{"id":8603,"date":"2023-11-04T17:20:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T17:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/americans-pay-100-billion-in-real-estate-commissions-but-get-ready-for-a-30-cut-on-that-expert-says\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T17:20:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T17:20:48","slug":"americans-pay-100-billion-in-real-estate-commissions-but-get-ready-for-a-30-cut-on-that-expert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=8603","title":{"rendered":"Americans pay $100 billion in real estate commissions but get ready for a 30% cut on that, expert says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Home buyers and sellers had a big week. Significant changes to how\u2014and how much\u2014they pay real-estate agents became more likely after a <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2023\/10\/31\/real-estate-antitrust-trial-brokerage-nar-1-8-billon-verdict-conspiracy-housing\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-1a1a52d0-0 iWRdns styledLinkColor \">$1.8 billion verdict<\/a> on Tuesday against the National Association of Realtors and large residential brokerages.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The defendants artificially inflated commissions and \u201cconspired to require home sellers to pay the broker representing the buyer of their homes in violation of federal antitrust law,\u201d a federal jury in Missouri <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2023\/11\/02\/national-association-realtors-class-action-verdict-60-billion-commissions-ever-year\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-1a1a52d0-0 iWRdns styledLinkColor \">found<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit (and two others) could lead to a 30% reduction in the $100 billion that Americans pay each year in real-estate commissions, said Ryan Tomasello, a real-estate industry analyst with Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods, in a research note on the case, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/finance\/investing\/the-way-you-pay-to-buy-or-sell-a-home-is-about-to-change-4e1a4fbc\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-1a1a52d0-0 iWRdns styledLinkColor \">reported<\/a> the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe changes to the residential brokerage industry\u2019s commission structure could cause the annual commission pool to decline by upwards of 30% over time,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/real-estate\/home-sellers-costs-could-soon-be-cheaper-due-to-this-court-case\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-1a1a52d0-0 iWRdns styledLinkColor \">said<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NAR will appeal, and that process could take years. In a statement provided to <em>Fortune<\/em>, NAR vice president of communications, Mantill Williams, said its rules \u201cprioritize consumers, support market-driven pricing and promote business competition.\u201d The organization will ask the judge to reduce the verdict in the interim, he added.<\/p>\n<p>But Anthony Lamacchia, whose brokerage Lamacchia Realty has more than 500 agents in various states, told the <em>Journal<\/em>: \u201cI have a hard time believing that this could be the verdict and there\u2019s no material changes. It\u2019s just what, and when, and what does it lead to?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The judge might require changes to how brokerages operate, but whether that happens or not, the ruling could spur real-estate brokerages, fearful of potential liability, to implement new practices. Before the trial, two of the four big real estate broker franchisors named in the case, RE\/MAX and <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/realogy-holdings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-1a1a52d0-0 iWRdns styledLinkColor \">Anywhere Real Estate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/real-estate\/home-sellers-costs-could-soon-be-cheaper-due-to-this-court-case\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-1a1a52d0-0 iWRdns styledLinkColor \">agreed to settlements<\/a>, pending approval from the judge.<\/p>\n<p>The other two were <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/keller-williams-realty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-1a1a52d0-0 iWRdns styledLinkColor \">Keller Williams Realty<\/a> and HomeServices of America, an affiliate of <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/berkshire-hathaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-1a1a52d0-0 iWRdns styledLinkColor \">Berkshire Hathaway<\/a>. A spokesperson for HomeServices, which plans to appeal, <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2023\/10\/31\/real-estate-antitrust-trial-brokerage-nar-1-8-billon-verdict-conspiracy-housing\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-1a1a52d0-0 iWRdns styledLinkColor \">said<\/a> in a statement: \u201cToday\u2019s decision means that buyers will face even more obstacles in an already challenging real estate market, and sellers will have a harder time realizing the value of their homes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another upshot of the ruling could be new business models finally breaking through. For years, real-estate startups have tried and failed to upend the way agents are paid. Among them was REX, cofounded by ex-<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/goldman-sachs-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"sc-1a1a52d0-0 iWRdns styledLinkColor \">Goldman Sachs<\/a> partner Jack Ryan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be a catalyst,\u201d Ryan told the <em>Journal<\/em>, \u201cbecause no one could break the cartel.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home buyers and sellers had a big week. Significant changes to how\u2014and how much\u2014they pay real-estate agents became more likely after a $1.8 billion verdict on Tuesday against the National Association of Realtors and large residential brokerages. 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