While it’s technically legal to work with multiple agents in certain situations, it’s not always ethical—or effective. In fact, depending on what you’ve signed, it could even land you in legal trouble ...

Real estate agents and industry insiders were worried commissions on transactions would drop in the wake of a historic class-action lawsuit settlement last year. Early data suggests that hasn't been ...

The average agent in the United States makes far less than the moneyed salespeople you see on reality TV. But a rare few have ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A recent settlement could change the way people buy and sell homes in West Michigan. Last week, the National Association of Realtors announced it would pay $418 million in ...

Real estate agents' fees — a pesky part of the home buying and selling process — aren't necessarily set in stone. Rather they are often negotiable, a fact that could help parties on both sides of a ...

Three years of abysmal home sales have made the residential real-estate industry hungry and territorial. Aarthi Swaminathan is a MarketWatch personal finance reporter covering residential real estate.