Apply to participate

You are an independent, licensed Illinois real estate professional, affiliated with and supervised by your own sponsoring brokerage. You are not an employee, agent, partner, or representative of CarteCasa, and nothing in this agreement creates an employment, agency, partnership, or joint-venture relationship between you and CarteCasa.

CarteCasa is a membership platform that connects home buyers with participating licensed professionals. CarteCasa is not a brokerage and performs no licensed real estate activity. Everything licensed that you do — showings, offers, negotiation, closings — happens under your license and through your own brokerage, with whatever agreements and disclosures your brokerage and Illinois law require. CarteCasa does not supervise, direct, or control your licensed work.

As the condition of participating, you agree to offer CarteCasa members this à la carte structure: (a) Showings — a flat fee of $75 per showing, payable to your brokerage when the showing is confirmed. (b) Offer and closing support — flat-fee support of approximately $3,000, payable through your brokerage under a separate written agreement between the buyer and you or your brokerage, as your brokerage requires. For buyers CarteCasa introduces, you may charge less than the published CarteCasa member pricing or offer discounted multi-home tour rates at your option — but you may not charge more. CarteCasa collects no part of any fee in this section.

For buyers CarteCasa introduces to you, you agree to honor Section 3 for as long as you participate, and for twelve (12) months after the introduction, even if your communication with the buyer later moves off-platform. The intent is firm but not punitive: a buyer CarteCasa introduces retains the à la carte member economics with you and your brokerage for that 12-month period. [ATTORNEY: define the enforceable mechanism and final wording for this section, compatible with Illinois license law and brokerage supervision — it is the heart of the platform's economics.]

All professional fees are paid by the buyer to your brokerage (or as your brokerage directs). CarteCasa does not collect, hold, route, or share in commissions, showing fees, or transaction fees, and owes you no compensation. Platform access is free to you during the launch period. CarteCasa may introduce optional paid tools, premium placement, or platform subscriptions for agents later, with advance notice; continued participation after notice constitutes acceptance of any pricing you opt into.

You will keep an active Illinois license in good standing; remain affiliated with a sponsoring brokerage; carry the insurance coverage your brokerage requires; comply with fair housing laws and all applicable law in every interaction; and obtain any buyer agreements or disclosures required before touring or offer activity. You are solely responsible for the licensed work you perform.

CarteCasa's concierge routes member showing requests to participating agents by text, email, or phone. You confirm your availability and property access before any showing is treated as confirmed — CarteCasa never promises a member a showing on your behalf. After completed showings, you'll provide brief notes when practical. You'll treat members respectfully and without pressure; members owe you no obligation to make an offer.

Either you or CarteCasa may end participation at any time, with or without cause, by written notice (email suffices). Obligations for transactions already in progress, and the pricing-integrity terms of Section 4, survive as the attorney-approved final version provides.

This is a draft scaffold pending review by Illinois counsel. Submitting an application does not create an approved participation; no application is formally approved until counsel approves a final version of this agreement. If the final version differs materially from this draft, you will be asked to acknowledge the final version before approval.