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 ...

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 ...

The average total real estate commission rate for 2026 is 5.70%, up from 5.44% in 2025, according to a new report from Clever Real Estate, a St. Louis-based real estate company. A survey of 533 real ...

Here’s our complete guide to sending and receiving real estate referrals and earning more money this year. We’ll break down everything you need to know about real estate referral fees, including how ...

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 ...

Despite legal shakeups, agent commissions rebound to pre-settlement levels — now averaging 5.44% nationwide Real estate sales commissions are in flux. Sales fees were expected to decline in the ...

The cost of hiring a real estate agent to buy or sell a home may soon change, along with decades-old rules that have helped determine broker commissions. The policy changes could help spur price ...

A report by the Consumer Policy Center showed that homebuyers and sellers could be leaving thousands on the table by sticking with a traditional real estate commission structure. Real estate ...

A settlement between the National Association of Realtors, or NAR, and plaintiffs in several lawsuits challenging the practice of commission-sharing went into effect Saturday. And while the agreement ...