Finding a rental home or apartment can often feel like finding a white cat in a snowstorm: painstaking and seemingly futile. What can make that search way easier? Using the help of a Realtor®. But ...

Real-estate agents' commissions have bounced back to the same levels they used to be before a landmark settlement last year which shook up the way they are paid for facilitating the sale of a home.

Mortgage and property tax payments are not the only expenses that prospective homeowners need to consider. Homeowners associations (HOAs) are commonplace, and more of them are requiring owners to pay ...

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 ...

Taylor Kovar is the CEO and founder of 11 Financial, where he specializes in personal financial planning, business growth strategies, and tax optimization. He is recognized as a three-time ...

Real estate’s complexity adds hidden costs for buyers and sellers. Clarity and transparency could drive the next disruption.

The much-discussed National Association of Realtors lawsuit reconfigured fees, revealing exactly what first time buyers are up against. It’s already difficult enough to buy your first home. Between ...

A federal judge gave a green light to the National Association of Realtors' settlement, paving the way for an overhaul of the way people buy and sell their homes in the United States. On Tuesday, ...

A flat fee in real estate is a charge that home sellers pay to have their home listed on the market. In a flat-fee model, a real estate agent charges a fixed rate for their services rather than a ...