San Antonio & Hill Country Flat Fee Realtor Service Areas

KAT Realty serves San Antonio, its military community, and the Texas Hill Country with flat fee buyer representation ($4,999) and listing services ($5,999) — including deep experience with VA loan buyers and PCS relocations.

The San Antonio region spans Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, and Kendall counties, anchored by Joint Base San Antonio, USAA, the South Texas Medical Center, and the booming I-35 corridor toward New Braunfels.

What a Flat Fee Costs in San Antonio & the Hill Country

KAT Realty Group charges one fixed fee anywhere in the San Antonio–New Braunfels: $5,999 to list a home and $4,999 to represent a buyer. Not a percentage, not a sliding scale, and not a different number because your house is in Alamo Heights rather than Converse. The work is the traditional full-service scope — pricing strategy, professional photography, MLS entry and marketing, showing coordination, offer and repair negotiation, and closing coordination — charged as a fixed amount.

At the San Antonio & the Hill Country median sale price of $314,995, a 3% listing commission comes to $9,450. The flat fee is $5,999, so the difference is $3,451 that stays with you. On the buy side, where a seller or builder offers a cooperating commission above $4,999 — at 3% of the median that is $4,451 more — the excess may be credited toward your allowable closing costs, subject to lender approval.

Here is what the listing-side math looks like across the price range San Antonio & the Hill Country actually trades in:

Listing-side commission only. The buyer’s agent is paid separately and is negotiable on every sale. KAT Realty Group’s seller fee is a flat $5,999 in San Antonio & the Hill Country and everywhere else in Texas — $600 at signing, and the balance at closing only if the home actually closes.

One honest note on the low end, and it matters more here than in Austin or DFW. Below roughly $200,000 — and San Antonio still has real inventory at that price — a traditional 3% listing commission and a flat fee land close enough together that the flat fee argument mostly disappears. If your sale is in that range, the comparison worth running is flat fee against a traditional agent, not one flat fee against another.

The San Antonio & the Hill Country Market Right Now

San Antonio is the most buyer-friendly of Texas’s four big metros right now: 6.2 months of inventory, 115 days from listing to closed, and the lowest median price of the four at $314,995. Sales are up 7% year over year, so buyers are active — but with that much supply, sellers who price ahead of the market sit. Pricing strategy carries more weight here than anywhere else in the state.

Source: Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. “Days to sell” is days on market plus days to close, not days on market alone. Updated monthly on our San Antonio & the Hill Country housing market page.

What Is Different About Buying and Selling in San Antonio & the Hill Country

Your listing lives in SABOR’s MLS. The San Antonio Board of REALTORS runs the MLS covering Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall and Wilson counties. A flat fee listing with KAT Realty Group goes in exactly the way a percentage-commission listing does, with the same syndication to Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin.

The Hill Country and the city are two different markets. Bexar County inside Loop 1604 trades largely between the $200s and the $400s. Boerne, Fair Oaks Ranch, Bulverde and the Comal County side of New Braunfels run considerably higher, and acreage properties there bring their own questions — well and septic rather than city utilities, water rights, wildlife or agricultural tax valuation, and often a survey that needs updating. The flat fee does not change between them; the work does.

MUD and PID districts along the I-35 corridor. Much of the newer development in Schertz, Cibolo, Converse, Selma and the New Braunfels side sits inside a special district whose assessment is added to the regular tax bill. Texas requires the notice before the contract is executed — two similar homes in the same ISD can carry noticeably different monthly costs because of it.

With 6.2 months of inventory, pricing is the whole game. This is the metro where overpricing by 5% in the first three weeks costs more than any agent’s entire fee, flat or percentage. A comparative market analysis and an ongoing pricing conversation as showing feedback arrives are included in the $5,999 — not a paid add-on, which is how the cheaper flat fee MLS services generally handle it.

Featured San Antonio & Hill Country Markets

San Antonio

Military City USA — VA loan expertise across every side of town.

New Braunfels

Comal County boomtown between San Antonio and Austin.

Boerne

Hill country charm with top-rated Boerne ISD.

Helotes

Northside ISD and hill country lots minutes from USAA and UTSA.

Schertz

Northeast corridor value near Randolph AFB.

Cibolo

Fast-growing family suburb in the SCUC ISD zone.

All San Antonio & Hill Country Cities We Serve

San Antonio buyer representation is detailed on our San Antonio flat fee buyer agent page.

Looking for a different part of Texas? See all of our Texas service areas.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does KAT Realty Group serve the entire San Antonio and Hill Country area?

Yes. KAT Realty Group provides full-service flat fee buyer and seller representation across the San Antonio and Hill Country area, including San Antonio, New Braunfels, Boerne, Schertz, Cibolo, Seguin, Kerrville and Bulverde. The fee is the same statewide: $4,999 for buyer representation and $5,999 for seller listing representation, for homes under $900,000; higher-priced homes have their own fixed fee.

What does the $5,999 flat fee listing include in the San Antonio and Hill Country area?

Pricing strategy and comparative market analysis, professional photography, listing on SABOR MLS with syndication to Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin, showing management, offer negotiation and contract-to-close coordination. $600 is due at signing for photography and marketing; the balance is due only when the home closes.

How does the $4,999 flat fee buyer representation work in San Antonio and Hill Country?

Buyers get a dedicated agent for pricing, offer strategy, negotiation, inspections and closing for a flat $4,999 (homes under $900,000; higher-priced homes have their own fixed fee). Showings and the final walkthrough are booked in our Store, from $60, and a licensed local agent meets you at the home; everything else is handled remotely by your agent. When the seller offers buyer-agent compensation above the flat fee, the difference may be credited back to the buyer at closing where lender rules allow.

Is flat fee real estate legal in Texas?

Flat fee real estate is fully legal in Texas. KAT Realty agents operate under the same TREC licensing requirements as traditional agents. KAT Realty Group operates under Texas Ally, a licensed Texas real estate brokerage.

How much does a flat fee realtor cost in San Antonio?

KAT Realty Group charges a flat $5,999 to list a home and a flat $4,999 to represent a buyer, anywhere in the San Antonio area. At the metro median of $314,995 a 3% listing commission would be about $9,450, so the flat fee keeps roughly $3,451 with the seller. The seller fee is $600 at signing with the balance due at closing, only if the home actually closes.

Is a flat fee listing in San Antonio still on the MLS?

Yes. A KAT Realty Group listing goes into the SABOR MLS the same way any other listing does, with the same syndication to Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin. Nothing about the listing reveals what the seller paid their agent.

Is a flat fee worth it at San Antonio prices?

At the metro median of $314,995 the flat fee keeps about $3,451 more with the seller than a 3% listing commission would. Below roughly $200,000 the gap narrows to the point where the argument mostly disappears — we would rather say that plainly than sell you on math that does not hold at your price.

Does the flat fee cover Hill Country acreage properties?

Yes. Boerne, Fair Oaks Ranch, Bulverde, Spring Branch and the Comal County properties are the same $5,999 to list and $4,999 to buy. Acreage brings extra work — well and septic, water rights, ag valuation, survey — and that work is included rather than billed separately.