Flex Performance Incentive — Cap Absorption

Summary

Agents who maintain Zillow Flex high performance for 6+ months per year get their $6,000 Real Broker cap absorbed by Fred. The agent only ever sees the team split. Individual performance plans are being developed per agent.

The Policy

  • Threshold: 6+ months of Flex high performance in a calendar year.
  • Reward: Fred absorbs the agent's $6,000 annual Real Broker cap.
  • Net effect: Agent's only cost is the team split. No cap, no per-transaction brokerage fee.
  • Implementation: Performance plans are slightly different per agent based on their situation, but the 6-month high performance baseline is consistent.

Super Team Status Multiplier

  • At $100M team volume, Real Broker grants "super team" status and cuts caps to ~$4,000.
  • Team is currently hovering around $90M. Crossing $100M benefits everyone.
  • Every agent's production contributes to this threshold — "everybody helps."

Context

This incentive was announced in the Feb 2025 Chad Wilkins coaching call. Fred is using it to encourage Flex adoption — especially among rural agents who might otherwise avoid the program due to performance pressure. The message: high performance pays for itself.

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