Commission Express Cost Comparisons

About Commission Express

John L Stedman and Joseph M. Giovannelli founded Commission Express, based in Fairfax, Virginia, in 1992. With most real estate transactions, an agent waits between 30 and 90 days to receive his or her commission. In the meantime, the agent still has to cover the costs of running an office and paying employees.
Commission Express franchisees essentially offer agents cash advances by purchasing an agent's outstanding commissions at a discount. When the home purchase is completed and the commission is received, Commission Express withholds between 8 and 14 percent in fees. Franchisees provide their own capital to purchase the commissions.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Commission Express franchised business with a protected development territory ranges from $172,300 to $301,500. This includes $10,000 (for a small territory), $25,000 (for a medium territory) or $50,000 (for a large territory) that must be paid to the franchisor.
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Commission Express franchised business with an open market development territory ranges from $112,800 to $192,500. This includes $25,000 that must be paid to the franchisor.



Real Estate Franchise Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of Commission Express against other Real Estate franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Commission Express with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.

Franchise Franchise Fee Royalty Advertising Fee Development Costs
@properties $35,000 $95,350-$295,000
14 Moves $45,000 6% $58,849-$90,600
1st Class Real Estate $5,000-$25,000 $14,420-$209,475
Advance Realty $17,500 1.75% $55,600-$129,000
All County Property Management $39,500 7% 1% $66,950-$98,900
America's Choice $21,000 $33,000-$45,000
Assist-2-Sell $14,500 5% 1% $24,025-$45,500
Avalar Real Estate & Mortgage Network $4,400-$12,500 5% $31,000-$315,500
Benham Real Estate $6,500 $195/transaction $11,800
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate $0-$35,000 5% 1% $32,420-$455,000
Better Homes Realty $9,950 Varies $61,500
Big Block Realty $25,000 $61,500-$153,500
Bridge Business & Property Brokers $25,000 6% $38,000-$63,000
Bug Realty N/A $39,533-$78,217
Buyer's Agent, The $14,900 5% 1% $25,000-$50,000
Century 21 $12,500-$25,000 6% 2% $24,700-$451,350
Coldwell Banker $13,000-$25,000 6% 2% $23,500-$70,100
Commercial Property Consultants N/A $39,995-$89,995
Corcoran $35,000 6% 0.5%-1% $52,850-$520,500
Counselor Realty $7,500-$15,000 $24,350-$105,700
Creative Housing Solutions $150,000 $200,000-$400,000
Crye-Leike $13,500-$25,000 6% $59,100-$160,300
eFlatFee Realty $6,000 $500/mo. $6,000
Engel & Voelkers $25,000 6% 1.5% $176,000-$320,500
ERA Franchise Systems LLC $25,000 6% of gross revenue 2% ($362.00 minimum/$1,259 maximum for Main Office and $362.00 minimum/$895.00 maximum for Branch) $27,350-$432,550
Exit Realty N/A $66,000-$217,000
Exit Realty Florida $25,000 $295/mo. $61,000-$210,000
Flat Rate Realty $10,000 $500 $42,500-$125,000
FSBOHomes.com $25,000 $163,404-$349,694
GendolfBau Real Estate $10,000-$11,000 $500 $50 $15,000
Global Choice Real Estate $14,500 Flat fee of $795 per month $39,900-$188,000
Help-U-Sell Real Estate $17,750 6% $29,650-$67,650
HomeGate Real Estate N/A $3,500-$10,000
Homeowners Concept $4,000 $16,000-$20,000
Homes & Land Magazine $27,000 10.5% $45,500-$114,000
Homes 4Sale by Owner Network $21,500 7% $41,900-$146,200
HomeSmart $20,000 varies varies $65,500-$205,000
HouseMAXX $12,500 $5,000-$50,000
Howard Hanna Real Estate $25,000 $55,000-$248,500
Integra Realty $40,000 $236,000-$308,000
Joe Homebuyer $30,000-$90,000 $51,000-$372,000
Keller Williams Realty $35,000 6% 1,000/year $183,447-$336,495
Keller Williams Realty - Market Center $5,000-$36,947 $32,100-$336,995
KeyGlee $100,000 $119,500-$156,450
LakePlace.com Realty $10,000 10% $16,000-$114,900
LampPost Realty $9,500-$12,500 5% 1% $43,500-$78,500
Lease Coach, The $11,800 $25,000-$35,000
Lime Licensing Group N/A $500-And Up
MARS Real Estate N/A $250,000-$550,000
National Home Buyers Assistance $30,000 Varies $100,000-$200,000
National Restaurant Properties $35,000 6% 2% $39,450-$105,700
Next Generation Realty $19,900-$267,700 4.5% 3% $30,000-$397,800
NextHome $3,750-$8,000 $180-$190/mo. $75-85/transaction $14,750-$213,100
Open2View.com $4,000-$135,000 $4,000-$322,001
Pacific Auction Exchange N/A 6% .75% $25,000
Picket Fence Preview $15,000-$25,000 1.5% $50,000-$90,000
PropertyGuys.com $30,000-$40,000 $40,000
Prospect Equities $15,000 $50,000-And Up
Rapid Realty N/A $90,000-$150,000
RE/MAX $17,500-$37,500 varies varies $42,000-$284,000
Real Estate One $13,000-$18,000 $20,000-$80,000
Real Living $2,500-$80,000 5% $3,000-$80,000
REALean $19,900 2.5% $24,710-$40,220
Realty Direct $19,900 6% 0.25% $39,600-$67,700
Realty Executives $1,000-$50,000 Varies Varies $23,500-$171,000
Realty ONE Group $25,000 2% $44,250-$222,500
Realty World N/A $44,700-$197,000
Red Carpet Real Estate $9,500 5% 0.5% $36,000
Remerica Real Estate $10,000 $20,000-$100,000
Rental Doctor.com $7,500 50-200/month $7,500
Renters Warehouse $1,000-$10,000 4.5% $14,819-$50,405
Royal LePage N/A $100,000
Sandals Realty $30,000 7% $92,650-$183,450
Sell4Free Real Estate $29,000 5% 1% $36,386-$102,300
SellSmart Real Estate $14,950 6% $23,500-$53,600
Showhomes Home Staging $49,900 10% 2% $85,650-$164,500
SimplySold Real Estate $12,500-$25,000 Varies $75,300-$187,900
Solid Source Realty N/A $100,000-And Up
Sotheby's International Realty $25,000 $40,650-$472,800
Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates $2,500-$5,000 $12,300-$176,500
Staging Diva N/A $1,000
State Wide Real Estate $5,000 5% $10,000-$50,000
SVN $22,500-$27,500 5% $23,160-$121,350
Tucker Associates N/A 6% $125,000-$250,000
United Country Real Estate $10,395-$28,110 6% - 12% $10,935-$50,440
United Real Estate $35,000 Varies $54,500-$285,500
Valbridge Property Advisors $17,500 $54,270-$138,784
We Sell Restaurants $40,000 $95,650-$498,750
Weichert Real Estate $25,000 6% 2% $62,500-$324,700
Why USA N/A Varies $17,000-$103,400
William Raveis Affiliates $25,000 6% $70,000-$270,500
World Properties Int'l. $599-$50,000 $130/month $19,000-$65,900