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Delaware · choosing a brokerage · 2026

Best real estate brokerage to join in Delaware: what the numbers say

Count taken September 5, 2026Page built September 5, 2026

There is no single best brokerage to join in Delaware; there is the one whose numbers fit your business. This page gives you the numbers: 20 brokerages with agents in the state, ranked by size, the 13 brands behind them, and what 1 of those brand publishes about what an agent keeps.

1,694agents in Delaware
20brokerages with agents here
13brands present
1brand with a published pay plan
28%held by the largest brokerage

Delaware brokerages ranked by agents

The twenty largest brokerages in Delaware by agents with a published profile, with the brand behind each and, where the brand publishes one, its national pay plan in short.

BrokerageAgentsShare of DelawareBrand · published plan
1Keller Williams46627.5%Keller Williams · set by each office
2Compass25515.1%Compass · set by each office
3Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices25314.9%Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · set by each office
4RE/MAX19411.5%RE/MAX · set by each office
5Coldwell Banker Realty1217.1%Coldwell Banker · set by each office
6Coldwell Banker Premier925.4%Coldwell Banker · set by each office
7Real Broker865.1%Real Brokerage · set by each office
8CENTURY 21 Gold Key Realty855.0%Century 21 · set by each office
9CENTURY 21 Emerald412.4%Century 21 · set by each office
10CENTURY 21 Harrington Realty281.7%Century 21 · set by each office
11LPT Realty211.2%LPT Realty · set by each office
12CENTURY 21 Home Team Realty191.1%Century 21 · set by each office
13Coldwell Banker Rowley Realtors120.7%Coldwell Banker · set by each office
14HomeSmart90.5%HomeSmart · set by each office
15ERA Martin & Associates50.3%ERA · set by each office
16Fathom Realty20.1%Fathom Realty · Fathom EDGE: 7% to $9,000 cap (+1 more)
17Sotheby's International Realty20.1%Sotheby's International Realty · set by each office
18Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Main Street Properties10.1%Better Homes and Gardens · set by each office
19First Service Realty ERA Powered10.1%ERA · set by each office
20O'BRIEN REALTY ERA POWERED10.1%ERA · set by each office

How to read this

Size is not quality, but it is information. The biggest brokerage in Delaware, Keller Williams with 466 agents, has the most colleagues to learn from and the most competition for leads inside its own walls. A brokerage with 25 agents in the state can mean more attention and more room.

What you keep is the number that matters, and most brands do not publish it. Franchise networks set splits office by office, so two offices of the same brand across town can differ. In Delaware, Fathom Realty publish a national plan; the rest are shown as "set by each office". Take the offer you actually receive, put it in the commission calculator next to the published plans, and compare at your own volume.

Agents with their own website tend to carry their business with them; a brand's rate is shown on its head-to-head pages.

What each brand in Delaware publishes about pay

Keller Williams 466 agents in Delaware

Keller Williams publishes no single compensation model: Split and cap are set by each market center; KW does not publish a single national figure. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Compass 255 agents in Delaware

Compass publishes no single compensation model: Negotiated per agent; not published. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 253 agents in Delaware

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Coldwell Banker 225 agents in Delaware

Coldwell Banker publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

RE/MAX 194 agents in Delaware

RE/MAX publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee; plans vary from high-split with desk fees to traditional splits. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Century 21 173 agents in Delaware

Century 21 publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Real Brokerage 86 agents in Delaware

Real Brokerage publishes no single compensation model: Its public pages did not expose a plan to an automated read; treated as set by each office until read by hand. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

LPT Realty 21 agents in Delaware

LPT Realty publishes no single compensation model: Its public pages did not expose a plan to an automated read; treated as set by each office until read by hand. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

HomeSmart 9 agents in Delaware

HomeSmart publishes no single compensation model: Advertises a 100% commission model; the per-transaction and monthly fees are not stated on its public join page, so it is treated as set by each office until they are. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

ERA 7 agents in Delaware

ERA publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Fathom Realty 2 agents in Delaware

Fathom EDGE: 7% of each commission to the brokerage until a $9,000 annual cap; $165 per transaction after the cap; a $350 minimum per transaction; $35 errors-and-omissions per sale; $75 a month. Fathom ELEVATE: 20% of each commission to the brokerage, with no annual cap; a $350 minimum per transaction; $35 errors-and-omissions per sale; $75 a month. Read from Fathom Realty's own recruiting page on September 5, 2026; Split is the brokerage's share of gross commission until the annual cap. Residential leases and commercial deals are priced separately on the source page.

Sotheby's International Realty 2 agents in Delaware

Sotheby's International Realty publishes no single compensation model: Set by each affiliate; not published. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

By city

Brokerage rankings by city: Wilmington · Newark · Rehoboth Beach · Greenville · Lewes · Dover.

How many real estate agents are in Delaware?

Where the data comes from

Counted from the public agent directories of the 13 brands operating in Delaware on September 5, 2026. Brokerages outside those networks are not counted. The counts on this page are aggregated from the Delaware realtor email list sold at usrealtorlist.com, one row per agent with a published email; no agent appears here.

Questions this page answers

What is the best brokerage to join in Delaware as a new agent?
The one whose split, cap, fees and training fit your expected volume; there is no ranking that answers it for everyone. By size, Keller Williams leads Delaware with 466 agents; Fathom Realty publish their plan, which makes them the easiest to compare against an offer.
Which brokerages in Delaware publish their commission split?
Fathom Realty, as read on their own pages (dates on this page). The other brands present set terms per office.
How many brokerages are there in Delaware?
20 with at least one agent holding a published profile in September 2026, 18 of them with 25 or more; 1,694 agents in total.

Cite this page

Realty Census (2026). Brokerages in Delaware ranked for agents choosing where to join: 20 brokerages, 13 brands. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/best-brokerage/delaware/