Consumer Guides

Whether you’re a REALTOR®, brokerage leader, MLS executive, homebuyer, or home seller, the resources here provide the facts and latest updates on NAR’s settlement agreement related to broker commissions.

I am a homebuyer

• What does the NAR settlement mean for me?
• How do the MLS policy changes impact me?
• What is a written buyer agreement?

I am a home seller

• What does the NAR settlement mean for me?
• When do the settlement practice changes go into effect?
• Do sellers still need to offer compensation to buyer brokers?

Additional Guides

• 10 Questions to Ask a Seller’s Agent
• 10 Questions to Ask a Buyer’s Agent
• Listing Agreements
• Fair Housing
• Multiple Listing Services
• Seller Concessions
• Why Am I Being Asked to Sign a Written Buyer Agreement?
• Open Houses and Written Agreements
• REALTORS’® Duty to Put Client Interests Above Their Own
• What Veterans Need to Know About Buying a Home
• Offers of Compensation
• Negotiating Written Buyer Agreements