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The National Association of Realtors has agreed to a landmark settlement that would eliminate real estate brokers' long-standing commissions, commonly of up to 6% of the purchase price.
The settlement reached by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) over real estate agent commissions could end up hurting an already beleaguered group: homebuyers.. The $418 million deal ...
A powerful real estate trade group has agreed to do away with policies that for decades helped set agent commissions, moving to resolve lawsuits that claim the rules have forced people to pay ...
Rhonda Burnett, the lead plaintiff, testified about her experience with a real estate agent from HomeServices of America subsidiary ReeceNichols. According to Burnett, the agent gave her a contract to sign with a commission rate of 6% already filled in, and she was told that the rate was non-negotiable. [12]
As part of the settlement, the NAR is changing its policies involving commissions, which could eliminate the standard 5%-6% fee typically tacked onto a housing transaction. That fee is generally ...
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) was a law passed by the United States Congress in 1974 and codified as Title 12, Chapter 27 of the United States Code, 12 U.S.C. §§ 2601–2617.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently reached a landmark $418 million settlement that experts say could rattle the real estate industry for the better — but some vulnerable ...
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