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What happens after I request a realtor match?
After you request a match, a person at the Realtor Referral Hub desk reads your request and routes it to one local realtor — the partner who holds your metro gets first claim, and if they do not take it, it goes to the next partner in that metro. Your request is never broadcast to a list of agents and your details are never sold. The desk introduces you personally, you talk with that one realtor, and you decide for yourself. Requesting and being matched are free; the only fee anywhere is the standard 25% referral fee between brokerages, and only if a deal closes.
The steps
A person reads your request.
The desk reads every request itself — your city, your side (buying, selling, or both), and your timeline. Nothing is scored by an algorithm or auctioned to bidders.
It goes to one local realtor.
The territory holder for your metro gets first claim on your request. One realtor, not a blast to dozens — so the person who contacts you already covers your city.
You are introduced, then you decide.
The desk makes the introduction personally. A match is an introduction, not an obligation: if the realtor is not right for you, tell the desk and it will re-match you.
One agent, not an auction
Most find-an-agent sites sell your details to several agents at once, and your phone rings for days. Here your request goes to one partner at a time, on signed referral paper between the brokerages. The partner checks in with the desk while your move is active, so your request never disappears into a pile — and if nothing closes, nobody pays anything: the standard 25% referral fee exists only at a closing, between the brokerages, never out of your pocket.
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More questions
- How does a realtor referral work?
- Does it cost anything to be matched with a realtor?
- What is a referral fee when buying a house?
- How do I find a realtor in a new city?
- How do I find a realtor to sell my house?
- Where can real estate agents exchange client referrals?
- How does a realtor claim a city territory for referrals?
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- How do I join the Realtor Referral Hub brokerage waitlist?