iad vs. eXp vs. Real: How Revenue Share Really Compares

Revenue share is one of the biggest reasons agents compare brokerages. The headline percentages look similar from the outside, but the details decide what actually reaches your bank account. The biggest of those details is whether the payout stops at a cap.

What is the main difference between iad, eXp and Real revenue share?

The cap. At iad, revenue share has no cap: you earn on an agent's eligible production all year, every year. In the comparison model behind our calculator, eXp pays 3.5% of an agent's GCI up to $2,800 per agent per year, and Real pays 5% up to $4,000 per agent per year. Once a recruit reaches that cap, the upline earns nothing more on that agent for the rest of the year.

How does iad revenue share work?

iad pays revenue share across five tiers: 7%, 3%, 1.5%, 0.5% and 0.2% of eligible production, 12.2% in total. It's paid monthly under the program terms, with no caps, no resets and no levels to unlock. The company funds it, so it is never taken from another agent's, mentor's or team leader's commission. See the tiers explained.

What do you earn from one top-producing recruit?

Take one agent you sponsor who closes $350,000 in GCI in a year:

• iad: 7% of $350,000 = $24,500 a year, with no cap.
• eXp: 3.5% until the cap, so $2,800 a year.
• Real: 5% until the cap, so $4,000 a year.

The difference grows with the agent's production. At eXp's 3.5% rate, the $2,800 cap is reached at $80,000 in GCI, and every dollar that agent closes after that earns their upline nothing. At iad, every eligible dollar keeps earning 7%.

What about a whole team?

Say you sponsor 5 agents who each average $150,000 in GCI. On level one alone, iad pays 7% of $750,000, which is $52,500 a year. Under the same caps, eXp pays $14,000 and Real pays $20,000. If your recruits build teams of their own, iad pays on four more levels (3%, 1.5%, 0.5% and 0.2%), so the network keeps compounding.

Is revenue share at iad an MLM?

No. Revenue share is tied to eligible real estate production, not to product sales or fees for signing people up, and taking part is optional. You can focus on your own clients and never build a team. Read more on why it isn't an MLM.

How can you run your own numbers?

Use the revenue share calculator. The Team Builder view projects a whole network across all five levels, and the Top Producer view shows what one recruit earns you at iad, eXp and Real, year by year.

Brokerage plans change, so always confirm the current terms with each company before you decide. When you're ready to talk through your own situation, let's connect.