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 ...

Discover how real estate commissions work, who traditionally pays them, and how fees can affect both buyers and sellers in a ...

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 ...

A $418 million settlement by the powerful National Association of Realtors could potentially lead to billions of dollars in savings for home buyers and sellers. The landmark deal upends policies that ...

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, ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- It awaits final approval, but a change in the way commissions are charged in real estate transactions could upend who pays for what when buying a home. It's still too early to ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The real estate market is about to get even better if you're selling. The custom of paying the buyer's agent commission will likely go away because of new changes announced Friday by a ...

In a real estate transaction, there’s always some level of negotiation. If you’re the seller, you face haggling not only with prospective buyers, but also with the person you’re working with to seal ...

In March 2024, after the National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed to a landmark $418 million class action settlement, home sellers expected they would soon pay far less in real estate commissions ...

The DOJ filed a statement in the Davis lawsuit, arguing real estate agent commissions remain inflated due to trade group rules.

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 ...

During a commission hearing Wednesday, witnesses said Jeremy Tucker defrauded them out of millions of dollars through unpaid ...