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 ...

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.

With the numbers showing a slight dip in commission percentages, one might assume the impact of the NAR settlement is minor. However, agents are discovering that the challenges are about more than ...

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 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 ...