Lisa Wozniakowski, the owner of Blue Ribbon Reality in Crown Point, said she decided to implement the new buyer agreement around May, which was three months before it was required under a national ...

New rules on buying and selling homes are in play, now that a settlement from a class-action lawsuit has taken effect. In March, the National Association of Realtors agreed to a $418 million ...

When a major real estate trade group agreed to eliminate decades-old policies that set the “standard” 6% commission for agents, many consumers hailed the moment as a monumental change. Yet the ...

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, ...

As of August 17, home sellers are no longer obligated to pay the commission fees for their buyer’s real estate agents. Yet, confusion remains about how exactly the new process will work. As the ...

With all the recent media attention, by now most everyone is aware of major changes afoot in real estate this month. Commentary has run the gamut from the demise of the industry to real estate ...

Redfin reports the average U.S. buyer’s agent commission rose to 2.43% in the second quarter from 2.38% a year earlier It was the third consecutive quarter that commissions ticked a little higher ...

NATE STANLEY, WYFF NEWS FOUR. COURTNEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEW RULES CHANGING THE WAYS REALTORS GET PAID TO HELP PEOPLE BUY AND SELL THEIR HOMES WILL GO INTO EFFECT THIS WEEKEND. PINNIX JOINS US LIVE ...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles that will explore the effects of the landmark Sitzer/Burnett case, which was decided on Oct. 31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business ...

As a result of a recent class-action settlement, home sellers are no longer obligated to offer commission for both the buyer and seller agents. Some agents are talking to home sellers about the ...