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New commission rules that flowed from a $418 million settlement with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) took effect in August 2024 and primarily ban listing agents from posting buyer‑agent com...
The 2024–25 settlement and ensuing NAR rule changes decoupled buyer‑agent offers of compensation from MLS listings and require buyers to sign buyer‑broker agreements and negotiate fees up front — but ...
Home prices rose substantially during President Biden’s term: multiple analyses show median U.S. home prices increased roughly 18–25% from January 2021 through 2024, and some private trackers reported...
Federal actions tied to a major antitrust lawsuit and a subsequent settlement with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) changed how commissions are displayed and negotiated: listings no longer s...
The 2024–2025 rule changes—stemming from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement and related industry rewrites—forced buyer‑broker compensation out of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) ...
In 2025 the playbook for negotiating commissions and service agreements changed: buyers increasingly must sign written buyer-broker agreements that specify fees and services, and MLS listings no longe...
Property tax bills in the U.S. rose notably between 2021 and 2024, with multiple national data series and local reports showing increases: LendingTree estimated median property taxes rose 10.4% from 2...
Longer amortization (40- and 50-year) reduces monthly payments but substantially raises lifetime interest and slows equity building compared with the 30‑year standard; Reuters estimates interest on a ...
Available reporting in the provided sources does not give a direct, consolidated accounting of how Donald Trump’s personal real estate holdings changed in value since 2020; those holdings are not quan...