What does Agent Match Concierge cost?

It depends on who brings the candidates. When we source and refer, there is no added cost to you — if you hire one of our candidates and close, that agent's brokerage pays Compass a referral fee out of the agent's side of the commission (25–30% of it, set in writing before candidates are chosen and identical for every candidate we present). When you bring your own agents and want them compared, the Agent Evaluation Report is a flat fee — $795 for homes up to $2M, $1,495 above — quoted in writing before we start. Because we're paid the same regardless of whom you pick, neither path has a reason to steer you.

How is this different from HomeLight, Agent Pronto, or other matching sites?

Three ways. First, you see the evidence: a side-by-side comparison of each agent's recent nearby sales, pricing outcomes, marketing scope, fees, and communication — not names from a black box. Second, you can bring your own candidates; most matching sites only recommend agents from their own paying network. Third, every candidate we present operates under the same referral standard, so compensation cannot influence the recommendation.

How many listing agents should I interview before choosing?

At least two, ideally three. NAR's Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers has consistently found most sellers contact only one agent before signing — which means the decision is usually made by familiarity, not comparison. Interviewing three agents with the same questions is the single highest-leverage hour in your entire sale.

Can you evaluate agents I've already interviewed?

Yes — that's often the most valuable moment to bring us in. Send us the proposals or names you've collected and we'll produce a flat-fee Agent Evaluation Report: the same scorecard we use for agents we source, applied to your candidates, with a written recommendation and the reasoning behind it. You make the final call.

An agent-selection advisory

The right agent is rarely the loudest one.

Compare real estate agents on evidence — recent comparable sales, marketing scope, fees, and fit — before you sign anything, selling or buying.

Jens Hansen | REALTOR® | DRE 02274665 | Compass

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Every agent says they're number one. We show you the evidence — so you can hire the number-one fit for your home, your market, and your situation, whether you're selling or buying.

Why this exists

Finding an agent is easy. Choosing the right one isn't.

Great agents create enormous value — 91% of buyers say they'd use their agent again or recommend them. The problem isn't the profession. It's the selection process: for one of the largest transactions of your life, most people meaningfully compare exactly one candidate.

1.44M

REALTORS® in the U.S. — finding one was never the problem

NAR 2026 Member Profile

11 yrs

the typical seller has owned their home — a record. Nobody transacts often enough to be an expert at hiring for it

NAR 2025 Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers

74%

of buyers interviewed only one agent before hiring

NAR 2026 Generational Trends

8 in 10

sellers contacted only one agent before choosing — 80% in NAR’s latest study; Zillow’s independent survey puts it near 6 in 10

NAR 2025 Profile; Zillow CHTR 2024

There's too much on the line to hire the wrong agent. You'd compare three of anything else that costs this much — we built the process that makes comparing agents as easy as picking one.

How I work

No agent yet? We build the field.

Tell us about the home, the market, and what matters to you. We source candidates through brokerage networks, transaction data, and direct interviews — then present the two or three strongest fits with a side-by-side comparison. No additional cost to you; the hired agent's brokerage pays a standard referral fee at closing.

Have a name in mind? We benchmark them.

A neighbor's recommendation or a familiar name is a starting point, not a decision. We put your candidate through the same scorecard as agents we source, so you can see whether the comfortable choice is also the strong one — before you sign a listing agreement.

Already interviewed agents? We help you decide.

The hardest moment is holding three different proposals with three different fees, marketing plans, and pricing opinions. Our flat-fee Agent Evaluation Report normalizes what each agent actually offered so you can compare them line by line — and we get paid the same no matter whom you choose.

What you receive

Your Agent Match Report

Not a list of names — a side-by-side evaluation of the agents competing for your business, in the same terms, with a written recommendation.

Sample report — illustrative example, not real agents

Evaluation criteria	Agent A	Agent B	Agent C
Comparable sales, 1 mi / 24 mo	7 sides	11 sides	3 sides
Similar-property experience	9 similar homes sold	6 similar homes sold	5 similar homes sold
Fee & what it includes	2.5% — media only	3.0% — staging, media, prep	2.5% — media, partial staging
Pre-market & launch plan	List and wait	Written 3-week plan	Verbal plan, no dates
Who works the file day to day	Team member	The agent	The agent
Reference calls completed	2 of 2 positive	2 of 2 positive	1 reached, positive

How we'd read this one: Agent B looks strongest for a seller prioritizing preparation and a high-touch launch — the fee is higher, but it buys staging and prep the others leave out. Agent A's communication is a real asset, but your file would live with a team member. The report says this in writing, for your actual candidates, with the evidence behind every cell.

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Bring your own candidates

Already interviewed Realtors? Perfect.

Send us the agents you're already considering — a friend, a referral, the names from your search. We put every one of them through the same scorecard we'd use on agents we source, and tell you in writing how they compare and whether anyone else is worth interviewing.

You don't have to use "our agents." You use our process. And because the evaluation is paid by a flat fee on this path, the analysis has no reason to steer you toward anyone.

Compare my agents How the Evaluation Report works →

By the numbers

2–3vetted agents presented per match — never a directory dump
$0added cost to you on the referral path — the referral fee is paid out of the hired agent's commission by their brokerage, never by you
25–30%referral standard, fixed in writing before candidates are chosen and identical for every candidate — so the fee can never pick the agent

Wherever you're headed

The market changes. The process doesn't.

Marin to Seattle, Napa to Austin — the right agent looks different in every market, and the way you find them shouldn't. Every service we offer runs in every market we serve.

Modern A-frame mountain home framing snow-capped peaks in Aspen — Aspen

Harbor-front deck at sunset in Newport Beach — Newport Beach

A storybook cottage garden path in Carmel — Carmel

How the process travels →

The honest questions

Why not just…

Why not just ask a friend?

A recommendation is a great candidate — it just isn’t a comparison. We help you find out whether the friend’s agent actually matches your assignment, before the relationship makes the decision for you.

Why not Google "best Realtor near me"?

Search results reward visibility and ad spend. Suitability — recent comparable sales, the right property type, your price band — is a different question, and it’s the one that decides your outcome.

Why not hire the top producer?

Volume proves an agent wins business, not that they’ll do the best job on yours. Composition matters more: whose recent experience actually matches your home, and who works your file day to day.

Why not pick the lowest commission?

Fees matter — next to what they include. A cheaper rate that excludes staging and prep you’ll buy anyway can be the most expensive proposal on the table. We normalize them so the comparison is real.

Why not use my previous Realtor?

Absolutely include them — a good past experience is real evidence. It’s evidence about a different transaction, though, so we benchmark them against the field the same as everyone else.

Why not just decide myself?

You can — our scorecard and guides are published free, and plenty of readers never call. The service exists for when the stakes make a referee worth having.

What does Agent Match Concierge cost?: It depends on who brings the candidates. When we source and refer, there is no added cost to you — if you hire one of our candidates and close, that agent's brokerage pays Compass a referral fee out of the agent's side of the commission (25–30% of it, set in writing before candidates are chosen and identical for every candidate we present). When you bring your own agents and want them compared, the Agent Evaluation Report is a flat fee — $795 for homes up to $2M, $1,495 above — quoted in writing before we start. Because we're paid the same regardless of whom you pick, neither path has a reason to steer you.
How is this different from HomeLight, Agent Pronto, or other matching sites?: Three ways. First, you see the evidence: a side-by-side comparison of each agent's recent nearby sales, pricing outcomes, marketing scope, fees, and communication — not names from a black box. Second, you can bring your own candidates; most matching sites only recommend agents from their own paying network. Third, every candidate we present operates under the same referral standard, so compensation cannot influence the recommendation.
How many listing agents should I interview before choosing?: At least two, ideally three. NAR's Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers has consistently found most sellers contact only one agent before signing — which means the decision is usually made by familiarity, not comparison. Interviewing three agents with the same questions is the single highest-leverage hour in your entire sale.
Can you evaluate agents I've already interviewed?: Yes — that's often the most valuable moment to bring us in. Send us the proposals or names you've collected and we'll produce a flat-fee Agent Evaluation Report: the same scorecard we use for agents we source, applied to your candidates, with a written recommendation and the reasoning behind it. You make the final call.

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