When Eric Itakura listed his Mountain View, California, condo last year, he hoped to save some money on commissions. The rules over how agents’ fees are set had recently been rewritten as part of a ...

Last summer, a legal settlement resulted in new rules that were supposed to revolutionize the housing market in favor of sellers and buyers. The traditional 6% commission split between the buyer’s and ...

Rent a car from Avis, Budget or Payless and you are doing business with the same holding company. Same with Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty. Real estate brokerages are going the same way. So when Compass ...

This data was used to analyze the relationship between home prices and agent commissions, examining how buyer representation agreements and state legislative commission rebate bans impacted ...