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Iowa brokerages ranked by agents

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

How to read this

Size is not quality, but it is information. The biggest brokerage in Iowa, RE/MAX with 1,074 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What you keep is the number that matters, and most brands do not publish it.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 Iowa, 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 Iowa publishes about pay

RE/MAX 1,074 agents in Iowa

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.

Keller Williams 379 agents in Iowa

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.

Century 21 333 agents in Iowa

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 170 agents in Iowa

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.

Better Homes and Gardens 83 agents in Iowa

Better Homes and Gardens 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.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 75 agents in Iowa

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 40 agents in Iowa

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.

Fathom Realty 23 agents in Iowa

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.

ERA 18 agents in Iowa

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.

HomeSmart 8 agents in Iowa

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.

By city

Brokerage rankings by city: West Des Moines · Des Moines · Ankeny · Cedar Rapids · Sioux City · Waukee.

How many real estate agents are in Iowa?

Where the data comes from

Counted from the public agent directories of the 10 brands operating in Iowa on September 5, 2026. Brokerages outside those networks are not counted. Every agent in these counts has a published email on file with usrealtorlist.com, which sells the per-agent Iowa real estate agent list; this page publishes totals only.

Questions this page answers

What is the best brokerage to join in Iowa 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, RE/MAX leads Iowa with 1,074 agents; Fathom Realty publish their plan, which makes them the easiest to compare against an offer.

Which brokerages in Iowa 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 Iowa?

21 with at least one agent holding a published profile in September 2026, 13 of them with 25 or more; 2,203 agents in total.

Cite this page

Realty Census (2026). Brokerages in Iowa ranked for agents choosing where to join: 21 brokerages, 10 brands. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/best-brokerage/iowa/