When you sell a house, both your agent and the buyer's agent get a slice of the pie. But just how big of a slice is a question snaking its way through the courts. A jury in Kansas City this week found ...

Real estate commissions can feel confusing because you often see a single percentage without understanding how it’s divided or who pays it. When you know how these fees work, you can protect your ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this do-it-yourself digital age, home sellers and buyers alike might wonder if they really need real estate agents — or, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nearly a third, 31%, of homebuyers and sellers negotiated with their agents and a majority of those, 64%, successfully reduced their fees, according to a new report by LendingTree. Many buyers and ...