Housing market hinges on mortgage rates and supply, not commission structures

“The other thing we are looking at is that the people who would really benefit from…

Buyer agent commissions down to 2.55% since the NAR settlement

The typical U.S. home seller pays a 2.55% commission to the real estate agent hired by…

Macroeconomics, not business practice changes, will determine brokerages’ financial performance

For real estate professionals, the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission…

Zillow releases state-specific, short-term touring agreements

With just over two weeks to go until the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement…

Compass CEO Reffkin: Fears over agent commissions ‘have simply not materialized’

If antitrust lawsuits are impacting agent commissions, it’s not happening at Compass. The brokerage claimed on…

eXp Realty focuses on agent value proposition as it looks to grow

With company executives predicting that things will get messy in the U.S. real estate landscape over…

CRMLS removes seller concession fields from platform

California Regional MLS (CRMLS) has decided to remove fields listing seller concessions from its platform. In…

Payload launches payment and billing tool for buyer agents

Secure payment provider Payload is launching a new payment and billing tool specifically geared to buyer…

Consumer watchdog releases criteria for evaluating buyer agency agreements

After slamming the California Association of Realtors (CAR) for a draft of its buyer representation agreement,…

‘Real Estate Insiders’ role play buyer and seller objections

A newly released episode of the Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered Podcast explores the future state of…