
New Study Calls Out Price-Fixing Patterns Among Buyer Agents Post-Settlement
Consumer Policy Center report finds 95% of buyer agents charge 2.5–3% and resist rate cuts for buyers but accept lower commissions when sellers push back.

Consumer Policy Center report finds 95% of buyer agents charge 2.5–3% and resist rate cuts for buyers but accept lower commissions when sellers push back.

On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) published a Consumer Alert with three recommendations to help buyers and sellers with the new Realtor rules and practices going into effect on August 17 due to the NAR settlement.

On July 2, 2024, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released its Report on C.A.R. Proposed Seller Listing Agreement, authored by Tanya Monestier, who also wrote the report, released June 25, on the C.A.R. Proposed Buyer Representation agreement.

Byron Lazine breaks down the Buyer Agreement form by the California Association of Realtors (CAR), a “buyer beware” press release from the Consumer Federation of America, and why more brokers and boards should emulate eXp’s Buyer Broker Agreement.

A new report from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) highlights the benefits of recent changes in real estate agent compensation resulting from the uncoupling of real estate agent commissions.

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) issued a report titled, “A Surfeit of Real Estate Agents,” identifying “marginal agents” with five or fewer sales per year as the number one threat to the industry.