Keep more.
Grind less.
Get leverage.
The most Circle will ever take from your commissions is $16,000 a year. A 12-person staff carries the busywork. And Scott and Ingrid still run script practice three mornings a week.
Confidential. Your current broker never hears about it.
$16,000 is the most Circle will ever take in split. On a 20-deal year, a no-cap house keeps $80,000 of the same production. See your own math →
Nobody else posts their numbers. Here are ours.
Ask a franchise office what you’d actually pay and you’ll get a meeting, not an answer. Circle’s whole fee schedule fits on one screen, and it’s this one.
80/20 to a cap
You keep 80% of every commission until Circle’s share hits $16,000 in your anniversary year. Then you keep it all.
$250 after you cap
Once you cap, each closing costs a flat $250. No royalty that keeps running, no year-end surprises.
$200/mo, no add-ons
Follow Up Boss, RealScout, DocuSign, marketing design, VA support, print, and your E&O insurance. One line item.
$149 per deal
$25 broker compliance review plus $124 risk management. That’s the entire per-transaction fee stack, stated up front.
Those four numbers, plus a one-time enrollment fee ($500 new agents, $300 experienced), are everything Circle charges you. Effective July 2026. New agents on the mentorship track and team members have their own tiers: full detail on the Why Circle page.
Four agents walk into a brokerage.
The offer is the same for everyone. What it does for you depends on where you are, so pick your door.
Thinking about it
What the license takes in California, what it costs, how long it runs, and what a first year here looks like. The honest version.
Start here → Just licensedBrand new
A mentor on your first three deals, script practice with the broker, a 30-60-90 plan, and real conversations to learn on. Not a desk and a goodbye.
Your first 90 days → Years 1 to 3Want momentum
You’ve closed some deals but the pipeline is random. Accountability coaching, sphere build-out help, and a room full of producers fix random.
Build the pipeline → Producing heavyTaxed by splits
Run the math on what your current house keeps. Then look at a $16,000 ceiling, 12 support staff, and a book that stays 100% yours.
Do the math →“We charge $200 and hand you a business.”
Scott’s line, and the fee page backs it up. Here’s a sample of what the monthly covers. E&O insurance included, so there’s no separate policy or lump sum at renewal.
8,400 square feet above the runways.
A full floor at 3250 Airflite Way, wrapped in glass, looking out over Long Beach Airport. Espresso machine, ice cream freezer, a video wall, and enough room for the whole brokerage to mastermind in person.
“We hand you a business, not a desk.”
Scott still sells, still coaches, and still answers the phone. Circle exists to scale agents, not to scale away from them.
Hear it from the agents →The broker shows up three mornings a week.
Training here isn’t a login to a course library. It’s live, it’s scheduled, and the guy running it has closed more deals than anyone in the room.
Script practice with Scott and Ingrid
Live role-play on real objections: pricing conversations, buyer consults, expired listings. On Zoom and in the office.
Accountability coaching
Goal tracking against your 30-60-90, and a real conversation about your pipeline. Numbers on the table.
Masterminds & speakers
Guest speakers and producer masterminds, plus the Agent Leadership Council for the top 20% of the office.
The questions everyone asks first.
What does it actually cost to hang my license at Circle?
$200 a month, all-in, with E&O insurance included. Per closing you pay $149 ($25 broker review, $124 risk management). Your split is 80/20 until Circle’s share reaches $16,000 in your anniversary year, then $250 per transaction after that. One-time enrollment is $500 for new agents or $300 for experienced agents. That’s the entire list.
Do you actually give agents leads?
There are two ways to run your business here, and the honest answer depends on which one you pick. Most Circle agents generate their own business and take the leverage: staff, coaching, sphere build-out help, and a book that stays 100% yours. Agents who want the leads handed to them interview for Axiom Partners, Circle’s team powered by Zillow Preferred, with a full team engine behind every file. How the two paths work.
What’s the catch with a $16,000 cap?
There isn’t one, which is why we publish the whole schedule. After you cap you still pay $250 per closing and the standard $149 transaction fee, and the $200 monthly keeps running. Compare that to a franchise royalty that never stops, or a “100% shop” with per-deal fees you find out about in the contract. Run the numbers yourself.
I’m brand new. Will anyone actually help me?
New agents start on the mentorship track: you keep 50% on your first three transactions while a dedicated mentor works them with you. 25% pays your mentor, and Circle’s own 25% counts toward your $16,000 cap. After deal three you’re at 70/30 until you cap. You also get script practice with Scott three mornings a week, a 30-60-90 onboarding plan in the Circle app, and a curriculum library. The new agent path.
How do I switch without blowing up my business?
Switching brokerages in California is a DRE license transfer, and it’s measured in days, not months. Your listings and pipeline are governed by your current independent contractor agreement, so bring it to the sit-down and we’ll map what moves with you before you decide anything. More in the FAQ.
Sit down with Scott and Ingrid.
Bring last year’s production. We’ll run your real numbers side by side, walk you through the office, and you’ll leave with the math whether you join or not.
Or just call the office: (562) 521-9022