Referring a Client to Boca Raton? What Agents Need to Know

By Brian Wilder and Lucy Lopez. Wilder Real Estate Group at Keller Williams Realty.

Boca Raton has 60,005 house parcels and 36,851 condo parcels on the 2026 state roll, and the median house just value is $628K [1]. Local single-family closed sales ran a $1,020,000 median from Oct 1 to Oct 22, 2026 [14]. Here is how a Boca Raton referral to Brian works.

20-25% referral fee depending on the deal, paid broker to broker at closing.

Call or text Brian at 561-201-4717.
I answer my phone.
If I miss you, I'll get back to you within an hour or two.

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1,500+ homes sold (Brian's stated credential).
Investing in Palm Beach County real estate since 1996, licensed agent since 1998.
Wilder Real Estate Group at Keller Williams Realty. The team works from the Keller Williams Realty office in Wellington.
Diane Harbison, Broker Associate.
Blake Wilder, Jonas Harbison, Jennifer Wilder and Lucy Lopez are licensed Sales Associates.
Two generations of Realtors in the family.
Our team has closed 212 sales in Palm Beach County since 2017 [15].
Our team has closed 2 sales in Boca Raton in 2026 [15].

What happens after you send a client

Signed referral agreement first. The broker-to-broker agreement is in place before any client work starts.
Same-day introduction. Brian contacts your client the same day, by phone.
Milestone updates to you. First contact made, under contract, closed.
Your relationship stays yours. You remain your client's agent of record for the relationship, and Brian handles the Florida side.
Fee paid broker to broker at closing. 20-25% referral fee depending on the deal, paid broker to broker at closing.

By the numbers (as of Nov 10, 2026)

60,005 houses and 36,851 condos on the Boca Raton roll (Florida DOR 2026 NAL, accessed Nov 10, 2026 [1]).
$628K: median house just value, with the middle half of houses between $462K and $1.0M [1]. Just value is the appraiser's market-value estimate, not a sale price.
$236K: median condo just value [1].
1986: median year built for houses; 24% were built before 1980 and 5% in 2020 or later [1].
2,072 sq ft: median house living area on the roll, at about $305 of just value per square foot [1].
74%: share of houses with a homestead exemption on the roll [1].
$1,020,000: median close price for single-family homes in local closed sales from Oct 1 to Oct 22, 2026 (n=117; Palm Beach County snapshot of Oct 23, 2026 [14]).

How does a Boca Raton referral to Brian work, step by step?

You send the budget, the move date and whether your Boca Raton client is buying or selling, and Brian replies to you first. Before the introduction both brokerages put the fee in writing. The fee moves broker to broker: a sales associate cannot collect it except in the employer's name [6], and a licensee cannot pay a referral fee to an unlicensed person [5]. Industry sources put the typical share near 25% of the referred side's commission [12].

What does a Boca Raton home cost, and where is the data from?

Just values for Boca Raton houses run from $358K at the 10th percentile to $1.9M at the 90th, with the median at $628K [1]. The Boca Raton median is 35% above the Palm Beach County house median of $465K [1].

On age, 24% of houses were built before 1980, 64% between 1980 and 1999, 7% between 2000 and 2019, and 5% in 2020 or later. The median build year is 1986 [1]. The median house has 2,072 square feet of living area on the roll, and median just value works out to about $305 per square foot [1]. Use that to compare areas, not to price a house.

Condos are 38% of residential parcels in Boca Raton. The median condo just value is $236K, the middle half runs $175K to $375K, and the median condo was built in 1980 [1]. Sale prices differ from just value. The local closed-sales snapshot shows a $1,020,000 median close price across 117 single-family closings from Oct 1 to Oct 22, 2026 [14], a partial month, so use just value to compare areas and ask Brian for closed sales when your client is ready to make an offer.

Place (USPS mailing city)	Houses	Condos	Median house just value	Median house living area (sq ft)	Houses built 2020 or later
Boca Raton	60,005	36,851	$628K	2,072	5%
Delray Beach	32,198	32,377	$515K	1,802	5%
Highland Beach	367	3,687	$2.7M	3,511	2%
Boynton Beach	50,848	20,921	$404K	1,818	3%

Table data: Florida DOR 2026 NAL rolls, accessed Nov 10, 2026 [1]. The city shown is the USPS mailing city on the roll, which can differ from municipal limits. Use code 001 is a house and 004 is a condo.

Is your client selling a home in Boca Raton before the move? Start with what has to happen after it sells.

Call or text Brian, or choose a time for a 15-minute seller call with Brian. Sellers can also read the Stress-Free Sale guide and request a free home valuation.

Which Boca Raton communities and associations come up most, and what do their rules say?

Brian has written up these Boca Raton communities. Pull the community's documents first: the declaration, the budget and the rules on rentals, pets, parking and exterior changes.

The Cascades at Boca Falls: a West Boca guide to the parent community, HOA questions, shared amenities and property checks.
Valencia at Boca Raton: a gated HOA community in ZIP 33428; the guide and the association documents set out the occupancy rules.
The Polo Club: dated home sales, neighborhood HOA costs, required club membership and ownership checks.

The guides report what Brian has checked; the community's own documents are the authority on its rules. To see homes on the market, start with Brian's Boca Raton homes for sale page.

How do property taxes work for a Boca Raton buyer?

The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser [2] sets values and takes homestead applications, and the Palm Beach County Tax Collector [3] bills and collects. These are the 2026 state rules [7][8][9]:

A homestead exemption of up to $50,000. The first $25,000 applies to all taxes, including school taxes. The additional exemption of up to $25,000 applies to assessed value over $50,000 and only to non-school taxes [7].
The buyer has to own the home and make it a permanent residence by Jan 1, then file with the property appraiser by March 1 [7].
Save Our Homes caps homestead assessment increases at the lesser of 3% or the CPI change. The 2026 cap is 2.7% [8].
Non-homestead residential property has a 10% annual cap except for school levies, and it is assessed at just value as of Jan 1 of the year after a change of ownership [9].

Amendment 3, which voters passed on Nov 3, 2026, takes effect Jan 1, 2027. It sets a non-school homestead exemption of $150,000 for 2027 and $250,000 for 2028, and lowers the cap on non-homestead assessment increases from 10% to 5% [10]. A person who was not a Florida resident on Dec 31, 2026 starts with the $25,000 school exemption and up to $50,000 for non-school taxes, and the increased exemption begins in the fifth year of exemption [10]. Ask the property appraiser to apply this to your client's dates. General information, not tax advice. Check the flood zone for the exact address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center [11].

How do I find the school assignment for a Boca Raton address?

Assignment is the district's call, not a real estate site's. Look the address up with the School District of Palm Beach County [4] before telling a client which school applies. For the city's own rules and services, start with the official city site [13].

What nearby cities do referrals cover?

If your client's search spills past Boca Raton, the neighboring pages are Delray Beach, Highland Beach and Boynton Beach. The table above puts the roll numbers side by side. The Palm Beach County referral page has the county-level view, and the national referral page has the full process. For a client coming from out of state, the Florida relocation timeline lays out the steps.

Frequently asked questions

How does a Boca Raton referral to Brian work?

Send the client's budget and move date. Before the introduction the fee goes in writing, and it is paid from one brokerage to the other.

What does a typical Boca Raton home cost?

Boca Raton has 60,005 house parcels and 36,851 condo parcels on the 2026 DOR roll. The median house just value is $628K, with the middle half between $462K and $1.0M, as of Nov 10, 2026. Just value is not a sale price. Local single-family closed sales from Oct 1 to Oct 22, 2026 had a median close price of $1,020,000 (n=117).

How are property taxes handled for a Boca Raton buyer?

The first bill depends on homestead status. The exemption needs ownership and residence by Jan 1 and an application by March 1, the caps differ with and without homestead, and Amendment 3 changes the exemption from 2027.

What should my client ask about the community in Boca Raton?

Ask for the association documents early. Brian has guides for The Cascades at Boca Falls, Valencia at Boca Raton and The Polo Club; the community's own documents are the authority on its rules.

Have a Boca Raton client? Tell me the budget and the timeline.