenses, but they just add to my overall lifestyle.

Dec 27, 2015 01:44 PM
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

yes my company does that as well. It's an incentive scale and it motivates agents.

Dec 27, 2015 12:50 PM
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Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

I have a contract for two year and a top producer split that I cannot talk about. I am happy though.

Dec 27, 2015 12:20 PM
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Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

that is why i left Long and Foster the first time. i was so offended by the practice. 

Dec 27, 2015 09:37 AM
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Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Debbie, our anniversary date is in January and we are on an 80-20 split but capped back in July so we have been on 100% since July.  The nice thing about KW is that once you hit  $3,000 in Franchise Fees (about $1.7 million in production) you are capped on that, as well. Our monthly fees average around $110, and we received over $5,000 in passive income from the owners in the form of profit share.   With Keller Williams my wife Sharon and I are considered one agent when it comes to paying the splits and franchise fees, so that is a GREAT thing as well!

All this without a single,  HAIL GARY KELLER!   ^_~

Dec 27, 2015 09:21 AM
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LUXURYSOCALREALTY COMPASS La Jolla
Compass - La Jolla, CA
San Diego Partner - The Private Client Network

no i get gouged 365!  But happily

Dec 27, 2015 06:50 AM
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Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

I got tired of paying a piece and getting no support.  I am a broker that takes 100% all year long. 

Jan 03, 2016 05:32 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

Bruce Walter gives a great example of how things work at Keller Williams...

Dec 27, 2015 10:29 PM
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Stefan Winter
Real Estate in IL & NV | Owner of Real Estate Web Tech | Daily Vlogger - Las Vegas, NV
Owner - Winter Group & Real Estate Web Tech

No, our broker slides back on the day you joined every year so mine wont reset until September.

Dec 27, 2015 12:33 PM
Rainmaker
4,332,805
John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Debbie Reynolds Locally, I am aware few brokerages have sliding scale pay.

Dec 27, 2015 12:11 PM
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Pete Xavier
Investments to Luxury - Pacific Palisades, CA
Outstanding Agent Referrals-Nationwide

Absolutely happy with my arrangement that there is no need for me to become a broker unless I want to. Would not like a sliding scale system that starts over every year!

Dec 27, 2015 11:38 AM
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Cheri Long
Metro Brokers/Priority Properties, Inc. - Centennial, CO
Metro Denver Realtor- Your Home is my PRIORITY

I don't change the schedule. I want happy agents who eventually can be their own brokers. Good question though.

Dec 27, 2015 11:23 AM
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Frank Rubi
Frank Rubi Real Estate, LLC - Metairie, LA
FrankRubiRealEstate.com

Not in my company I don't offer the cap. I'm a simple transaction fee Broker. 

Dec 27, 2015 10:52 AM
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Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

That's a good question, my broker told me what percentage he would give me when I came back to work here last spring.  I'm not sure if I revert back to a lower percentage or not.

Dec 27, 2015 10:06 AM
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Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

So Far, we have not done that.

Dec 27, 2015 09:59 AM
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Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

My current company does not, but the brokerages I worked for in the past did.  Almost nobody ever leaves my current company!

Dec 27, 2015 09:20 AM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

I've seen that at many brokerages, but not where I worked.

Dec 27, 2015 08:24 AM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Many brokerages will if they are not profitable.

At ROG they raised to E&O and reduce the the commission split slightly. 

Dec 27, 2015 07:54 AM
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617,985
David Gibson CNE, 719-304-4684 ~ Colorado Springs Relocation
Colorado Real Estate Advisers LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Relocation, Luxury & Lifestyle residential

Debbie,
That sure sounds demoralizing. 

Dec 27, 2015 06:58 AM
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Debbie Laity
CinaJones Real Estate - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County

No...our rate of pay stays the same no matter what. But I did get profit sharing for us agents and those that sell more get a larger percentage of the profits. 

Dec 27, 2015 06:54 AM
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Nancy Robinson Ranked #6 in MI
Century 21 Town and Country - Royal Oak, MI
#11 Century21 Realtor in the US, #16 in the World

I slide back on my anniversary date as do the others in my company. 

Dec 27, 2015 06:43 AM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Happily i work for myself so no. 

Dec 27, 2015 06:27 AM
Rainmaker
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Chuck Willman
Chuck Willman - Alpine, UT
NewHouseUtah.com

Yikes. Sounds terrible.

Jan 02, 2016 12:08 AM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC • Short Sale • Probate

No, small brokarage like mine does not do it. I negotiate my terms before joining a broker and % is #1 on my list of the most important terms.

Dec 28, 2015 03:58 PM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Debbie Reynolds KW has a CAP model - and on the anniversary month, all the agents slide back to initial split until they can again.

Dec 28, 2015 03:35 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I do on agents that have not proven themselves or had a poor showing for 2 years

Dec 28, 2015 12:51 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I am enjoying learning about these payment programs.

 

Dec 28, 2015 10:54 AM
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Brenda J. Andrew
ULTIMA REAL ESTATE - Willis, TX
Professional Realtor in N Houston & Corpus Christi

We get the same year round.  We will actually be making more because our broker charges a monthly flat rate fee, but if you pay for 8 months in advance, you get 4 for free.  This calculates to an additional $1,000 we will make this year between my husband and I.

Dec 28, 2015 03:47 AM
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Yes I do the same.

Dec 28, 2015 03:38 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

My past brokerage did this and was one reason that I left them.

Dec 28, 2015 03:22 AM
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Susan Laxson CRS
Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA
California Real Estate Specialist

Our levels change up or down at the end of our hire date anniversary.

Dec 28, 2015 03:22 AM
Rainmaker
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

My broker had that when he first started.  Ended up being the top agent in the company and moved because of that scale.  His next office recruitted him and made the reset much nicer.  Eventually he went to Re/Max and got rid of the split, then opened up his own brokerage and completely eliminated it.  I have no split either for most transactions.  For ones from a specific source where we are marketing ourselves together (and splitting the marketing costs) we do a split on those.

Dec 28, 2015 01:50 AM
Rainmaker
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Shanna Hall
Real Estate Solutions - Kirkwood, MO
I love selling houses!!!St. Louis, MO 314-703-1311

Sort of- I pay a fee for my first 12 closed houses.

Dec 28, 2015 12:06 AM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

In the words of Susan Emo I keep my eyes on my own paper and my own money.   As far as sliding scales -- I wish the one in my bathroom would slide back.   

Dec 28, 2015 12:03 AM
Rainmaker
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

When with KW we did, but since joining Allison James - Never!

Dec 27, 2015 11:45 PM
Rainmaker
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

When I worked for a broker, I paid a flat fee per month whether I had sales or not.

Dec 27, 2015 10:34 PM
Rainmaker
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

No.  That does not sound like good idea.

Dec 27, 2015 09:46 PM
Rainmaker
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Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

If that ever happened...we would be out of there!

Dec 27, 2015 09:08 PM
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Michael Thacker - Re/Max Real Estate Center - Louisville
Re/Max Real Estate Center - The Thacker Group - Louisville, KY
Your best friend who just happens to be a Realtor

No, and I don't think that I would like that at all.

Dec 27, 2015 08:58 PM
Rainmaker
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Liz Wallace
Century 21 Sherlock Homes - Rockville Centre, NY
Broker C21 Sherlock Homes, Rockville Centre, LI, N

Im the Broker and no, if they did a good job then they deserve to stay at a higher split.  Actually even if they slip I'll carry them at the better split for two years.  Why heap pain on pain?

Dec 27, 2015 08:56 PM
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Linda Guess
Keller Williams Tri-Lakes Branson, MO - Branson, MO
Branson area real estate sales.

Years ago my first compant reverted back to a lower rate, but not at Keller Williams Tri-Lakes.

Dec 27, 2015 08:43 PM
Rainmaker
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TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 Good morning Debbie. I do know a lot of companies that reset the clock on January 1.

Dec 27, 2015 05:41 PM
Rainmaker
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Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Debbie. There is no sliding scale for my loan officers, they get their dollars based on their percentage.

Dec 27, 2015 05:38 PM
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX
Helping You Make The Right Move

We stay at the same unless we are not producing at the expected amount. If we are slacking or not producing one would revert to the beginning ratio. 

Dec 27, 2015 11:54 AM
Rainmaker
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Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho
Sandpoint Realty LLC - Sandpoint, ID
North Idaho Real Estate - 208-255.6227

At KW it is based on our start date year to year.  And at the beginning of that year agents who have met target once again start fresh.  Mark

Dec 27, 2015 10:48 AM
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Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Interesting comments.

Dec 27, 2015 09:46 AM
Rainmaker
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Joan Dickie
Keller Williams Premier Realty - La Crosse, WI
Keller Williams Premier Realty

Yep.  my cap resets on January 1st.  Not everyone in my company has that though.  There are resets throughout the year.

Dec 27, 2015 06:34 AM
Rainmaker
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Michael J. Perry
Fathom Realty - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

Most companies incorporate some form of Senior Agent status where your longevity & education/designations keep you from sliding all the way back like a Newbie does.

Dec 27, 2015 06:26 AM
Rainmaker
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

These types of programs are gaining in popularity. After covering costs and allowing for some profit it can be encouraging to allow associates to participate

Dec 27, 2015 06:17 AM