Commission Split
Three-stage flow from sale price through total commission, side share, brokerage split, and flat fees to agent net.
Example
You enter
- Sale price ($) 500000
- Total commission (% of sale) 5
- This side's share of gross (% of total commission) 50
- Brokerage split (agent share of this side, %) 80
- Brokerage flat fee per transaction ($, optional) 250
You get
- Gross commission $25000
- This side's share $12500
- Agent NET take-home $9750
Checked against published worked examples from: Standard residential-brokerage practice (public).
Details, formula, and sources
Formula or tablegross = sale_price * total_commission_percent. this_side = gross * side_share_percent. agent_pre_fee = this_side * brokerage_split_percent. agent_net = max(0, agent_pre_fee - brokerage_flat_fee).
Source and editionStandard three-stage residential-brokerage commission flow. Universal in NAR-affiliated practice.
Free accessPublic reference; the buyer-broker / listing agreement governs the actual splits.
What governsEstimate. Lender governs final underwriting and rate / fee disclosure. Appraiser governs the appraised value. State law and the agency's program guidelines may impose stricter limits than the published thresholds.
API field namessale_price, total_commission_percent, side_share_percent, brokerage_split_to_agent_percent, brokerage_flat_fee, gross_commission, this_side_share, agent_net
- Split sequence (1) gross from sale, (2) gross split between listing and selling sides, (3) brokerage split with the agent, (4) flat fee subtractedstandard convention
- Flat fee subtracted from agent_pre_fee (per-transaction franchise / desk / E&O); some brokerages bill monthly insteadcommon-practice