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 ...

Treating broker commissions in terms of percentages rather than dollars leads many sellers and buyers to overlook the cost of a house. Getty Images/iStockphoto Which would you rather pay a real estate ...

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 ...

Last month, we signed a six-month listing agreement with a real estate broker to sell our home. When our son found out that we were selling our home, he immediately said he would buy it. He now has ...

For many years, someone selling their home would usually pay a commission of 5% to 6% of the sale price to their real estate agent, who would then share that commission with the buyer's agent, if the ...

Question: Last month, we signed a six-month listing agreement with a real estate broker to sell our Fountain Hills home. When our son found out that we were selling our home, he immediately said he ...

When you sell your house, the costs can add up quickly — and one of the biggest expenses is often real estate commissions. Over the years those commissions ballooned to inflated levels, sparking ...

Far removed from the glittering penthouses of Manhattan or the sprawling estates of Palm Beach, hundreds of thousands of agents pound a humbler pavement. Those who sell detached $400,000 single-family ...

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 ...

Homeownership has long been a cornerstone of wealth building in the United States, yet recent changes in the real estate industry are raising concerns among Black real estate professionals. These ...