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 ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed to new rules around real estate commissions as part of a lawsuit settlement in March. As of August 17, they’re actually rolling out — and consumers ...

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 ...

Real estate agents and US housing experts have had the date circled on their calendars for months: Aug. 17, when the terms of a class-action settlement over industry compensation practices will take ...

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 ...

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 ...