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Real Brokerage vs Douglas Elliman: What Each Publishes About Agent Pay
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Bottom line: Real publishes one split, cap and fee schedule for every agent. Douglas Elliman, which runs its own offices, publishes none: its filings say it collects its agents' commissions and pays them net commissions at a percentage it does not state.
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What does each publish about what an agent pays?
Real publishes its US fee schedule and its Canadian fee schedule, both last edited in August 2026. Douglas Elliman publishes neither a split nor a fee schedule. Its annual report for 2025 says it collects the gross commission income its agents generate and pays them net commissions, and it warns that it may not be able to keep the percentage of commission it collects from agents, without saying what that percentage is.
| What is compared | Real | Douglas Elliman |
|---|---|---|
| Split before the cap | 85/15 for every agent. | The firm collects commission and pays agents net commissions. No percentage published. |
| Yearly cap | $12,000 in the US and $15,000 in Canada. | None published. |
| Monthly fee | None. | None published. |
| Fees on each transaction | $50 in the US and $40 in Canada, for compliance and broker review. | None published. |
| Revenue share | Five tiers, 5% down to 1% of a sponsored agent's gross commission, paid out of Real's 15%. | None described in its annual report for 2025 or its quarterly report for June 2026. |
| Stock | A purchase plan (5% of net commission before the cap, 10% after) and stock awards for capping and Elite status. | No agent stock program described in the same reports. |
| Technology | reZEN, Real's own. | MyDouglas, its agent portal, and Elli AI, its assistant for agents. |
| Where it operates | All 50 US states, the District of Columbia and six Canadian provinces. | The New York metropolitan area, Florida, California, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Washington D.C. Elliman Canada announced in March 2026. |
| Agents | 35,348 at the end of June 2026. | About 5,800 in 114 offices at the end of 2025. |
Where does each operate?
Real runs its brokerage in all 50 US states, the District of Columbia and six Canadian provinces. Douglas Elliman Realty operates in the New York metropolitan area and in Florida, California, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Washington D.C., according to its quarterly report for June 2026.
In March 2026 Douglas Elliman announced it would soon launch Elliman Canada in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, in alliance with Ross McCredie, chairman and chief executive of Sutton Group, under a licensing arrangement. Neither its filings nor that announcement give terms for agents in Canada.
What changes for a Douglas Elliman agent who moves to Real?
The percentage becomes a published one. At Real the split is 85/15 for every agent, the cap is $12,000 in the US, and every fee is in Real's schedule. Douglas Elliman's filings do not state the percentage it collects.
Real also pays revenue share, out of its own 15% split, to the agent who sponsored you, and runs a stock purchase plan; Douglas Elliman's filings describe neither for its agents. The tools change as well, from MyDouglas and its Elli AI assistant to reZEN, Real's own system for transactions and commission earnings.
Questions & answers
What else do agents in the US and Canada ask?
What commission split does Douglas Elliman pay its agents?
Douglas Elliman does not publish one. Its annual report for 2025 says it collects the gross commission income its agents generate and pays them net commissions, and that it may not be able to keep the percentage it collects, without stating the percentage. Real publishes its split: 85/15 for every agent, to a $12,000 cap in the US and $15,000 in Canadian dollars in Canada.
Compass, which also runs its own offices, publishes no split either. What its filings do say is set out on the page about what changes for an agent between Real Brokerage and Compass.
Is Douglas Elliman in Canada?
Douglas Elliman announced in March 2026 that it would soon launch Elliman Canada in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, through a licensing alliance with Ross McCredie, chairman and chief executive of Sutton Group. Its filings for 2025 and June 2026 do not mention Canada, and it has published no terms for Canadian agents. Real runs its own brokerage in six Canadian provinces.
Real's Canadian fees are set in Canadian dollars, with a $15,000 cap and a $1,200 yearly brokerage and risk management fee. How a license moves in each province is set out on the page about moving your license to Real, state by state and province by province.
This page sets Real's published terms beside what Douglas Elliman's own filings and site say, as each read in the month shown, and it is not legal or tax advice. What Douglas Elliman pays you is in your own agreement with the firm.