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 ...

Selling a home isn’t free. Learn about the most common — and often overlooked — costs involved in selling your house, from ...

A legal ruling about how real-estate agents are paid has opened new possibilities in real estate. Home sellers have more flexibility in how and how much they pay their agents and buyers' agents. These ...

For a long time, buying and selling a home in the U.S. generally went like this: The seller would pay a commission that would be split by the buyer’s and seller’s agents, often totaling 5% to 6% of ...

Although the average total commission rate stands around 6%, nearly half (40%) of unrepresented sellers overestimate the figure. 57% of unrepresented sellers believe real estate agents are overpriced, ...

WASHINGTON — If you are looking to sell your home, May is the month to do it. Why? Because the odds are you’ll get more money for your house. According to Bankrate, homes sold this month fetch about ...

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 ...