Business Model and Earning Opportunities
Equity Opportunities
We’ve redesigned the traditional brokerage to create a company where agents can become shareholders at eXp Realty. We offer every agent the unique opportunity to become a shareholder in their own company, and celebrate the company’s financial success. All agents can earn equity awards for various achievements such as closing their first transaction or enrolling to be paid a small percentage of their earned commissions in stock at a discounted rate.
U.S. Domestic Teams (married couples)
eXp Realty provide legally married couples in the U.S. the option of a Domestic Team structure. It includes:
ICON eligibility with one award to the team
One capped transaction fee of $5,000
One Risk Management fee of $40 per transaction, capped at $500 per year
One shared commission cap of $16,000
One join fee of $149
Agent Growth Incentive Program
Earn shares on your first transaction
Earn shares when you fully cap
Earn shares when an agent you sponsor closes their first transaction
All agents and brokers in good standing with the eXp Realty are eligible to earn stock awards under the Agent Growth Incentive Program. Shares acquired through the Program will be issued to the individual agent and corresponding tax ID. eXp cannot issue shares to an entity.
FIRST CLOSE
AWARD AMOUNT
Upon an agent’s first completed transaction (full unit) in each calendar year with eXp Realty, the agent will be granted an award of $200 USD worth of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI) common stock.
NUMBER OF SHARES
Agents are awarded a set number of shares of EXPI common stock on the last trading day in the qualifying month, the award date. The number of shares awarded is determined by using the closing market price of EXPI common stock on the award date.
VESTING
Awards are subject to three years of continuous service and in good standing with eXp Realty from the award date. Upon satisfaction of the vesting period, the underlying shares will be issued.
CAPPED AWARD
AWARD AMOUNT
Upon capping during each anniversary year, agents will be granted an award of $400 USD worth of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI) common stock.
NUMBER OF SHARES
Agents are awarded a set number of shares of EXPI common stock on the last trading day in the qualifying month, the award date. The number of shares awarded is determined by using the closing market price of EXPI common stock on the award date.
VESTING
Awards are subject to three years of continuous service and in good standing with eXp Realty from the award date. Upon satisfaction of the vesting period, the underlying shares will be issued.
SPONSOR AWARDS
AWARD AMOUNT
When an agent directly attracts another agent to the company, and upon the sponsored agent’s first completed (full unit) transaction with eXp Realty, the sponsoring agent will be granted an award of $400 USD worth of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI) common stock.
NUMBER OF SHARES
Agents are awarded a set number of shares of EXPI common stock on the last trading day in the qualifying month, the award date. The number of shares awarded is determined by using the closing market price of EXPI common stock on the award date.
VESTING
Sponsor awards require that both the sponsoring agent and the sponsored agent remain with eXp Realty and in good standing for three years from the award date. Upon satisfaction of the vesting period, the underlying shares will be issued.
ICON AGENT AWARDS
In any year that an agent achieves ICON status, the agent can earn up to $16,000 USD worth of eXp World Holdings common stock.
AWARD AMOUNTS
PRODUCTION AWARD
An award for $8,000 USD worth of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI) common stock is granted in the qualifying month. Production Awards are subject to three years of continuous service and in good standing with eXp Realty from the award date. Upon satisfaction of the vesting period, the underlying shares will be issued.
CULTURAL REQUIREMENT AWARD
$4,000 USD of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI) common stock is granted when the cultural requirement is met by the 12-month anniversary of the original ICON award date. This stock award has a two-year vesting period. Shares will be issued as long as ICON Agent remains licensed exclusively with eXp Realty at the two-year vesting mark.
EVENT ATTENDANCE
ICON agents are also eligible to receive an additional $2,000 USD worth of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI) common stock in the month following attendance of each company annual event (eXp Shareholder’s Summit and EXPCON), after ICON status is achieved and during their ICON benefit year. These shares are not subject to vesting.
NUMBER OF SHARES
The number of shares awarded is determined by using the closing market price of EXPI common stock on the award date.
AWARD QUALIFICATION & NOTIFICATION
eXp will calculate the new Agent Growth Incentive Program awards achieved by agents once all transactions have been "closed" from the qualifying month. This typically occurs towards the end of the following month. A grant notification will be sent once the award(s) have been uploaded to the individual's Shareworks accounts.
ISSUANCE OF SHARES
Upon vesting, all shares issued under the Program will be held in the individual agent’s Shareworks account, the online platform used to manage eXp’s equity plans. Agents can access their Shareworks account through Enterprise by clicking on the Shareworks tile under Technology Solutions. Agents outside of the U.S. and Canada can access their account through Okta.
TAX TREATMENT OF STOCK AWARDS
You may find the U.S. tax treatment information for participation in the Agent Growth Incentive Program here.