2026 Review

HomeLight Review 2026: Agent Matching

This HomeLight review is here because Florida sellers comparing flat fee services keep meeting the name, and it belongs in a different category. HomeLight does not list your house. It matches you with a local agent. That agent then pays HomeLight out of their side of the deal. So your cost is whatever commission you and the agent agree between you. Their Simple Sale product works differently. It is a cash offer. You pay no fee, and the cost sits in the discount to market value instead. We could verify no price for either product. Their site refused our requests on 2026-10-10, so this page quotes no figures.

★★★★★
2/5— Our Rating
Our Verdict: Not a flat fee MLS service and not really a brokerage. HomeLight introduces you to a local agent, and what you pay is that agent's commission, negotiated with them rather than with HomeLight.
Updated May 2026 · By Flat Fee MLS Sells · FL Brokerage License #CQ1049856 ↗ · Disclosure: Flat Fee MLS Sells is our own service. This review reflects our analysis of publicly available information.
Pricing Breakdown

HomeLight pricing in Florida

PlanListing FeeClosing FeeTotal on $400KWhat's Included
HomeLight Agent MatchSet by the agentSet by the agentSet by the agentHomeLight introduces the agent, and that agent pays HomeLight. Your cost is the commission you negotiate with the agent directly.
HomeLight Simple SaleNo fee charged to youNoneA discount to market valueA cash offer. They charge no fee. The cost is the gap between the offer and what the house would fetch on the open market.
PROS
+Useful if you have decided you want a full-service agent and do not know who to call
+Recommendations draw on real local transaction records
+Simple Sale is a genuine option when speed matters more than price
+No charge for the introduction itself
CONS
-Not a flat fee MLS service and does not reduce your listing cost
-You negotiate commission with the matched agent, so comparison shopping is on you
-Cash offers come in below open-market value by an amount nobody publishes
-The agent pays HomeLight, which is worth remembering when you read a recommendation
-We could not confirm any published figure — their site refused automated requests
Bottom Line

HomeLight solves a problem that is real but is not the problem most people on this page have. Say you want a full-service agent but do not know which one. A shortlist built from real transaction records beats picking the face on the bus shelter. That has value.

It is not a way to spend less. The agent charges their usual commission, and HomeLight takes its cut from that. A seller hoping to avoid a percentage commission has taken a wrong turn here. The whole model assumes you will pay one.

Simple Sale is a separate product, so judge it separately. A cash offer makes sense when a deadline, a probate, a relocation or a failing inspection makes speed worth money. The cost simply does not look like a fee. It is the gap between the offer and what proper exposure would have fetched. Nobody in this corner of the industry publishes that gap.

One thing worth stating plainly: we verified no figure on this page. HomeLight's site refused our requests on 2026-10-10. Rather than print numbers we had not checked, we printed none. For a cost comparison, get the matched agent's commission in writing. Then work out the dollar figure on your own sale price.

Frequently Asked Questions

HomeLight FAQ

For Agent Match, whatever commission you agree with the agent they introduce. HomeLight takes its cut from that agent rather than billing you. So there is no separate HomeLight fee, and no standard rate we can quote. Commission is negotiable. Ask the matched agent for their number and compare it against other agents before signing a listing agreement.
No. A flat fee MLS service lists your house on the MLS for a fixed sum and leaves the selling to you. HomeLight finds you an agent to do the selling at their usual commission. Or it buys the house for cash through Simple Sale. If you came looking to cut your listing cost, this is not the product for that.
It depends on whether speed or price matters more. A cash offer closes quickly and with certainty. It costs you the difference between that offer and what the open market would pay. On a Florida house that gap is usually tens of thousands. If you can wait for a normal sale, listing on the MLS and reaching every buyer will almost always net you more.
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