What Most NYC Real Estate Brokerages Won’t Tell You
Every New York purchase carries a commission — typically 5–6% of the price, paid from the deal and split between the two brokers. The half that goes to the buyer's broker exists because of you. At most firms, it simply stays with the buyer's broker.
At BRN, half of our commission — up to 1.5% of the purchase price — is returned to you at closing, wired directly or credited against your closing costs.
On a $5M home, that's $75,000.
It isn't a promotion, and nothing about the service is reduced to make it possible. BRN was built around the buyer — and in any deal we touch, we sit on one side of the table only. When a firm is organized that way, returning part of the commission stops being generous and starts being obvious.
Estimate My Return
Enter your expected purchase price to see what BRN would return to you at closing. The estimate is based on half of the standard buyer-side commission. We’ll confirm the exact figure for your transaction.
Expected purchase price:
01 — Connect
A confidential conversation about what you're looking for, your timeline, and how we work. We'll tell you plainly whether we're the right fit — and if we're not, we'll say so.
02 — We Go to Work
Search, financial analysis, building due diligence, negotiation, board package — handled directly by the partners. Nothing is passed to someone who doesn't know your transaction cold.
03 — You Keep What’s Yours
At closing, half of our commission — up to 1.5% of the purchase price — is returned to you. Not negotiated each time, not contingent on anything — a standing feature of every BRN transaction.
Most brokerages are built for volume. We’re built for precision.
Most NYC brokerages run on volume — hundreds of agents, transactions divided across whoever’s next in the queue. BRN is a boutique firm built around partner-level attention. When you work with us, you work directly with senior partners — from first call to closing.
Our backgrounds are in finance, law, and real estate development — and it shows in the work. We read building financials the way analysts read balance sheets, prepare board packages the way lawyers prepare filings, and negotiate from pricing history rather than instinct. In this market, that's the difference.
Manhattan & Brooklyn
We work across the city’s most sought-after neighborhoods — Manhattan co-ops and condos, Brooklyn brownstones and townhouses. From the Upper West Side to Brooklyn Heights, we bring the same rigor to every purchase: deep market knowledge, precise negotiation, and senior partners from first showing to close.
The Hamptons
We represent buyers across the East End — Southampton to Montauk, first-time buyers and seasoned second-home owners alike. We know the towns, the land, and the inventory that trades privately, never reaching the open market — and we bring the same senior partners and the same return at closing.
What Our Clients Say About Working With Us
“From the first call to closing day, we worked directly with the partners — financial analysis, building due diligence, negotiation. The $62,000 returned at closing was real money. The work that led up to it was the reason we’d hire them again.”
— Robert K., Brooklyn Heights brownstone buyer
“We’d never bought out here before, and BRN made the whole process feel manageable. They knew the towns, knew the inventory, and were genuinely on our side at every step. We received $24,000 back at closing — but what we’ll remember is how carefully they handled everything. We couldn’t recommend them more highly.”
— John S., Water Mill buyer
A short conversation — your goals, your timeline, an honest read on the market. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you.