Independent producers
Agents who want the flexibility to choose their own prospecting, marketing, technology, and business strategy.
Join Ravenwood Realty
Keep more of what you earn.
Build your business your way.
Ravenwood Realty is a locally led, independent brokerage for agents who value transparent costs, direct broker access, professional standards, and the freedom to build a business without a traditional percentage commission split.
No Percentage Split
Keep control of your commission
Transparent Pricing
Know your brokerage costs
Direct Broker Access
Questions handled without layers
Independent Model
Build a business that is yours
Who Ravenwood Is For
A strong fit for self-directed professionals.
Ravenwood is designed for agents who want independence without operating in isolation. The model works best for professionals who can generate or develop their own business while valuing accessible brokerage leadership, clear expectations, and practical support.
It is not built around expensive office space, percentage commission splits, or promises that a brokerage will build an agent’s business for them.
Experienced professionals
Agents who understand the fundamentals of serving clients and want a simpler, more transparent brokerage relationship.
Growth-minded agents
Professionals who want to build a recognizable personal business while remaining aligned with a locally led brokerage.
Agents who value accountability
Professionals who want accessible broker guidance but also take responsibility for compliance, communication, and client service.
The Ravenwood Model
Practical brokerage support without the traditional percentage split.
Ravenwood is structured to give agents a professional brokerage home, direct access to leadership, and room to operate independently.
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Direct broker access
Questions involving contracts, negotiations, compliance, transaction issues, and brokerage policy are handled without unnecessary layers of management.
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Transparent economics
The core brokerage pricing is clearly stated so agents can evaluate the model based on actual costs instead of vague commission-split promises.
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Professional independence
Build your personal brand, select your business tools, develop your own lead sources, and choose how you operate within legal and brokerage requirements.
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Local leadership
Ravenwood is independently owned and operated in Metro Detroit, allowing decisions and communication to stay close to the agents and clients involved.
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Clear standards
Agents receive straightforward expectations around professionalism, documentation, communication, compliance, and client service.
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A brokerage built to stay personal
The company is intentionally structured around direct relationships rather than layers of corporate management or impersonal support channels.
What Ravenwood Expects
Independence comes with professional responsibility.
Ravenwood is not a hands-off license-holding operation. Agents are expected to protect clients, follow brokerage policy, maintain complete files, communicate promptly, and seek guidance before a manageable issue becomes a larger problem.
Professional conduct
Treat clients, cooperating professionals, vendors, and
the public with honesty, respect, and competence.
Timely communication
Keep clients and the brokerage informed, respond to
important matters, and manage expectations clearly.
Complete documentation
Submit required forms, disclosures, contracts, and
transaction documents accurately and on time.
Compliance and judgment
Follow licensing law, fair-housing requirements,
brokerage policy, advertising rules, and contractual
obligations.
Ownership of your business
Take responsibility for prospecting, follow-up,
marketing, skill development, expenses, and client
experience.
Exploring a Move
A straightforward conversation before any commitment.
Brokerage fit matters. The process begins with a confidential discussion about your business, experience, expectations, and what you need from your next brokerage.
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Initial conversation
Discuss your current situation, production, goals, business model, concerns, and reasons for considering a change.
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Fit and expectations
Review Ravenwood’s pricing, policies, support model, agent responsibilities, and operating expectations.
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Written terms
Carefully review the independent-contractor agreement, brokerage policies, costs, and transition requirements.
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Transition
Complete licensing, association, MLS, technology, branding, file-transfer, and onboarding steps as applicable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers before you make a move.
Ravenwood’s stated core model does not use a
traditional percentage commission split. The current
brokerage pricing is $165 per month and $99 per closed
transaction, subject to the written independent-
contractor agreement, brokerage policies, and any
other applicable costs.
Agents may have separate expenses involving licensing,
associations, MLS access, lockboxes, insurance,
technology, marketing, education, transaction
services, or other third parties. Any brokerage-
specific terms should be confirmed in writing before
joining.
Ravenwood is primarily designed for agents who are
prepared to generate, develop, and manage their own
business. Any lead opportunities or company programs
that may exist should not be treated as guaranteed
production.
Ravenwood is built around a lean, modern operating
model rather than an expensive traditional office
structure. Specific meeting, document, technology, and
operational arrangements can be discussed during the
recruiting conversation.
Ravenwood supports agents building their own
professional identity, marketing presence, and
business systems, provided all advertising and
branding comply with Michigan law, brokerage policy,
fair-housing requirements, and applicable rules.
Fit depends on the agent’s preparation, expectations,
need for structured training, and ability to develop
business. Ravenwood’s independent model may be better
suited to self-directed professionals than someone
seeking a highly structured, classroom-style program.
Recruiting conversations can be handled discreetly.
You should not transfer a license, listings, clients,
files, or confidential brokerage information until
all legal, contractual, and transition obligations
have been reviewed.
Explore Ravenwood
Ready for a more transparent brokerage conversation?
Contact Ravenwood Realty to discuss your business, compare the model with your current brokerage, and determine whether the fit makes sense for both sides.