Comparing Fathom Realty’s Revenue Share Models: Max Plan vs. Share Plan with Real Brokerage

When choosing a real estate brokerage, agents often look for models that maximize their commission income and provide competitive revenue share opportunities to enhance their earning potential. This article compares Fathom Realty’s Max Plan and Share Plan against Real Brokerage, highlighting why Fathom Realty is a superior choice for agents. In this article, I will compare Real’s vs Fathom’s rev share.

Brokerage Fees Comparison: Fathom vs Real Brokerage

Fathom Realty’s Max Plan stands out with a low flat transaction fee of only $465, allowing agents to retain the vast majority their commissions until they hit their annual Cap. Even the Share Plan, with a low 12% split, is more favorable than Real Brokerage’s 15% commission split. Additionally, Fathom’s transaction fees and Cap amounts maximize agent earnings.

Revenue Share Comparison: Fathom vs Real Brokerage

NOTE: Each brokerage calculates revenue share differently. To provide a true comparison, we normalized the percentages in the chart by calculating the actual share made available from the adjusted company split.

Fathom Realty offers a more generous revenue share, particularly in the Share Plan, where the percentages are higher at many levels over Real Brokerage. Agents can earn significant passive income through recruiting, making Fathom an attractive option for those looking to build a substantial revenue share network.

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Detailed Comparison: Fathom vs Real Brokerage

1. Monthly Fees and Company Splits

• Fathom Realty (Max Plan): $700 annual fee ($58 monthly equivalent), low flat transaction fee of only $465.
• Fathom Realty (Share Plan): $700 annual fee ($58 monthly equivalent), 12% company split.
• Real Brokerage: $85 monthly fee ($1,020 annually), 15% company split.

Summary: Fathom’s lower annual fees of $700 compared to Real’s $1,020, plus significantly lower company splits enable agents to keep more of their hard-earned commissions, particularly advantageous for high-performing agents.

2. Transaction Fees and Cap Amounts

• Fathom Realty (Max Plan): $465 transaction fee before Cap, $9,000 Cap, $165 transaction fee after Cap.
• Fathom Realty (Share Plan): 12% commission split before Cap, $12,000 Cap, $165 transaction fee after Cap.
• Real Brokerage: 15% commission split before Cap, $12,000 Cap, $285 transaction fee after Cap.

Summary: Fathom Realty’s Max Plan offers a significantly lower transaction fee per sale of only $465 compared to Real Brokerage’s 15% commission split, which is approximately $1,600 on average (based on a $400K sales price). Additionally, the Max Plan’s Cap is $3,000 lower than Real’s Cap, ultimately leading to higher net earnings for agents. Even with the Fathom Share Plan, agents benefit from a 20% lower commission split before reaching their Cap. Although the Cap amount is the same, Fathom agents ultimately pay far less due to the lower split and small flat transaction fee after they reach their Cap. Furthermore, both Fathom plans offer lower transaction fees after reaching the Cap, ensuring agents at Fathom Realty enjoy higher net income compared to those at Real Brokerage.

3. Revenue Share Levels

• Fathom Realty (Max Plan): 10% revenue share at all five levels
• Fathom Realty (Share Plan): 35% level 1; 25% level 2; 20% level 3; 15% level 4; 5% level 5
• Real Brokerage: 33.3% level 1; 26.7% level 2; 20% level 3; 13.3% level 4; 6.7% level 5

Summary: Revenue share percentages on Fathom’s Share Plan are higher than Real Brokerage across many levels. For example, at Level 1, Fathom offers 35% compared to Real’s 33.3%, providing better incentives for agents to recruit new members. Level 1 is the most important level as it is the only level you can control and therefore should receive the highest percentage.

Why Choose Fathom Realty?

Higher Earnings Potential: Fathom Realty offers lower fees on both Max Plan and Share Plan, as well as highly competitive revenue share percentages at every level allowing agents to earn more from both their personal transactions and from their recruitment efforts.

Better Flexibility: With options like Fathom Realty’s Max Plan and Share Plan, agents can choose the plan that best fits their business model and goals. Fathom agents can also change their plan once per anniversary year to ensure their plan matches their goals as their business and life changes.

Strong Growth and Stability: Fathom Realty’s competitive compensation models attract and retain top talent and ensure sustainable growth for both our agents and the company, providing agents with a stable and rewarding career path.

Fathom Realty’s Max Plan and Share Plan offer superior financial benefits compared to Real Brokerage. Agents seeking to maximize their earnings and take advantage of a robust revenue share model should strongly consider joining Fathom Realty.