Do Real Estate Agents Need an Office?

The question arises from agents, "do you have an office?" This is an important question because a big difference between many tradiitonal brokerages and 100% commission brokerages is access to an office. In order to answer, it's only fair that…

Can Agents be Paid Directly from Escrow?

We are often asked if real estate agents can be paid directly from escrow. The close of a real estate transaction often marks the culmination of months of work to earn a commission. Naturally, agents want to be paid that commission as fast…

How To Keep 100% of Your Real Estate Commission

The phrase "100% Commission Real Estate Brokerage" has been a popular trope for about 10 years. 100% Commission has taken on the meaning of a low-cost brokerage, typically where a licensee pays a small flat fee to the broker and keeps the rest…

The Best 100% Commission Real Estate Plan

With so many different 100% real estate brokerages in California,  agents often wonder which company has the best plan? It's been our goal at BalboaReal Estate to create a flat-fee-per-transaction-inspired commission model that allows full-service…

Does Outbound Calling Work in Real Estate?

Real estate agents often ask, "does outbound calling work," or, "does cold calling work?" The answer is at the end of this post, but first it's important you know why. Real estate agency is competitive and has a long ramp-up period. New agents…

Is there really such a thing as a 100% commission real estate brokerage?

Is the term 100% commission real estate brokerage accurate or a misnomer for low-cost brokerages? By now 100% commission real estate brokerages have been around long enough to represent a considerable slice of the the real estate brokerage world.…

What is 100% commission real estate?

100% commision real estate is a name for a low cost real estate brokerage model for agents. Instead of the traditional percentage fee of a real estate agent's commission paid to the broker, also known as a commission split, a nominal flat fee…

Are Personality Tests Needed for Real Estate Agents?

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Can the liklihood of a real estate agent's success be predicted by a personality test or bevaiorial assessment? Some real estate companies have adopted the same screening technique as large companies hiring employees by asking prospective…

What To Look For in a 100% Commission Brokerage

For years, many real estate agents have left the traditional office model of paying 20%-50% of their commission to the brokerage. These agent go to brokerages that charge agents a flat fee instead instead of a percentage of the commission. This…