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Tennessee · choosing a brokerage · 2026

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

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

There is no single best brokerage to join in Tennessee; there is the one whose numbers fit your business. This page gives you the numbers: 59 brokerages with agents in the state, ranked by size, the 16 brands behind them, and what 1 of those brand publishes about what an agent keeps.

7,914agents in Tennessee
59brokerages with agents here
16brands present
1brand with a published pay plan
28%held by the largest brokerage

Tennessee brokerages ranked by agents

The twenty largest brokerages in Tennessee 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 TennesseeBrand · published plan
1Keller Williams2,19727.8%Keller Williams · set by each office
2Compass1,32816.8%Compass · set by each office
3RE/MAX93011.8%RE/MAX · set by each office
4LPT Realty6588.3%LPT Realty · set by each office
5Reliant Realty ERA Powered4175.3%ERA · set by each office
6Coldwell Banker Southern Realty3945.0%Coldwell Banker · set by each office
7Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices3354.2%Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · set by each office
8Real Broker3254.1%Real Brokerage · set by each office
9CENTURY 21 Legacy3083.9%Century 21 · set by each office
10Coldwell Banker Collins-Maury750.9%Coldwell Banker · set by each office
11Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Heritage Group700.9%Better Homes and Gardens · set by each office
12Coldwell Banker Pryor Realty, Inc.700.9%Coldwell Banker · set by each office
13CENTURY 21 Patterson & Associates Real Estate Co.690.9%Century 21 · set by each office
14CENTURY 21 Platinum Properties620.8%Century 21 · set by each office
15CENTURY 21 Coffee County Realty & Auction480.6%Century 21 · set by each office
16Fathom Realty TN, LLC400.5%Fathom Realty · Fathom EDGE: 7% to $9,000 cap (+1 more)
17Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Conner370.5%Better Homes and Gardens · set by each office
18Coldwell Banker Jim Henry & Associates340.4%Coldwell Banker · set by each office
19CENTURY 21 Premier330.4%Century 21 · set by each office
20CENTURY 21 Volunteer Realty330.4%Century 21 · set by each office

How to read this

Size is not quality, but it is information. The biggest brokerage in Tennessee, Keller Williams with 2,197 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 Tennessee, 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 Tennessee publishes about pay

Keller Williams 2,197 agents in Tennessee

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 1,328 agents in Tennessee

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.

RE/MAX 930 agents in Tennessee

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 21 789 agents in Tennessee

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.

LPT Realty 658 agents in Tennessee

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.

Coldwell Banker 607 agents in Tennessee

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.

ERA 424 agents in Tennessee

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.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 335 agents in Tennessee

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.

Real Brokerage 325 agents in Tennessee

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 210 agents in Tennessee

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.

Fathom Realty 40 agents in Tennessee

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.

HomeSmart 31 agents in Tennessee

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: Nashville · Chattanooga · Franklin · Memphis · Knoxville · Murfreesboro · Clarksville · Johnson City · Brentwood · Mt. Juliet · Spring Hill · Hendersonville.

How many real estate agents are in Tennessee?

Where the data comes from

Counted from the public agent directories of the 16 brands operating in Tennessee 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 Tennessee real estate agent list; this page publishes totals only.

Questions this page answers

What is the best brokerage to join in Tennessee 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 Tennessee with 2,197 agents; Fathom Realty publish their plan, which makes them the easiest to compare against an offer.
Which brokerages in Tennessee 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 Tennessee?
59 with at least one agent holding a published profile in September 2026, 40 of them with 25 or more; 7,914 agents in total.

Cite this page

Realty Census (2026). Brokerages in Tennessee ranked for agents choosing where to join: 59 brokerages, 16 brands. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/best-brokerage/tennessee/