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 ...

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 ...

Thinking of buying a home with the help of a real estate agent? You can no longer take it for granted that a seller will cover the cost of your agent’s commission. Home sellers have traditionally ...

The aftermath of the seismic NAR class-action lawsuit is still playing out in the housing industry. Real estate agent commissions haven’t fallen much since the recent spate of class-action lawsuit ...

Seismic changes are about to hit the real estate world. The National Association of Realtors is dropping its standard commissions to agents as part of a deal to end antitrust lawsuits, potentially ...

DOJ’s statement in the Davis lawsuit questions NAR and MLS protections for real estate agents and brokerages in 2026.

The real-estate industry just went through a historic shift that will fundamentally change how agents are paid for helping people buy and sell homes. The new rules, which went into effect on Aug. 17, ...

Despite industry analysts’ predictions that real estate commission rates would fall following the settlement of lawsuits against the National Association of Realtors, a new study finds commission ...

When Dana McMahan sold her home this spring, she decided to try to maximize her take-home profit by skipping out on the help of a full-service Realtor. Traditionally, home sellers in the US have been ...