A flat fee in real estate is a charge that home sellers pay to have their home listed on the market. In a flat-fee model, a real estate agent charges a fixed rate for their services rather than a ...

For a long time, buying and selling a home in the U.S. generally went like this: The seller would pay a commission that would be split by the buyer's and seller's agents, often totaling 5% to 6% of ...

Selling your house doesn’t need to cost as much as most agents charge. How does 1% of the selling price grab you? Or a flat fee of around $500? That’s what low-fee brokerages charge. And of late, they ...

When Ashwin and Poonam Jain began searching for a larger home for themselves and two children in San Ramon earlier this summer, they quickly realized they were spending hours scrutinizing homes online ...

I’m nearing retirement and I’m wrestling with hiring either a flat-fee or fee-only (AUM) advisor to help with retirement ...

If you're looking for a new home, you may have noticed a big shift in how buyers' real estate agents get paid, and it could cost you thousands of dollars. We asked Orange County, California, real ...

Real-estate agents and brokerages are tacking ludicrous fees on to a growing number of house sales — and it's driving up the cost of home buying.

If you’re looking for a new home, you may have noticed a big shift in how buyers’ real estate agents get paid, and it could cost you thousands of dollars. We asked Orange County, California, real ...