The national average for a commission to sell a home is between 5-6% of the sale price. We don’t believe it should cost 6% to sell your home. That’s why we introduced our flat-rate commission. For homes between $200,000 – $499,000 we only charge $3500 for our side of the transaction, and still offer 2.5% to an agent that finds a buyer. There are zero upfront costs. You only pay when we sell your home and its due at closing from the proceeds.

For homes at or over $500,000, we still offer a competitively low rate of 3.5% commission. Alpine takes 1% and provides 2.5% to the other side.

Typically when a home is sold, the selling agency charges a commission. The national average is between 5-6% of the sale price of the home. This commission gets split 50/50 between the buyer’s agent and the seller’s agent.

For example, if a home is worth $300,000 and the seller agrees to pay a 6% commission, the total cost to the seller would be $18,000. The buyer’s agent would get $9000 from the transaction, and the seller’s agent would also get $9000 as their share.

Instead of charging 3% of the sale price, Alpine charges a flat-rate of $3500 for being the seller’s agent. The buyer’s agent still receives their share, but at 2.5% of the sale price. In doing this, Alpine reduces the cost of selling a home while still ensuring buyer’s agents have a good incentive to sell the home to their clients.

Using the same example from above, the total a seller would now pay is $11,000. The buyer’s agent would get $7500, and the seller’s agent (Alpine) would get $3500. That is a savings of $7000 for the exact same results!

The commission is paid out from the proceeds of the sale at the time of closing. There are no upfront costs. A commission is only paid when the home sells. If for some reason it needs to be taken off the market (if you decide not to sell) nothing is owed.