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 ...

Vicky Phillips is selling her Westford home without a Realtor. Credit: James Buck Before she put her Westford home on the market, Vicky Phillips did some math. With the four-bedroom home priced at ...

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 ...

Above: Dan Teixeira, director of sales Douglas Elliman Development Marketing (left) and Julie Jones, VP of ultra luxury sales for Douglas Elliman (right) take in the downtown skyline from a penthouse ...

In March 2024, after the National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed to a landmark $418 million class action settlement, home sellers expected they would soon pay far less in real estate commissions ...

Potentially big changes are coming to the way real estate agents are paid. Backers say it will save money in the long run, but it will likely take some time for homebuyers and sellers to adjust. Big ...

New real estate rules for homebuyers and sellers across the state went into effect Saturday, stemming from a settlement the National Association of Realtors announced a few months ago. The new rules ...

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 ...