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 ...

Selling your home is a large transaction that can involve a lot of negotiation. That doesn't only include talking the price and other terms with a potential buyer — you can also negotiate with your ...

In a real estate transaction, there’s always some level of negotiation. If you’re the seller, you face haggling not only with prospective buyers, but also with the person you’re working with to seal ...

A bombshell settlement by the National Association of Realtors last week has the potential to upend longstanding real estate commission practices, leaving many agents and their brokers in the Twin ...

Washington, DC — Here’s how paying for a real estate agent to sell your home has long been done: A seller hands a percentage of the sale price to their broker, who then splits it with the broker who ...

Hampton Roads agents say they don’t expect drastic shifts in how real estate commissions work after a major national trade group announced several changes to its current system. The changes are ...

Real estate agents earn a commission when a transaction closes, typically ranging from 2.5 to 3 percent of the home’s sale price. Each agent’s rate — and who pays it, buyer or seller — is negotiated ...