An unprecedented $418 million settlement between the National Association of Realtors and groups of home sellers, which has yet to take effect, has left many people confused about how much they might ...

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) proposed settlement of litigation, recently given preliminary approval by the Court, has raised questions about whether buyers with limited resources, ...

This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. A recent Redfin study indicates that nationwide buyer agent commissions remained largely unchanged at 2.43 percent in the second quarter, one year after NAR’s ...

The residential real estate industry, nationwide, is in the process of transitioning to a new era of how Realtor commissions are structured, specifically the model for buyer agent compensation. The ...

The news stories, podcasts, webinars, and forecasts predicting the precise outcome of various lawsuits and settlements stemming from investigations into anti-competitive practices concerning how real ...

A few weeks ago, we introduced the “Consumer Guide: Ten Questions to Ask a Seller’s Agent” from the National Association of Realtor, helping sellers understand the key questions to ask when selecting ...

The story of the U.S. housing market is really a tale of two markets – a hot seller’s market where listings last less than three weeks before being snatched up and a slower buyer’s market in which ...

When Ella Fitzgerald and her husband bought a home in the Alexandria, Virginia, area in January, they considered themselves to be very particular buyers. “We targeted 30 homes that we wanted to look ...

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We agreed with the buyers through our agent. They had a contingent offer. Our agent promised us that our house would remain ...