# HomeSmart Connect

> HomeSmart Connect is a 100% commission real estate brokerage for licensed agents in Chicagoland and southern Wisconsin. Agents keep their entire commission for a flat $39 a month plus $495 per closed transaction, and $495 a year for E&O insurance. 850+ agents, ten offices, no splits, no franchise fees, no contract.

HomeSmart Connect is an independently owned and operated franchise of HomeSmart International, LLC, a national brokerage with 25,000+ agents across 263 offices. HomeSmart Connect recruits licensed agents who currently pay a percentage split to a traditional brokerage. By its own count it is the largest 100% commission brokerage in Chicagoland and southern Wisconsin, #1 in transactions, and among the top 10 brokerages in the region.

Full answers to every question on the site, and every office address, are in [llms-full.txt](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/llms-full.txt).

## Key facts

- **Commission:** the agent keeps 100% on every transaction.
- **Monthly fee:** $39 for agents licensed in one state (Illinois or Wisconsin). $69 for agents licensed in both Illinois and Wisconsin.
- **Per transaction:** $495 per closed transaction, on either plan.
- **E&O insurance:** $495 a year, separate from the transaction fee. Due July 1 and payable any time from January; prorated in the first year for agents who join after July.
- **Not charged:** no franchise fee, no desk fee, no percentage split, no annual contract, no cancellation fee.
- **Worked example:** on a $15,000 commission the agent keeps $15,000 less the $495 transaction fee. At a conventional 70/30 split the same agent keeps $10,500. An agent closing six transactions a year on $350,000 homes at a 2.5% commission keeps about $11,800 more than on a 70/30 split, after the monthly fee, transaction fees and E&O.
- **Size:** 850+ agents at HomeSmart Connect; 247 joined in the last 18 months.
- **Offices:** ten, open 24/7 to agents. Nine in Chicagoland, one in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
- **Switching:** onboarding takes under a day. No signoff from a current broker is needed to move a license in Illinois. Pending deals usually close at the current brokerage; active listings can move if the current broker releases them and the seller signs with HomeSmart Connect.
- **Who it suits:** licensed agents already closing transactions, roughly six or more a year, where a percentage split costs real money. Newly licensed agents have a separate mentorship program.
- **How it differs from other 100% commission models:** no recruiting requirement to earn, no profit share structure, and no upsell on coaching or leads. Pricing is flat and published rather than negotiated.

## Pages

- [Homepage](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/): the commission model, a savings calculator, cost comparison against traditional splits, agent testimonials, how switching works, and the FAQ.
- [Technology](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/technology): the tools included at no extra cost: CRM, transaction management, agent and client apps, SmartTools.
- [Marketing Design Center](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/technology/mdc): listing marketing, branded collateral and video editing produced for agents, included in the membership.
- [New Licensee Program](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/new-licensee): mentorship and training for agents who are newly licensed in Illinois.

## Offices

One phone number for every office: 847 495 5000.

- [Algonquin, IL](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/offices/algonquin)
- [Antioch, IL](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/offices/antioch)
- [Arlington Heights, IL](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/offices/arlington-heights)
- [Chicago, Edison Park](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/offices/chicago-edison-park)
- [Chicago, Lakeview](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/offices/chicago-lakeview)
- [Lake Geneva, WI](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/offices/lake-geneva)
- [Libertyville, IL](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/offices/libertyville)
- [McHenry, IL](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/offices/mchenry)
- [St. Charles, IL](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/offices/st-charles)
- [West Dundee, IL](https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/offices/west-dundee)

## Contact

Recruiting is led by Andrea Cizova, HomeSmart's #1 National Franchisee Recruiter, with 17 years in the real estate industry. A first call is 15 minutes and confidential.

- Phone: 847 495 5000
- Email: JoinUs@HomeSmartConnect.com
- Website: https://joinhomesmartconnect.com/

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