Keep your license. Skip the REALTOR® dues. Get paid on referrals.
AXEN Realty Partners is a real, licensed brokerage for agents who mostly refer. No REALTOR® association dues required: you do not have to join the National Association of REALTORS®. Send a client to an AXEN agent. When it closes, you keep the referral fee minus 10% (max $500 on Pro, $1,000 on Elite) and a $50 admin fee. A $4,000 referral fee pays you $3,550.
A real brokerage
Its own license. Its own broker.
Partners is a separately licensed brokerage in the AXEN family.
No NAR
No REALTOR® association dues required.
You don't have to join the National Association of REALTORS®.
The math
$4,000 referral fee → $3,550 to you
AXEN keeps 10% ($400) plus the $50 admin fee.
Nothing up front: take the platform fee from your first closing. No REALTOR® dues. Want to sell full time later? Move to AXEN Realty and keep your seat.
You have a license. You mostly refer.
Why pay REALTOR® dues for a license you use a few times a year?
Part-time agents
You have a day job. You still know people who need an agent. More for part-time agents.
Between careers
Taking a break? Keep your license with a broker while you figure it out.
Retirees
You're done selling. Your friends still call you. Refer them and get paid.
New licensees
Just passed? Start by referring while you learn the business.
Agents who moved
New town, old clients. Send them to an AXEN agent back home.
Anyone with a network
If people ask you about homes, every ask can be a paycheck.
Pick AXEN Realty Partners if
You mostly refer
- You send clients to other agents more than you sell.
- You don't want to pay REALTOR® association dues.
- You don't need to list in the MLS.
Not for you if
You list and sell full time
- You want MLS access. Most MLSs require REALTOR® membership.
- That's AXEN Realty, our NAR side.
- Start here and move later? Your seat and rev share line move with you. We handle the transfer paperwork with your state.
Join AXEN Realty instead, or read how a license transfer works.
Same plans, portal, training, support and rev share on both sides.
Five steps. You do one of them.
You send the client. The AXEN agent does the work. The fee comes to the brokerage first (that's the law), and then AXEN pays you.
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Your client. Needs to buy or sell.
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You refer. Send them to an AXEN agent.
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Agent closes. They do the deal.
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Fee to AXEN. The law says broker first.
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You get paid. After compliance clears.
Worked example · $4,000 referral fee
to you, on a $4,000 referral fee
Where the money goes
| Referral fee | AXEN fee | Admin | You get |
|---|---|---|---|
| $4,000 · Pro | $400 | $50 | $3,550 |
| $8,000 · Pro | $500 (max) | $50 | $7,450 |
| $12,000 · Elite | $1,000 (max) | $50 | $10,950 |
AXEN's fee is 10% of the referral fee, up to the max for your plan. It counts toward your yearly cap. Shown before you hit your cap. Paid after the money arrives, never at closing.
You're an AXEN agent. Full stop.
Partners agents get the same desk as every AXEN agent. Nothing is held back.
AXEN Referral Map
Find an AXEN agent anywhere.
Your client moving across the country? Look them up on the map and send them to an AXEN agent there.
The AXEN portal
Full access.
Your own login. Track your referrals and your pay in one place.
AXEN University
Training when you want it, for new and seasoned agents.
Live support
Real people to answer your questions. See live support.
Revenue share
Your own seat, 5 levels deep, no quota. Recruit agents and earn on them.
Revenue share is how it's structured, not a promise of any amount.
Same plans. Same fees. No REALTOR® dues.
Partners agents pick the same flat-fee plan as every AXEN agent.
Platform fee
$50 a month
On each referral
10% + $50
AXEN's referral fee counts toward your yearly cap. Referral money is paid to the brokerage, then to you after compliance clears.
Keep your license. Get paid on referrals.
Partners is licensed in select states. Book a call and ask which ones. We'll tell you on the call.
More on how AXEN works
Referral brokerage, answered
What is a referral-only real estate brokerage?
It is a brokerage that holds your license so you can send clients to other agents and get paid a referral fee. You don't list or sell homes yourself. AXEN Realty Partners is AXEN's referral brokerage. You may also hear this called a referral company or a license-parking company.
Is AXEN Realty Partners a real brokerage?
Yes. It is a separately licensed real estate brokerage in the AXEN family, with its own broker of record. It is built for licensed agents who mostly refer, with no REALTOR® association dues required.
Can I keep my real estate license active without paying NAR dues?
Yes. AXEN Realty Partners is a non-NAR brokerage. You hang your license with Partners, and you do not have to join the National Association of REALTORS®. No REALTOR® association dues required.
Who is AXEN Realty Partners for?
Licensed agents who mostly refer: part-time agents, agents between careers, retirees, new licensees, agents who moved, and anyone who wants to keep their license and get paid when they send a client to an agent. It is not for agents who want to list and sell full time with MLS access. That is AXEN Realty, our NAR side.
How do referral fees get paid?
By law, a referral fee is paid to your broker, never to you personally. So the fee comes to AXEN first. AXEN pays you after the money arrives and compliance clears, never at closing.
How much does AXEN keep on a referral?
10% of the referral fee, up to $500 on Pro or $1,000 on Elite, plus a $50 admin fee that goes to the Deal Desk coordinator on the file. Example: on a $4,000 referral fee, AXEN keeps $400 + $50 and you get $3,550. AXEN's 10% counts toward your yearly cap.
What does AXEN Realty Partners cost?
You pick the same plan as any AXEN agent: Pro or Elite. The platform fee is $50 a month, or $500 a year, or $600 taken from your first closing. On a referral, AXEN's fee is 10% (max $500 on Pro, $1,000 on Elite) plus a $50 admin fee. No REALTOR® association dues required.
Do I need to join the MLS?
No. Partners is built for referrals, not for listing. Most MLSs require REALTOR® membership, so if you want to list and sell full time with MLS access, that's AXEN Realty, our NAR side.
Can I go back to selling full time?
Yes. Move your license to AXEN Realty, the NAR side. Your seat and your revenue share line stay with you. We handle the transfer paperwork with your state.
How do I find an agent to send my client to?
Use the AXEN Referral Map in your portal. It helps you find an AXEN agent anywhere to send your client to.
Do Partners agents get revenue share?
Yes. You keep your own seat in AXEN revenue share, five levels deep, with no quota. If you recruit agents, you earn on them. That is how it is built, not a promise of any amount.
Which states is AXEN Realty Partners in?
Partners is licensed in select states. Book a Why AXEN call and ask which states — we'll tell you on the call.
AXEN Realty Partners and AXEN Realty are licensed real estate brokerages. Referral fees are paid to the brokerage and then to the agent as allowed by state law. Commissions are negotiable. REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark of the National Association of REALTORS®.