Real estate agent commission in Morocco

Morocco has no law on real estate agents, so it has no legal commission rate either. What you earn depends on market practice and, above all, on what you get the client to sign. The figures below come from market guides and job boards, so treat them as ranges, not rules.

The short version

1. There is no legal rate or cap. Commission is negotiated.
2. The usual rate is 2% to 3% of the sale price, with 2.5% the figure quoted most often.
3. Who pays varies: the buyer, the seller, or both. Write it down before the first visit.
4. A written mandate is your main protection, because there is no licence or regulator to back your claim.
5. Agents in agencies usually keep about 30% to 50% of the agency’s commission (estimate).
6. On long-term rentals, commission is usually about one month’s rent.
7. Take your fee by traceable payment and invoice it. Cash creates problems for you and for the client.

Usual rates

• LesMRE (July 2026) says the market norm is 2% to 3% of the price, generally 2.5% including tax, unregulated and negotiable.
• Global Property Guide (October 2024) gives an agent fee of about 3%, paid by the buyer.
• Jobsquare (May 2026) quotes 2% to 5% of the sale price, around 2.5% on average, and up to 5% to 7% on exceptional luxury properties.

These are reported practice, not tariffs. In prime segments and for hard-to-sell properties, agencies often ask for more; in competitive city-centre resale, sellers push the rate down.

Who pays: seller, buyer or both

There is no fixed rule. Each of these is common:

• Seller pays. LesMRE notes that the commission is sometimes charged to the seller.
• Buyer pays. Global Property Guide describes a 3% fee paid by the buyer.
• Both pay. Jobsquare reported in March 2026 that independent agents often charge 2.5% to the buyer and 2.5% to the seller.

What matters is that each party who owes you money has agreed to it in writing, with the rate, whether the rate includes tax, and the moment the fee is due. A buyer who learns about your fee at the notary’s office is a buyer who refuses to pay it.

Why the written mandate matters

In Morocco, the agent’s relationship with a client is an ordinary contract. No form is imposed, but nothing protects you without one. Rabat agents told Le Brief in November 2025 that signed mandates, prospecting contracts and visit slips are often missing in the market, and that is how agents lose fees when clients deal directly.

A good mandate states:

• The parties, the property and its title number (titre foncier) if it has one.
• Whether the mandate is exclusive or not, and its duration.
• The commission: rate or amount, who pays, whether tax is included, and when it is due (for example, on signing the final deed).
• What happens if the client sells to someone you introduced after the mandate ends.

Add a visit slip (bon de visite) signed by each buyer you show around. It proves the introduction if a dispute comes later.

How the agency and the agent split

Jobsquare estimates that agents receive about 30% to 50% of the agency’s commission, with seniors and independents in networks sometimes getting more. Many agency roles also pay a small fixed salary: Jobsquare quotes MAD 3,500 to 5,000 net a month for a junior and 4,000 to 6,000 for a confirmed agent. These are job board estimates, not official data. Get your split, targets and payout date written into your contract.

Worked examples

These use example rates only. Your mandate and contract decide.

Resale apartment in Casablanca, MAD 2,000,000. The seller agrees to 2.5%. 2,000,000 x 2.5% = MAD 50,000 to the agency. With a 40% split, the agent earns 50,000 x 40% = MAD 20,000.

Both sides of a Marrakech villa, MAD 5,000,000. 2.5% from the seller and 2.5% from the buyer, both in writing. 5,000,000 x 5% = MAD 250,000 to the agency. With a 30% split, the agent earns 250,000 x 30% = MAD 75,000.

Buyer-paid fee on a Rabat flat, MAD 1,200,000. The buyer agrees to 3%. 1,200,000 x 3% = MAD 36,000.

Long-term rental at MAD 9,000 a month. The fee is one month’s rent. Commission = MAD 9,000. With a 50% split, the agent earns MAD 4,500.

If the mandate says the rate includes tax, the agency’s net income is lower than these figures. Ask your accountant for the rate that applies.

Rental commission

Jobsquare reports that long-term rental commission is generally one month’s rent, sometimes two. Who pays, landlord or tenant, depends on the agency and the mandate. Do not mix up the commission with the security deposit: under Law 67-12, the deposit is capped at two months’ rent and belongs to the landlord-tenant relationship, not to you.

The notary and how the money moves

Since 16 July 2026 (Law 41.25), the sale deed must be an authentic deed drawn up by a notary or by two adouls; lawyers can no longer draft it. When a notary handles the sale, client funds pass through notaries’ deposit accounts at the CDG (Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion), the public body that holds those deposits.

Whether the notary pays your commission out of the sale funds is not set by any rule we could confirm. It depends on what the parties agree. If you want the fee paid at completion, ask the client to sign a written instruction to the notary, send your invoice in advance, and make sure the amount matches the mandate. Otherwise, invoice the client directly and get paid by transfer on the day the deed is signed.

Cash. Since 1 July 2026, a sale above MAD 300,000 carries an extra 2% registration duty on any part of the price not paid by traceable means and referenced in the deed (Medias24, citing the 2026 Finance Law). Example from Medias24: a MAD 600,000 flat with MAD 200,000 paid in cash costs the buyer an extra MAD 4,000. Agents are also covered by anti-money laundering Law 43-05, so a client who wants to pay “part off the books” is a red flag, not a negotiation.

Tax on commissions

Registered agencies invoice their fees and pay tax on them, while informal samsars usually pay neither VAT nor business tax (Le Brief). We could not confirm from a reliable public source the VAT rate applied to agency commissions, so we do not quote one here. Ask an accountant how your fee is taxed, whether you are an employee, a company or an auto-entrepreneur.

What to check before you work a deal

• A signed mandate from each party who will pay you, with the rate and the due date.
• Visit slips for every buyer you introduce.
• That the property is titled (titre foncier) or, if it is under a melkia, that the client understands the extra risk.
• That the buyer plans to pay by transfer or cheque, not cash.
• That any power of attorney used in the sale has been registered at the court of first instance, as required since 1 June 2026, or the deal can be blocked.

Rates in Morocco are set by the market, not by law. This guide was checked on the date shown above. It is general information, not legal or tax advice. CloserPass is not affiliated with any authority, notary or agency.

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