Despite legal settlements and new rules, home sellers are still footing the same 5-6 percent fees. Here’s why little has ...

Recent reporting by The New York Times revealed that real estate agents across the country are still holding on to 5% to 6% ...

While commissions aren't dropping precipitously, other challenges are percolating for agents, such as seller pushback when ...

HousingWire surveyed real estate agents on post-settlement commission changes. The results indicate not much has changed.

“It only took a matter of weeks really, for most agents to find a loophole,” one realtor told the New York Times, saying, “It ...

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 ...

Photo courtesy Getty Images. Residential real estate commissions settlements details Good news for anyone who sold a home on the Peninsula over the past five years – you could be among the ...

Just 6% of home sales in 2024 were “for-sale-by-owner.” But for some homebuyers and sellers, putting in the time and effort to save on commission fees is worth it.

Real estate agents across America have been warned about defying a landmark $418million settlement that is meant to ...

The idea behind the lawsuit was that their rules had essentially fixed prices on real estate commissions, inflated them, and made it so that real estate commissions were higher than they should ...

When Ella Fitzgerald and her husband bought a home in the Alexandria, Virginia, area in January, they considered themselves to be very particular buyers.