Clear decision guides for Commercial Real Estate Brokerages
Straight comparisons of the tools you're choosing between, honest about where each one falls short. Where we quote a benchmark, we show its source.
16 guides for Commercial Real Estate Brokerages of 1,000
Billing Agent Tool Fees Separately From Commission Splits
Commissions settle at closing; agent tool subscriptions bill monthly. Two approaches to keeping a brokerage's recurring agent revenue clean of deal income.
Working Through an Agent's Real Reportable 1099 Total
A worked example for commercial real estate brokerages calculating an agent's true 1099 total across splits, referrals, and draws.
Pulley vs. Carta for a Commercial Brokerage's Equity
Two ways commercial real estate brokerages structure partner and top-producer equity, the tradeoffs of each, and where Pulley and Carta fit.
The Sales Tax Question a CRE Brokerage Should Actually Ask
Commission income is not what triggers sales tax at a brokerage. A Q&A on where the real exposure hides and whether either platform is worth buying.
Cube vs. Mosaic for a Commercial Brokerage's Deal Pipeline
A worked example of forecasting commission revenue for a commercial real estate brokerage, and where Cube or Mosaic fit that pipeline.
Commission Volatility vs. Recurring Fees: Financing a Commercial Real Estate Brokerage
A tradeoffs-focused look at why commercial real estate brokerage commissions don't fit Pipe or Capchase, and where a property management arm changes that.
BILL vs Tipalti for Commercial Real Estate Brokerages
Where BILL and Tipalti fit a commercial real estate brokerage's vendor and referral fee payables, kept separate from commissions.
NetSuite vs Sage Intacct for Commercial Real Estate Brokers
Split commissions, deal-based revenue timing and agent draws are the real tradeoffs between NetSuite and Sage Intacct for commercial real estate brokerages.
Ramp or Brex for a Commercial Real Estate Brokerage
Listing marketing gets fronted by the brokerage and doesn't come back until a deal closes, if it closes. Ramp, Brex and Navan for that spend pattern.
Airbase vs Procurify for Commercial Real Estate Brokerages
A worksheet-style walkthrough of tracking listing-level marketing costs and recovering them at closing, comparing Airbase and Procurify for brokerages.
Payroll for a Commercial Real Estate Brokerage: Splits and Draws
How a commercial real estate brokerage handles commission splits, draws against future commission, and W-2 support pay, and where Gusto and Rippling diverge.
Building a Close Worksheet for a Commercial Brokerage
A worksheet approach to closing the books at a commercial real estate brokerage, covering commission splits, trust accounting and where software fits.
Modern Treasury vs Trovata for Commercial Real Estate Brokerages
Earnest money escrow and lumpy commission timing make cash planning unusual for commercial real estate brokerages. Here's how these tools compare.
409A Valuation for a Commercial Real Estate Brokerage
Commission revenue arrives in lumps tied to a few closings, so trailing-period smoothing matters more than platform features. Here's how to think it through.
FloQast vs. AuditBoard for Commercial Real Estate Brokerages
Commission trust accounts, split payouts, and a pipeline of deals that aren't revenue yet make a brokerage's close its own kind of hard. Compare here.
Payoneer vs Wise for CRE Brokerages Paying Overseas Co-Brokers
A decision guide for commercial real estate brokerages paying overseas co-broker commissions and marketing vendors through Payoneer or Wise.