The Market Starts
Before The Listing.

CrowList doesn’t sell your home, and it doesn’t set its price. Buyers do that once your home is on the market. What happens privately on CrowList is agent selection: verified agents compete for the right to represent you, and each bid includes their estimate of your home’s value, their commission rate, their marketing strategy, and their timeline. You see several independent opinions of your home’s worth before you commit to anyone. Once you choose an agent, your home goes to market through them on the plan you agreed to, including public exposure.

CrowList is built so that homeowners hold the leverage. Listing is free, and agents pay a membership to see pre-market homes and compete for them. You decide whether to accept any bid, which one, and when. CrowList is not a brokerage, never picks or recommends an agent for you, and doesn’t take a share of anyone’s commission. Bids show each agent’s experience and verified license, and as agents build a track record on CrowList, a performance score based on close rate, pricing accuracy, and client outcomes. It’s information to help you compare; the choice is always yours. We earn a flat technology fee only if your home sells through an agent you chose here.

Nothing. You are never obligated to accept a bid, even if you receive several. You can remove your listing at any time before you select an agent, and you owe CrowList nothing. If you do select an agent, you then sign a listing agreement directly with them, and that agreement governs what happens next. CrowList’s fee is due only if your home actually closes.

Every agent must hold an active New York real estate license in good standing. When an agent applies, we check their name and license number against the New York Department of State’s active license records, and any mismatch is flagged. Our team then reviews each application by hand, and no agent can see listings or submit bids until they are approved.

Only approved agents can see your listing, and they see the town, ZIP code, property details, a price range, and the photos you choose. Your street address is encrypted and is revealed only to the agent you select.

Listing is free. If your home sells through an agent you chose on CrowList, you pay one flat technology fee at closing, based on the sale price (Up to $750,000: $1,000; $750,001 – $1,500,000: $1,500; $1,500,001 – $5,000,000: $2,500; Over $5,000,000: $5,000). It is not a percentage of your sale price or of the commission. Your agent’s commission is separate and is set by the bid you accept. If you don’t sell, you pay nothing.