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Commission calculator

Real estate commission calculator

Model what an agency actually earns on a deal — base rate, the tier they have reached, and how the commission splits between the agency and the agent who closed it.

Tiers step up on
Threshold tiers

Each tier replaces the base rate once the partner reaches it. Leave the list empty for a flat commission.

The rest stays with the agency. Set it to 100% if the partner is an individual broker with no agency above them.

On this deal

Rate applied: 4% — tier from unit no. 6

Gross commission
$19,400
Agent receives
$11,640
Agency keeps
$7,760
Developer keeps
$465,600

5 more units to reach the 5% tier.

Most off-plan developers do not pay a flat percentage. They pay a base rate, then step it up once a partner passes a number of closed units or a volume of sales. That is easy to agree in a meeting and hard to keep straight across forty agents and three projects — which is why it usually ends up in a side spreadsheet that nobody reconciles until someone disputes a payout. This calculator runs the same rule structure DomusHub applies automatically on every close.

How to use it

  1. 1Enter the price of the unit being sold and pick the currency you quote in.
  2. 2Set the base rate — what a partner earns before any tier kicks in.
  3. 3Choose whether tiers step up on units closed or on sales volume, then set where each tier starts and what rate it pays.
  4. 4Enter how much the partner has already closed this period, so the calculator knows which tier this deal falls into.
  5. 5Move the split slider to divide the commission between the agency and the individual agent.

What this does not model

This is an illustration, not advice on tax, VAT, withholding or local agency law. It also ignores clawbacks on cancelled deals and any commission held back until a tranche clears — both of which matter in off-plan and both of which DomusHub tracks on the live deal. Pressure-test your real plan on a real unit before you sign a partner agreement.

Frequently asked questions

What is a threshold tier in a real estate commission plan?

A rule that raises the commission rate once a partner passes an agreed level — the sixth closed unit, or two million in sales volume. Everything below that level pays the base rate. Tiers are how developers reward volume without raising the rate on every deal from day one.

Does the higher rate apply retroactively to earlier deals?

In most off-plan agreements it does not: the new rate applies from the deal that crosses the threshold onwards, which is what this calculator assumes. Some developers do agree retroactive uplifts. If yours does, that is a per-contract term you should write into the agency agreement explicitly, because it changes the payout on every earlier deal in the period.

How is the commission split between an agency and its agent?

The developer pays the agency the gross commission; the agency then pays its agent an agreed share of it. Typical splits run between 50% and 70% to the agent, but a broker working directly with the developer with no agency above them keeps all of it. Set the slider to 100% for that case.

Does DomusHub calculate this automatically?

Yes. Base rate plus threshold rules are configured once per project and per role, and the commission is calculated on every close — with the figure visible to the agent on the unit card while they are still quoting the buyer, and a per-agent ledger of earned versus paid.

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See it run on your own commission plan

Bring your actual rate card — base, tiers, agency splits, per-project exceptions. We will configure it and show you what your agents would see.

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