Where Does the 3% Broker Fee Go? | NYC Fee Anatomy

NYC broker fee anatomy from Wonderstreet—see how the typical 3% commission splits across buyer and seller sides: search, valuation, staging, marketing, and closing support with Yimin Ge.

In New York City, the typical broker commission is about 3% of the purchase price. That fee funds the work on both sides of the deal—not a single handoff at closing.

On the buyer side, it covers search, valuation, offer strategy, and transaction troubleshooting. On the seller side, it covers pricing, staging, marketing, showings, negotiation, and closing coordination.

Wonderstreet breaks the fee into clear steps so Manhattan and Brooklyn clients can see where each dollar of service goes.

Where does the 3% broker fee go?

Diagram: where the typical NYC 3% broker fee goes — Wonderstreet
Where does the 3% broker fee go?

Buyer fee anatomy

Buyer-side NYC broker fee breakdown — search, valuation, and transaction support
Buyer fee anatomy — search, valuation, trouble-shoot

Buyer fee anatomy — search, valuation, trouble-shoot

Buyer's Guide

Seller fee anatomy

Seller-side NYC broker fee breakdown — pricing, staging, marketing, and showings
Seller fee anatomy — pricing, staging, marketing, showing

Seller fee anatomy — pricing, staging, marketing, showing

Seller's Guide