Payments tuned for real estate agents
Agents and brokerages collect earnest money, marketing retainers, and transaction fees with a mix of counter, mobile, and CNP approvals. Large earnest.
Agents and brokerages collect earnest money, marketing retainers, and transaction fees with a mix of counter, mobile, and CNP approvals. Large earnest deposits trigger holds on the wrong MCC; rental scams push processors to over-tighten. We align descriptors to real estate services, mobile capture for showings, and limits for legitimate deposit tickets.
Sound familiar?
These are the friction points we hear most often from real estate agents before a savings review.
- High-ticket sales triggering holds, declines, or steep fees
- Chasing invoices and waiting on checks to clear
- Fraud and chargebacks on card-not-present orders
- No clean way to take payment in the field or on the go
- Statements you cannot actually read or verify
How real estate agents get paid
Your underwriting, equipment, and pricing should match this flow, not a generic countertop setup.
- Earnest money and due diligence deposits
- Marketing and staging retainers
- Transaction coordination fees
- Property management referrals paid by link
- Class and coaching registrations
What we configure for your vertical
- High-ticket limits for documented earnest deposits
- Mobile pay during showings and open houses
- Pay-by-link for remote buyers
- Descriptor alignment for brokerage services
- Interchange-plus statements for broker-owner review
Worth knowing before you switch
- Earnest money on the wrong merchant category triggers holds
- Keyed cards over email inflate CNP cost and fraud risk
- Promising instant approval on six-figure wires without underwriting data
How Gateway helps
Practical outcomes we configure for real estate agents, on top of transparent interchange-plus pricing.
High-ticket optimization
Right-sized limits and clean settlement so large sales clear and cost less.
Invoicing & pay-by-link
Send a secure link and get paid fast, with cards stored safely for next time.
Fraud & chargeback tools
Protect card-not-present revenue with the right safeguards in place.
Mobile & pay-by-link
Wireless readers, mobile invoicing, and pay-by-link so you get paid anywhere.
Real human support
A dedicated specialist who actually answers, plus our written savings guarantee.
The bottom line
- High-ticket limits for documented earnest deposits
- Mobile pay during showings and open houses
- Pay-by-link for remote buyers
- Descriptor alignment for brokerage services
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Common questions
Limits and underwriting aligned to your documented deposit range.
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