You can no longer take it for granted that a seller will cover the cost of your agent's commission.
FILE - A for sale sign stands outside a single-family residence on the market Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in southeast Denver.
The National Association of Realtors is behind the policy changes, which stem from its $418 million settlement earlier this year of federal class-action lawsuits that claimed U.S. homeowners were forced to pay artificially inflated real estate agent commissions when they sold their home. But the changes are likely to have the biggest impact on home shoppers — especially first-time buyers already facing elevated mortgage rates, a shortage of properties on the market and record-high home prices. They will now have to factor in the cost of hiring an agent if a seller isn't willing to cover it.
"The big change now is that we are required to ask the buyer to commit to us early and hire us early in the process," said Andrea Ratcliff, a Redfin agent in Indianapolis, where the policy changes were rolled out July 1. To address this, homes listed on an MLS will no longer include a seller's offer to cover the cost of a buyer's agent's services. However, they will still be allowed to advertise them practically anywhere else, including the agent's own website, a display at an open house, or when communicating directly with an agent representing a prospective homebuyer.
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