Daily, my inbox contains another article regurgitating the same tired rhetoric about the real estate lawsuits and the (proposed) settlements. Invariably, these same articles classify all real estate ...

Real estate agents don’t earn a salary. Instead, they generally make money through commissions, getting paid only when a deal closes. This means they can work with a client for months without ...

Thanks to a recent court settlement, the real estate industry is teetering on the edge of a significant transformation. This change is poised to revolutionize how real estate commissions are handled, ...

The commissions you pay when you buy or sell a house may be going down soon as a result of class action lawsuits filed against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and several large brokerage ...

New rules for commissions on real estate sales start Aug. 17 after lawsuits initiated by a home seller who thought it was unfair he had to pay commission to the buyer’s agent. With no admission of ...

In this do-it-yourself digital age, home sellers and buyers alike might wonder if they really need real estate agents — or, more precisely, if they need to pay agent fees. Just how crucial are these ...

Since the National Association of Realtors‘ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement took effect in August 2024, many real estate professionals have been asking, “Will our commissions change?” A new ...

The cost of hiring a real estate agent to buy or sell a home may soon change, along with decades-old rules that have helped determine broker commissions. The policy changes could help spur price ...

Real estate agents earn a commission when a transaction closes, typically ranging from 2.5 to 3 percent of the home’s sale price. Each agent’s rate — and who pays it, buyer or seller — is negotiated ...

HomeServices of America, the real estate firm owned by Warren Buffett, has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a nationwide antitrust lawsuit. The settlement could potentially transform the way real ...

Arizona real estate agent commissions are slightly below the U.S. average. The average rate homeowners pay to sell an Arizona home is about 5.44% of the house’s price, according to Clever Real ...