Comparing TurboHome and the Stephanie Younger Group for homebuyers
The Stephanie Younger Group is a Los Angeles real estate team at Compass, led by Stephanie Younger and focused on the city's Westside. RealTrends ranked it the No. 1 team in Los Angeles by 2025 sales volume. TurboHome is a flat-fee brokerage built around one idea: you keep most of the buyer-agent commission. Both give you a licensed agent. They differ on how the work is split and what happens to the commission.
Quick answer
For Los Angeles buyers, TurboHome usually returns far more money. At 2.5% buyer-agent compensation, that is about $22,500 on a $1.5 million home, close to the team's 2025 average sale price. The team does not publish a buyer rebate. Because it works under Compass, its buyers may qualify for Rocket Mortgage's lender credit of up to $6,000 if they finance with Rocket.
The Stephanie Younger Group can make sense if you want a large, specialized team with deep roots in Westchester, Playa Vista, and nearby neighborhoods.
At a glance
- Who you work withTurboHomeAn employed TurboHome agent in California and Texas. A vetted partner Realtor in other states.Stephanie Younger GroupA team agent or buyer's specialist, with Stephanie Younger as team leader and staff for the transaction.
- Money back as a buyerTurboHomeFlat fee, with eligible compensation above it credited to you in CA and TX. 0.5% back with partner agents.Stephanie Younger GroupNo published buyer rebate. A Rocket Mortgage lender credit of up to $6,000 if you finance with Rocket.
- Lender requiredTurboHomeNone. Use any lender or pay cash.Stephanie Younger GroupRocket Mortgage, for the lender credit.
- Team sizeTurboHomeOne employed agent from first tour through closing.Stephanie Younger GroupMore than 30 agents plus support staff, led by Stephanie Younger.
- Where it worksTurboHomeNationwide, with in-house agents in California and Texas.Stephanie Younger GroupLos Angeles, mainly the Westside: Westchester, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Marina del Rey, and nearby areas.
How the Stephanie Younger Group works for homebuyers
The Stephanie Younger Group is a Compass team led by Stephanie Younger, a Los Angeles native and Loyola Marymount alumna. The team focuses on Westchester, Playa del Rey, Marina del Rey, Playa Vista, and the surrounding Westside neighborhoods.
RealTrends Verified data for 2025 shows the team closed 289 transaction sides worth $436.2 million, with an average price of $1.51 million. That ranked it No. 1 among teams in Los Angeles, No. 4 in California, and No. 15 nationally by volume. The team also ranked No. 10 on The Real Deal's 2025 list of top Los Angeles County agents and teams.
The team does not publish a buyer rebate or a standard buyer fee. What your agent earns is set in your written buyer agreement and is usually paid from the seller's side.
How TurboHome works for homebuyers
TurboHome is a full-service brokerage built on a simple trade: you get a licensed local agent, and you keep most of the buyer-agent commission. In California and Texas, you work with an employed TurboHome agent, not a freelancer or a referral. TurboHome charges a published flat fee based on the home price and credits eligible compensation above that fee to you at closing as cash back.
Outside California and Texas, TurboHome matches you with a partner Realtor who returns 0.5% of the purchase price at closing where state law allows it. Either way, your cash back does not depend on which lender you use, and it works if you pay cash.
What it's like to buy with the Stephanie Younger Group vs. TurboHome
Day to day, a few differences matter most.
How the team model works
A mega team splits the work. The Stephanie Younger Group's agent roster lists more than 30 agents, including dedicated listing agents and team agents, and its team page shows support roles such as a transaction manager and a client experience associate. The team says its buyer's specialists work with buyers and that experts handle each part of the transaction. Ask who your main contact will be, and how involved Stephanie Younger will be in your purchase.
TurboHome buyers in California and Texas work with one employed agent from first tour through closing. Private tours are included at no extra cost, with the listing side's permission, and escrow and closing support are part of the same service.
Local focus
The team's strength is depth in a small area. It works the Westside neighborhoods around Westchester and Playa Vista, and its featured communities reach to Long Beach. On its buyer page, the team says its negotiators save clients an average of $12,650 per transaction.
If you are buying outside the team's core neighborhoods, ask how often its agents work there. TurboHome's employed agents work across California, so your flat fee and cash back stay the same wherever in the state you buy.
Financial incentives
Because the team works under Compass, its buyers fall under Rocket Mortgage's purchase offer for clients of Compass agents: a lender credit of 0.75% of the loan, up to $6,000, or a 1-0 temporary buydown, on conforming retail loans. Jumbo loans get 0.25% of the loan instead, and the offer cannot be combined with other discounts.
TurboHome's cash back and rebates are available no matter who finances your purchase, or whether you pay cash. TurboHome also offers Cash Advantage, which lets you make offers with the speed and certainty of cash even if you are financing.
Where TurboHome and the Stephanie Younger Group are available
Where TurboHome serves homebuyers
TurboHome has employed agents in California and Texas and works with partner Realtors in every other state. Rebates are restricted in eight states.
- TurboHome in-house agents
- TurboHome partner agents, 0.5% back
- Buyer rebates not allowed
The Stephanie Younger Group works in Los Angeles, so it is not drawn here.
TurboHome's employed agents serve buyers across California and Texas, including Los Angeles. Everywhere else, you work with a TurboHome partner Realtor, who returns 0.5% at closing where state law allows.
The Stephanie Younger Group works in Los Angeles County, mainly on the Westside. Buyers elsewhere would work with a different Compass agent or team, and each one sets its own service.
In eight states, Alabama, Alaska, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Tennessee, buyer commission rebates are banned or restricted, so no brokerage can pay you a rebate there. Iowa allows them under its licensing rules, and Louisiana's Attorney General said in a 2021 opinion that rebates are permitted. See our buyer rebate guide for the rules in each state.
Costs and fees with TurboHome and the Stephanie Younger Group
Buyer-agent compensation is set in your written buyer agreement and is often paid by the seller. The Stephanie Younger Group does not publish a buyer rebate or standard buyer fee, so the commission your team agent earns is not returned to you. Your savings come from the Rocket credit above, if you finance with Rocket.
Some individual agents at any brokerage will negotiate a credit or a lower fee. If a team agent offers one, get it in writing in your buyer agreement.
TurboHome buyers in California and Texas pay a flat fee instead of a percentage: $5,000 at $500,000 and below, $10,000 through $1 million, $15,000 through $2 million, $20,000 through $3 million, $30,000 through $4 million, $40,000 through $5 million, and $50,000 from $5,000,001 upward. When the seller offers buyer-agent compensation, TurboHome keeps its flat fee and credits the rest to you at closing. The exact amount depends on the price, compensation offered, lender approval, closing instructions, and state law.
In other states, TurboHome partner agents return 0.5% of the purchase price where the money is available and state law allows it.
What buyers get back at today's median prices
Median sale prices load from TurboHome's market data each time this page is served. Click a city for its full housing market report.
- Median prices:
- 3 months ending September 30, 2026
- 30-year rate:
- 7.40% (week of October 15, 2026)
- CaliforniastatewideMedian sale price$752,837Agent compensation at 2.5%$18,821TurboHome cash back (CA and TX)$8,821Stephanie Younger Group + Rocket credit$4,517
- TexasstatewideMedian sale price$329,054Agent compensation at 2.5%$8,226TurboHome cash back (CA and TX)$3,226Stephanie Younger Group + Rocket credit$1,974
- San FranciscoCAMedian sale price$1,579,248Agent compensation at 2.5%$39,481TurboHome cash back (CA and TX)$24,481Stephanie Younger Group + Rocket credit$3,158
- San JoseCAMedian sale price$1,349,357Agent compensation at 2.5%$33,734TurboHome cash back (CA and TX)$18,734Stephanie Younger Group + Rocket credit$6,000
- Los AngelesCAMedian sale price$1,032,508Agent compensation at 2.5%$25,813TurboHome cash back (CA and TX)$10,813Stephanie Younger Group + Rocket credit$6,000
- San DiegoCAMedian sale price$979,034Agent compensation at 2.5%$24,476TurboHome cash back (CA and TX)$14,476Stephanie Younger Group + Rocket credit$5,874
- SacramentoCAMedian sale price$508,258Agent compensation at 2.5%$12,706TurboHome cash back (CA and TX)$2,706Stephanie Younger Group + Rocket credit$3,050
- PlanoTXMedian sale price$499,762Agent compensation at 2.5%$12,494TurboHome cash back (CA and TX)$7,494Stephanie Younger Group + Rocket credit$2,999
Assumes 2.5% buyer-agent compensation. Rocket figures assume 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan, using Rocket's published offer for Compass agents, including the Stephanie Younger Group: 0.75% of a conforming loan up to $6,000, or 0.25% of a jumbo loan. Compensation, lender approval, and state law decide the actual amount. Outside California and Texas, TurboHome partner agents return 0.5%.
How much buyers get back
Estimated cash back or credit at four home prices. TurboHome's advantage grows with the price, while Rocket's credit stops at $6,000.
- TurboHome cash back (CA and TX)
- TurboHome partner rebate (0.5%)
- Stephanie Younger Group + Rocket lender credit
| Home price | TurboHome cash back (CA and TX) | TurboHome partner rebate (0.5%) | Stephanie Younger Group + Rocket lender credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | $7,500 | $2,500 | $3,000 |
| $800,000 | $10,000 | $4,000 | $4,800 |
| $1,000,000 | $15,000 | $5,000 | $6,000 |
| $1,500,000 | $22,500 | $7,500 | $6,000 |
Assumes 2.5% buyer-agent compensation. Rocket figures assume 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan, using Rocket's published offer for Compass agents, including the Stephanie Younger Group: 0.75% of a conforming loan up to $6,000, or 0.25% of a jumbo loan. Compensation, lender approval, and state law decide the actual amount.
