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The deposit patterns, seasonality and timing that decide how funders read a file from a Canadian business in real estate brokerages.
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Short answer: Brokerages earn commission splits when deals close, so timing follows closings and market cycles. Spring is the busiest season in most markets, winter is slow and interest-rate changes shift volume quickly. Funders read monthly commission income, agent splits and marketing costs. Bridging slow months and marketing are common uses.
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Brokerages earn commission splits on closed deals, with timing driven by closings and market cycles.
Spring is the busiest season in most Canadian markets; winter is slow. Interest-rate changes shift volume quickly.
Revenue-based financing suits volatile commission income because payments fall when closings slow.
An independent residential brokerage depositing about $95,000 a month asks for $30,000 for marketing and technology during a slow quarter. At a 1.22 factor the payback is $36,600, a cost of $6,600. Over roughly 6 months that is about $290 per business day, or close to 6% of monthly deposits.
Every figure on this page is illustrative arithmetic in Canadian dollars. It is not an offer, a quote or a promise of approval.
Brokerage revenue arrives in lumps when deals close and commissions are released. Agent fees and splits go out, rent and technology are fixed. A reviewer reads twelve months to see spring peaks and winter troughs.
Provincial real estate regulators require deposits to be held in trust. Only commission income released to the operating account is brokerage revenue.
Whatever the trade, the review is built on the business's own bank statements: how much arrives, how steadily, what is left after fixed costs and how the account is managed through a slower stretch. A short note that names your busiest and quietest months, any one-off deposits and what the money is for usually answers the follow-up questions before they are asked.
Reviewed by the Merchant Fund Express team on October 12, 2026. Official pages checked as of that date.
Yes, as deposited to the brokerage's operating account.
No. Trust deposits are not brokerage revenue.
Not on its own; the trend is read.
Educational information only. It is not legal, tax or accounting advice.
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