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 ...

How much is a real estate agent commission—and who actually pays it? These are common questions among homebuyers and sellers navigating a real estate transaction, and the answers have changed recently ...

The landmark settlement over real estate commissions is affecting commissions in some price points more than others. While real estate agent commissions on average haven’t moved much since last year's ...

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Learn how the DOJ’s settlement with the National Association of Realtors changes how Realtors conduct their business.

Real estate agents and industry insiders were worried commissions on transactions would drop in the wake of a historic class-action lawsuit settlement last year. Early data suggests that hasn't been ...

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The supposedly "earthshaking" legal settlement that was supposed to drive down real estate commissions, saving buyers and sellers thousands of dollars in the process, wasn't so tumultuous after all.

This data was used to analyze the relationship between home prices and agent commissions, examining how buyer representation agreements and state legislative commission rebate bans impacted ...

Far removed from the glittering penthouses of Manhattan or the sprawling estates of Palm Beach, hundreds of thousands of agents pound a humbler pavement. Those who sell detached $400,000 single-family ...

Treating broker commissions in terms of percentages rather than dollars leads many sellers and buyers to overlook the cost of a house. Getty Images/iStockphoto Which would you rather pay a real estate ...

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