Although the spring home-buying season is several months away, buyers and sellers have some motivation to come off the sidelines. In early September, a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage had an average 6.35% ...

New rules in real estate could save home buyers and sellers a lot of money. The changes involve the fees and commissions that realtors charge, giving more power to the consumer. It is the biggest ...

The role of the real estate agent has been under the microscope of late as a result of class-action litigation over agent commissions, but the feedback agents want most about their practices comes ...

Expertise and opinions of authors published by ForbesBooks. Imprint operated under license. Buyer agents are most of the agents in this industry: they assist buyer-clients at every step of the ...

Change is on the horizon. For what felt like a moment in time, buyers enjoyed the luxury of being incredibly picky, carefully selecting what felt like their dream homes in a market that had shifted ...

A year after the NAR settlement upended how homes are bought and sold, some people are ditching traditional real-estate agents "The old, traditional way is dead," one home buyer told MarketWatch.

Economists and real estate experts warn that changes in how agents are paid could have unintended consequences for people buying their first homes. By Ronda Kaysen and Rukmini Callimachi With a ...

Spring has sprung, and now hearts may be growing fonder for buying a house or condo. But amid continuing high demand/low supply, prices remain high and out of reach for most people trying to buy in ...

Three months after Florida banned many Chinese citizens from owning property, some real estate agents say they are losing business as families across the state are walking away from deals. Longtime ...