Does Russell Real Estate Services charge their agents desk fees?
A. Russell Real Estate Services does not charge agents desk fees. WDTMTM? Some brokers that offer larger commission splits with their agents do so because they charge monthly desk fees. Some of these desk fees range between $300.00 per month to $2600.00 per month. Some go even higher. They pay desk fees each and every month. If you have no sales or six sales your broker doesn’t care, because they have gotten their money. You pay desk fees even if you’re on vacation. If you can, imagine writing out a check each month to do business from a desk or a private office. Agents paying desk fees are sometimes compared to tenants paying rent. Usually agents are attracted to this set up because they are told they will get to earn 100.0% of their commissions. They also get 100.0% of their bills, like advertising, signage, business cards, marketing materials, some are even charged for their contracts & forms. They usually share in other office expenses like receptionists, personal assistants, utili
