Legendary investor Warren Buffett and Greg Abel, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, addressed the commission lawsuits and HomeServices of America’s recently announced settlement of the suits, ...

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 ...

According to a report from Clever Real Estate, the average real estate commission rate in the U.S. is 5.32%, which is split between the listing agent (2.74%) and the buyer’s agent (2.58%). The website ...

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed to new rules around real estate agent commissions as part of a landmark lawsuit settlement in March 2024. The new rules rolled out in August — along ...

On Saturday, industry rules governing real estate agent commissions will change — a shift some experts say could ultimately lower costs for consumers buying and selling a home. However, the changes ...

Homeownership has long been a cornerstone of wealth building in the United States, yet recent changes in the real estate industry are raising concerns among Black real estate professionals. These ...

How real estate commissions used to work Traditionally, when a home seller hired a real estate agent to represent their listing, the seller agreed to pay a commission. The national average has been ...

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 ...

For many years, someone selling their home would usually pay a commission of 5% to 6% of the sale price to their real estate agent, who would then share that commission with the buyer's agent, if the ...

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 ...

These rules intend to reshape how real estate commissions are handled. However, despite what is being said in the media, I don’t think it will have much of an impact on commissions. I grew up in a ...

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 ...