A new policy clarifying how homeowners may list their properties for sale may instead sow confusion and friction in the housing market just months after an earlier set of rule changes went into effect ...

It was hailed as an “earthquake” for how homes would be bought and sold in America, and a shift that would unleash “total confusion” in the real estate industry. But as the first spring homebuying ...

A year after the NAR settlement upended how homes are bought and sold, some people are ditching traditional real-estate agents "The old, traditional way is dead," one home buyer told MarketWatch.

Few events in recent real estate history have rattled the industry more than the antitrust lawsuits filed against major brokerages and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), accusing them of ...

Corrections & Clarifications: The story has been updated throughout to include, correct and clarify nuances of the industry and to correct an error. The National ...

Having bought three homes with the help of a real-estate agent, Michelle Milburn had a fair understanding of what to expect. She decided to buy her fourth home without one, and ended up pocketing ...