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Which would you rather pay a real estate agent to help you sell your $450,000 house: a 6% sales commission or $27,000? They’re exactly the same amounts, of course. But 27 grand sounds like a lot more ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Saturday, industry rules governing real estate agent commissions will change — a shift some experts say could ultimately lower costs for consumers buying and selling a home. However, the changes ...

Daily, my inbox contains another article regurgitating the same tired rhetoric about the real estate lawsuits and the (proposed) settlements. Invariably, these same articles classify all real estate ...

The best kinds of markets in our minds are not composed of exclusive inventory for favored folks but are as transparent as ...

Editor's note: The original version of this article contained incorrect information. Veterans who obtain VA home loans now have the option to pay broker commission ...

Treating broker commissions in terms of percentages rather than dollars leads many sellers and buyers to overlook the cost of a house. Getty Images/iStockphoto Which would you rather pay a real estate ...