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 agreements and disclosures your brokerage and Illinois law require. CarteCasa does not supervise, direct, or control your licensed work.

As a 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) Buyer-agent representation — a flat fee of approximately $3,000 for representing the buyer in making an offer through closing, payable to 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.

A showing arranged through CarteCasa is a discrete, per-property service. As a condition of participating, you agree not to use a CarteCasa single-showing assignment to have a member sign a buyer representation or buyer brokerage document broader than that specific showing — that is, broader than the specific property address and the date of that showing (or the minimum showing period your brokerage and applicable law require). You will not condition any CarteCasa showing assignment, the showing fee described in Section 3, or continued showings on the member signing a broad, exclusive, multi-property, or long-term buyer representation agreement, or on committing to the separate buyer-agent representation fee described in Section 3, before or after any showing. You also agree not to solicit or present a broader buyer representation agreement to a CarteCasa member in connection with a single-showing assignment until the member has completed at least one CarteCasa showing and has had a real opportunity to decide whether to continue with you. If a member later affirmatively chooses to continue with you, any broader buyer representation agreement must be separate, clear, and voluntary; comply with applicable law, NAR and MLS rules, and your brokerage's policies; and be entered into between the member and your sponsoring or managing brokerage. CarteCasa is not a party to that agreement, is not a real estate brokerage, and does not supervise your licensed work.

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 that a buyer CarteCasa introduces retains the à la carte member economics with you and your brokerage for that 12-month period, subject to brokerage policies and applicable law.

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 beta. CarteCasa may introduce optional paid tools, premium placement, or platform subscriptions for agents later, with advance notice and separate opt-in terms.

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, and a member may ask CarteCasa to match a future showing with a different participating agent.

Either you or CarteCasa may end participation at any time, with or without cause, by written notice. Obligations for transactions already in progress, and the pricing-integrity terms of Section 5, survive to the extent permitted by applicable law and your brokerage policies.

Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance into the participating-agent network. CarteCasa may vet licensure, service area, brokerage fit, and operational readiness before activating participation. If these terms change materially before or after activation, you may be asked to acknowledge the updated version before continuing to participate.