If you're buying or selling, you have the right to negotiate the deal and determine how much the realtors get.
But a lot of our growth is fueled by people from the West Coast, and it’s impacting the housing market.. The lawsuit had accused the National Association of Realtors of keeping real estate commissions artificially high nationwide.So what should you keep in mind if you’re buying or selling a home? Let’s take a look at how agents are paid. In most home sales, the seller uses a chunk of the final sale price to pay out agents on both sides of the transaction. For decades, sellers have generally offered buyers’ agents two to three percent of the final sale price, even though they can technically offer as little as zero.