A Referral Associate is an agent who holds an active Arizona real estate license but earns income by referring their clients and contacts to a Realtor® as a lead rather than engaging in active real estate sales themselves.

We are a perfect solution for real estate agents who want to earn referral fees but are not actively engaged in real estate sales. We encourage our agents to remain engaged with their sphere and look for creative ways to reach out for referral business as a supplement to their income. We provide marketing materials to help our agents stay current with the market trends and useful information they can pass along to prospective referral clients. Through Long Realty Company, we are affiliated with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, the largest real estate referral network in the world, and take great care with the professional placement of these referral clients. 

There are no initial fees to sign on with Long Realty Referral Associates, no renewal fees, no MLS fees, no Board dues, no Supra fees, no E&O fees, no cancellation fees. The only cost involved is a $99 transaction fee per referral.

To join Long Realty Referral Associates, simply call our Referral Associates Coordinator at 520-918-3859. The Referral Associates Coordinator will answer any questions you have and explain exactly what it will take for you to become an active, revenue producing, agent for Long Realty Referral Associates. The sooner you contact us, the sooner you can start collecting referral commissions. You probably know someone right now you could refer!

You will simply navigate the Referral Intranet site and click on the “Submit an Outgoing Referral” page.

When you don’t know any active agents, we will choose a qualified Long Realty agent for you.

No, to provide the best available service, Long Realty Referral Associates utilizes Long Realty agents exclusively, or in the case where Long Realty does not have local agents, your referral will go to our national network brokerage partner companies.

Absolutely. Our referral Coordinator works with over 170,000 network brokerage partner agents throughout the US and approximately 28 foreign countries. You will simply submit your referral form and our coordinator will make sure your referral clients are connected with a professional agent, regardless of where they need real estate services.

If you have an existing relationship with an agent outside of our network of brokerage partner companies, you will receive 80% of negotiated fee less $99 transaction fee. All referral agreements must be placed via our website link.

Yes, when you submit your referral to Long Realty Referral Associates, you may indicate that you would like to speak with the assigned agent prior to client contact.

As a referral associate, you are ineligible to list or sell any property, participate in negotiations, or execute any real estate documents. You can refer your customer who will, in turn, provide a referral fee for the introduction if that introduction results in a closed transaction.

You will be a “Long Realty Referral Associate”.

As a Long Realty Referral Associate, you will have access to the Long Referral Company Intranet site. You can order business cards, a name badge, and access our marketing tools, which includes newsletters, letter samples, and social media posts to share. In addition, you can sign up for our ProKIT contact management system. You will be able to manage your contacts and set them up to receive relevant, local email marketing campaigns.

Taxes are not taken out of the referral fee as you are an independent contractor. Agents will receive a 1099 if they have referral fees over $600 in any given year.

Yes! While you, as a referral agent, are not active, your license is. Any active license must be renewed, and continuing education must be completed, as required by ADRE. We offer free continuing education classes and a plethora of online classes to our referral agents.

Yes! You would complete the referral form on our website and refer yourself to a Long Realty agent just as you would any other buyer or seller.