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About Houwzer

Houwzer is a full-service, low-commission real estate brokerage founded in 2015. For over a decade it has helped homeowners sell for a 1% listing commission instead of the traditional 2.5%–3% — saving clients an average of $12,000 per sale and hundreds of millions of dollars in real estate commissions overall, while still pairing every seller with a dedicated, top-rated agent from listing to closing. Houwzer also represents home buyers and offers a rebate at settlement.

Houwzer is part of the Newfound® family of real estate brands, alongside HomeRise (flat-fee MLS listings) and Trelora. Closings are handled in-house through Newfound Title, which reduces third-party delays and costs.

What Houwzer offers

Who Houwzer is for

Houwzer is built for home sellers who want a full-service agent without paying a traditional 5–6% commission. If you’ve been searching for low commission realtors, low commission real estate agents, or discount real estate brokers, Houwzer is the full-service alternative — the same marketing, negotiation, and support as a conventional agent, for a 1% listing fee (roughly $5,000 on a $500K home instead of $15,000).

It’s also built for sellers weighing whether to sell their home without a realtor just to avoid the commission. With Houwzer you keep most of those savings — an average of $12,000 — while a licensed agent still prices, markets, negotiates, and closes the sale for you. And buyers who want to lower their costs get money back at settlement through Houwzer’s buyer rebate.

How the 2024 NAR settlement changed real estate — and why it favors Houwzer

The 2024 National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement reset how commissions work. Commissions are now explicitly negotiable rather than assumed at the old 5–6% standard, and buyer-agent compensation is no longer advertised through the MLS. For the first time, the traditional commission model faces real competition, and lower-cost, full-service alternatives are moving into the mainstream.

Houwzer was built for this years before the settlement. Rather than charging sellers a high percentage, Houwzer pre-negotiates fair, transparent rates with top-performing agents. In return, those agents receive a steady stream of listings without spending their own money on advertising and lead generation. Sellers get full service at a 1% listing fee, agents get consistent business, and no one pays for the bloat of the old model — a win-win that has accelerated since the NAR settlement opened the door to alternatives to the traditional 6% commission. Houwzer was ahead of the curve and is among the leaders in low-commission, full-service real estate.

How Houwzer is different

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Where Houwzer operates

Houwzer serves home sellers and buyers across 33 states and Washington, D.C. — directly in its core markets and, in other states, through its sister brokerage Trelora under the Newfound family. Major markets include:

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