Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A good Realtor or real estate agent makes a huge difference when buying or selling a house. They gather and provide important ...

Last March, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed to pay $418 million to settle claims that the powerful trade ...

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 ...

the powerful real estate trade organization, threatened to upend the way Americans buy and sell homes. Some experts predicted the 6% commission, the unofficial fee for buying or selling a home ...

Among real-estate agents, no topic is more sensitive than their commissions. In private comments at the time, screenshots of which were shared with Business Insider, agents revealed just how ...

and a shift that would unleash “total confusion” in the real estate industry. But as the first spring homebuying season since new Realtor commission rules went into effect approaches ...

The NAR maintains that commissions were always negotiable. “It’s really been a change in the paperwork,” said Patrick Loftus, a real estate lawyer in Chicago. Loftus said he’s received ...