Whether you’re an individual real estate agent or managing an entire brokerage, having the right real estate showing service can help you save time, better support your clients, and manage showing requests more efficiently.
Showami’s on-demand showing service gives individual agents and brokerages access to a nationwide network of licensed showing agents who can assist with showings, open houses, rental tours, property reports, and more. While Agent Accounts and Brokerage Accounts share some similarities, they’re designed to support different business needs.
In this blog, we’ll break down the differences between Agent Accounts and Brokerage Accounts, explain the benefits of each, and help you determine which option is the best fit for your real estate business.
- What Is an Agent Account?
- What Is a Brokerage Account?
- Individual Visibility vs. Brokerage Visibility
- How Brokerage Accounts Improve Agent Retention
- Brokerage-Level Reporting and Oversight
- Why a Brokerage Account Is the Best Way to Go
- Explore the Benefits of the Elite Brokerage Solution
- Which Account Is Right for You?
- Final Thoughts
What Is an Agent Account?
Showami’s Agent Account gives individual real estate agents access to licensed showing agents who can assist with showings, open houses, and other property-related tasks. Whether you need help covering a last-minute showing or simply want extra support during a busy week, an Agent Account makes it easy to request coverage when you need it.
With an Agent Account, you can request on-demand real estate coverage for:
- Home showings
- Rental tours
- Open houses
- Condition reports
- Property photography
- Lockbox pick-ups/drop-offs
- And more
With Showami’s pay-per-request model, you only pay for the services you need, when you need them. It’s a flexible way to get reliable showing coverage without long-term contracts.
Benefits of an Agent Account
Showami’s Agent Account helps you stay productive while continuing to provide excellent service to your clients. Some benefits include:
- Keep your client relationship while another licensed agent handles the showing.
- Get buyers into homes sooner, even when you can’t attend the showing yourself.
- Access on-demand licensed showing agents seven days a week.
- Maintain reliable showing coverage while you’re on vacation or unavailable.
- Stay on schedule without sacrificing client service.
- Handle more buyers efficiently and grow your business.
Whether you’re balancing multiple clients or simply need backup on busy weekends, Showami’s real estate showing service gives you access to licensed agents exactly when you need them.
Looking to make extra money showing homes?
Showami’s Showing Agent Account gives licensed real estate agents the opportunity to earn extra income by accepting requests to show homes, host open houses, complete property reports, pick-up lockboxes, and more. It’s a flexible way to grow your business while supporting other real estate agents.
What Is a Brokerage Account?
Showami’s Brokerage Solution is designed for brokerages that want to provide their agents with reliable, on-demand showing coverage while maintaining greater visibility and oversight across the entire brokerage.
Instead of each agent managing everything independently, brokerage admins gain access to tools that make it easier to support agents, monitor activity, and manage showing requests.
With Showami’s Brokerage Solution, admins can:
- View agent showing activity
- Schedule on behalf of agents
- Add or remove agents
- Search agent and client information
- Manage centralized payment and payout options
- Open or close the brokerage to outside showing agents
Brokerages can choose to leverage only the agents within their organization or expand outside of the brokerage when additional showing coverage is needed.
Individual Visibility vs. Brokerage Visibility
One of the biggest differences between an Agent Account and a Brokerage Account is visibility.
With an individual Agent Account, agents only have access to their own requests, showing activity, and account information.
A Brokerage Account gives administrators visibility across the entire brokerage. Admins can view showing requests, monitor activity, and assist agents whenever needed.
Brokerages also have the flexibility to choose how payments are managed. You can have one centralized payment method for the entire brokerage or allow each agent to pay for the requests they create.
How Brokerage Accounts Improve Agent Retention
Supporting agents throughout every stage of their career is one of the best ways to build a stronger brokerage.
Showami’s Brokerage Solution creates opportunities for both newer agents and experienced producers.
Newer or lower-producing agents can earn additional income by completing showings, open houses, and other property-related tasks through a Showing Agent Account.
At the same time, top-producing agents can request showing coverage when their schedules become too busy. Instead of turning down clients or stretching themselves too thin, they can continue providing excellent service while focusing on other tasks to grow their business.
When agents have the flexibility to both request and accept showing opportunities, brokerages can better support their teams, reduce burnout, and improve agent retention.
Brokerage-Level Reporting and Oversight
As your brokerage grows, having visibility into your team’s showing activity becomes more important. A Brokerage Account gives administrators access to reporting tools that make it easier to stay organized and keep operations running smoothly.
Admins can download reports to keep records organized, view showing activity across the brokerage, and monitor all requests. With Showami’s Elite Brokerage Solution, brokerages also gain access to downloadable custom reports, including showing feedback, for even greater insight into agent activity.
With everything in one place, brokerage admins can spend less time tracking down information and more time supporting their agents.
Why a Brokerage Account Is the Best Way to Go
Managing showing requests across a brokerage shouldn’t require endless group texts, Facebook posts, or phone calls to find someone available to help.
Showami’s Brokerage Solution simplifies the entire process by giving your agents access to a reliable, on-demand showing service that connects them with licensed showing agents whenever they need coverage.
There’s no guessing who’s available, who works in the area, or who’s ready to pick up a showing request. Everything happens through one easy to use platform, helping your brokerage provide faster showing coverage while keeping your agents focused on serving their clients.
To give brokerages even more flexibility, Showami offers two account settings: Open Solution and Closed Solution.
Open Solution
Showing requests are first sent to agents within your brokerage. If a request isn’t picked up within 10 minutes, it’s sent to agents outside of your brokerage. This helps ensure fast showing coverage while still giving your own agents the first opportunity to accept requests. Open accounts also receive showing opportunities from agents outside of the organization, giving your agents additional opportunities to earn income.
Closed Solution
With a closed account, all showing opportunities stay within your brokerage. Administrators can also choose whether their agents can accept requests from outside the brokerage.
Explore the Benefits of the Elite Brokerage Solution
Looking to automate your brokerage’s workflow? Showami’s Elite Brokerage Solution includes additional tools designed to automate the showing request process, helping your team save time and operate more efficiently.
Benefits include:
- A branded landing page that automatically adds agents to your brokerage when they sign up
- Showami Groups that notify your preferred agents first, making it perfect for teams
- Multiple administrator accounts
- API integration to automate showing requests
- A $1 credit back to the brokerage for every completed showing
- One Platinum Account included with your brokerage subscription
These features help automate your brokerage’s workflow, save time, and make it easier to support your agents.
Which Account Is Right for You?
If you’re an individual real estate agent looking for flexible showing coverage, Showami’s Agent Account gives you everything you need to serve more clients, stay on schedule, and grow your business.
If you manage a brokerage, Showami’s Brokerage Solution provides the visibility, reporting, and admin tools needed to support your agents while creating a more efficient workflow across your team.
As your brokerage grows, having the right real estate showing software in place can help improve agent productivity, increase retention, and provide a better experience for your clients.
Final Thoughts
The right real estate showing service can make a big difference in how you manage showing requests and support your clients. Whether you’re an individual real estate agent or managing an entire brokerage, Showami offers flexible solutions designed to help you save time, stay productive, and grow your business.
With reliable, on-demand showing coverage just a few clicks away, you can spend less time coordinating schedules and more time building relationships with your clients.
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Whether you’re an individual real estate agent looking for flexible showing coverage or a brokerage searching for a better way to manage showing requests, Showami has a solution designed to fit your business.