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 ...

On Saturday, industry rules governing real estate agent commissions will change — a shift some experts say could ultimately lower costs for consumers buying and selling a home. However, the changes ...

Above: Dan Teixeira, director of sales Douglas Elliman Development Marketing (left) and Julie Jones, VP of ultra luxury sales for Douglas Elliman (right) take in the downtown skyline from a penthouse ...

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 ...

Changes to realtor commissions taking effect this weekend could give home sellers a lot more negotiating power — and for buyers, potentially some more paperwork. Starting Saturday, realtors will be ...

Daily, my inbox contains another article regurgitating the same tired rhetoric about the real estate lawsuits and the (proposed) settlements. Invariably, these same articles classify all real estate ...

The best kinds of markets in our minds are not composed of exclusive inventory for favored folks but are as transparent as ...

New real estate rules for homebuyers and sellers across the state went into effect Saturday, stemming from a settlement the National Association of Realtors announced a few months ago. The new rules ...

Editor's note: The original version of this article contained incorrect information. Veterans who obtain VA home loans now have the option to pay broker commission ...