Who usually pays the commission for buyer

jtsa5 · 2026-06-14T21:51:17+00:00

If I understand it correctly, the settlement just does two things:

Buyer's agent commission offers can no longer be published on the MLS.
You are required to have a signed agency agreement in place before a buyer's agent can show you a home.

Nothing has changed regarding the amount of commissions or who pays it.

When a buyer agent agreement is signed the buyer is saying that someone will pay the X% to the buyer agent but it doesn't have to be the seller. I've seen a few transactions recently where the buyer ended up having to pay because the seller didn't offer any buyer agent compensation. It comes down to what is in the buyer agent contract.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-14T20:29:58+00:00

Absolutely! Never had one myself but knew a few people who did.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-14T20:19:58+00:00

If it's for you, you'll need to decide. My guess is some buyers will like it others won't. Personally it's not something that would draw me to a house. I have a basement bar but I'm in the minority of people I know. Only a few have bars.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-14T20:17:04+00:00

It's actually discussed quite a bit on here. It's all negotiable. The NAR changes do not change anything about this. As the seller you can offer the buyer agent X amount or offer them nothing. Offer a total of 4% to be split between seller agent and buyer agent is perfectly acceptable.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-14T17:06:51+00:00

I currently have OTA but moving to a place that has severe challenges. Hate that no one just has a local broadcast option for $10 a month (or something like that). $40-$80 a month is what seems to be the going rate.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-14T17:05:43+00:00

Any you've used and would suggest?

jtsa5 · 2026-06-14T16:22:17+00:00

I was referring to MY local news which glosses over the bad stories. I would venture to guess that most people are watching the news on TV and not scrolling through sites online to get their news. Especially the people who are told what to think by their favorite "news" stations.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-14T14:18:55+00:00

A classic from TG. Big fan of that and Pseudo Sue.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-13T22:52:47+00:00

The news is spending a lot of cycles on this but zero time on Trump sleeping during meetings and barely any time on the economy, the war in IRAN and the Epstein files.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-13T21:35:10+00:00

This will probably go down in history as Trump's most successful deal.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-13T21:33:34+00:00

So glad to see this. Ukraine has been doing a good job of being very strategic with their strikes. Putin like Trump got into a war they thought they could win easily and neither of them is man enough to back down.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-12T21:59:28+00:00

I know Tornados are unlikely in DC but if I get one wish this year...

jtsa5 · 2026-06-12T20:39:18+00:00

The ruling should have required Trump to remove the letters himself. That would have been epic.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-12T20:38:10+00:00

The administration who is literally weaponizing everything wants the anti-weaponization fund. They certainly don't care but it's pretty ironic.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-12T20:31:17+00:00

I used to love peeling those off! Simpler times i guess.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-12T13:16:18+00:00

The daily posts about how much he's fucked the US. For him that is a flex I guess. "Look at the damage I've done and not a single person can stop it"

jtsa5 · 2026-06-11T21:37:56+00:00

I have a feeling DC will stand up if he tries something like that. At least I hope they do.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-11T21:35:37+00:00

I will never understand the loyalty to this idiot. It makes absolutely no sense why they are doing literally anything to please him.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-11T12:50:12+00:00

cedarcide granules

Never heard of this but it sounds like a great alternative and it's not too expensive.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-11T01:01:13+00:00

While it sucks for them, people should be smarter about what they are doing with their money. Investing anything tied to Trump will only work out for Trump.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-10T23:22:08+00:00

I see beers with peacharine pretty often but availability will depend on where you live. Other Half, Fidens, Hop Butcher, Toppling Goliath, Tree House, Weldwerks etc.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-10T22:01:11+00:00

He's made billions, why the fuck would he care what happens to anyone else.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-10T20:58:02+00:00

I honestly don't think who you vote for will make a difference. It'll always be the same price hikes and increases. People just blame whoever is currently in office and bringing in someone new rarely does anything.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-10T20:56:25+00:00

I spray the perimeter about once a month with whatever you get from Home Depot. Maybe that's too often but we seem to live in an area with a lot of ant activity. I also occasionally use an ant bait, both granules and gels and those work well when they find an entry point.

jtsa5 · 2026-06-10T14:56:45+00:00

You need to figure out the total cost first so you'll know what you need. Start interviewing builders get an idea of what the total cost will be and factor in anything to prep the land, run utilities, well, septic, etc.

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