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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Dana McMahan sold her home this spring, she decided to try to maximize her take-home profit by skipping out on the help of a full-service Realtor. Traditionally, home sellers in the US have been ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Late in 2020, the National Association of Realtors issued an unusual statement – an apology. “NAR initially opposed passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968, and at one time allowed the exclusion of ...