When you work with a real estate agent to buy or sell a house, naturally, they’ll get paid for their services. But just how much do they get paid — and who pays them? That can vary depending on your ...

When you sell a house, both your agent and the buyer's agent get a slice of the pie. But just how big of a slice is a question snaking its way through the courts. A jury in Kansas City this week found ...

In a real estate transaction, there’s always some level of negotiation. If you’re the seller, you face haggling not only with prospective buyers, but also with the person you’re working with to seal ...

Real estate agents and US housing experts have had the date circled on their calendars for months: Aug. 17, when the terms of a class-action settlement over industry compensation practices will take ...

The National Association of Realtors agreed to reduce commissions as part of a $418 million settlement. Buyers' agents will no longer charge 6% commission fees for helping buyers purchase a house.

A bombshell settlement by the National Association of Realtors last week has the potential to upend longstanding real estate commission practices, leaving many agents and their brokers in the Twin ...

Starting on Aug. 13, most Southern California home shoppers will need to sign contracts with agents to view properties for sale, binding them to paying their own commissions if they can’t get a seller ...

In this do-it-yourself digital age, home sellers and buyers alike might wonder if they really need real estate agents — or, more precisely, if they need to pay agent fees. Just how crucial are these ...

Due to a recent lawsuit, sellers will soon no longer be required to pay for their buyer’s agent’s fee. This may open the door to morecompetition and negotiation ...