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HomeSmart vs Fathom Realty by state

Every state where both brands list agents, ranked by the two counts combined. The lead column names the brand with more agents there.

HomeSmart also has agents in 7 states where Fathom Realty has none; Fathom Realty in 2 where HomeSmart has none.

Cities where both have agents

The 5 cities with the most agents between the two brands, of 5 where both are present.

Agents with their own website

20.2% of the 24,389 checked HomeSmart agents have a website of their own; 4.7% of the 7,875 checked Fathom Realty agents have a website of their own (national figure 7.2%). An agent's own site is one sign of how much of their business they carry with them.

What each publishes about commission

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.

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.

Run your own numbers in the commission calculator, which has the published plans above preloaded.

Where the data comes from

Counted from HomeSmart's and Fathom Realty's own public agent directories on September 5, 2026; an agent is included once, with a published email, under the brand whose directory lists them. Every agent counted here has a published email on file; the per-agent file is the Arizona real estate agent list at usrealtorlist.com for the biggest shared state, and this page publishes only totals.

More comparisons

HomeSmart against others: Keller Williams · Coldwell Banker · RE/MAX · Century 21 · Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · Real Brokerage · Compass · LPT Realty. Fathom Realty against others: Keller Williams · Coldwell Banker · RE/MAX · Century 21 · Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · Real Brokerage · Compass · LPT Realty. All comparisons.

Questions this page answers

Is HomeSmart bigger than Fathom Realty?

By agents with a published profile in September 2026, HomeSmart is larger: 24,389 against 7,875, 3.1 times as many. Both figures count only agents the brand lists publicly with an email, so they understate any brand that lists fewer of its people.

Where does Fathom Realty have more agents than HomeSmart?

In 17 of the 41 states they share, led by Texas (2,572 to 2,313), North Carolina (873 to 148) and Utah (317 to 9).

Which pays agents more, HomeSmart or Fathom Realty?

Only Fathom Realty publishes a national plan (above). HomeSmart sets terms office by office, so compare an actual offer against the published plan in the calculator.

Cite this page

Realty Census (2026). HomeSmart vs Fathom Realty: 24,389 against 7,875 agents, 41 shared states. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/compare/homesmart-vs-fathom-realty/