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How the Common Realtor Score works

A single number from 0 to 100, built from an agent's results — grouped into five things a buyer or seller actually cares about. No agent can pay for a higher score. Here's exactly how the points are earned:

Results 36 pts
Closed deals
Completed transactions, weighted toward recent work and log-scaled so a long record keeps counting.
18
Sales volume
Total verified dollar volume, log-scaled so it rewards consistency, not just luxury price points.
8
Outcome quality
How their days-on-market compares to the local market — selling faster than the area is the signal.
10
Client Trust 26 pts
Verified rating
Average rating from reviews tied to a verified closing, smoothed so one lucky review can’t read as a flawless record.
16
Review depth
How many verified clients vouched — depth of evidence, not a single review.
10
Responsiveness 16 pts
Responsiveness
How quickly they respond to a new client. Speed-to-lead is the #1 predictor of a good experience.
8
Follow-through
Of the clients handed to them, how many they actually worked instead of letting go cold.
8
Integrity & Verification 12 pts
Verified share of record
How much of the record is client-confirmed or staff-checked versus the agent’s word alone.
6
CR Certified
Completed the Common Realtor certification.
4
Clean record
A record free of client-disputed deals.
2
Expertise & Activity 10 pts
Currently active
Still closing — recent activity keeps this full; a long silence fades it.
5
Experience
Years licensed in the business.
3
Specialty & focus
Depth of focus across their declared specialties.
2

Recent work counts more

A closing from last month says more about an agent today than one from a decade ago, so deals are recency-weighted — each one counts for less as it ages. An agent who is actively closing will always climb past one coasting on an old record.

When we're still learning

A score built on a handful of data points isn't as certain as one built on hundreds. Agents with a thin verified record are marked Provisional — they get a number, but we're honest that it may move as more of their work is verified.

Career work, and what it's worth

An agent who closed 200 homes before joining shouldn't look identical to one who has closed none, so agents can add past work to their profile. It counts — but not at face value.

When the client confirms the deal (we email them; they confirm it in their own account) it counts exactly the same as a transaction closed on our platform. Until then it earns partial credit, and only the first 75 such deals count at all. If a client tells us a deal never happened, it counts for nothing and comes off the profile.

The practical effect: two agents claiming the same volume will always rank in favour of the one whose clients vouched for them, and no amount of typing can pass an agent with a verified record.

The tiers

Elite (90+) · Excellent (78+) · Great (62+) · Established (42+) · Rising (below 42). A thin-but-real record is flagged Provisional; agents with no verified activity yet are shown as "Not yet rated" rather than given a low score.

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Ranked by verified results, nationwide and by state.

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