Here’s how paying for a real estate agent to sell your home has long been done: A seller hands a percentage of the sale price to their broker, who then splits it with the broker who brought the buyer.

Pittsburgh's "Percent for Art" law funded creation of this sculpture by OOA Designs in Wightman Park, in Squirrel Hill. A proposed change to the city's arts code would allow those funds to be pooled ...

On Friday afternoon, my real estate agent called with good news. “Congratulations!” she said. “You just sold your house.” The agent wished me well and said that she would appreciate a review on her ...

In this do-it-yourself digital age, home sellers and buyers alike might wonder if they really need real estate agents — or, more precisely, if they need to pay agent fees. Just how crucial are these ...

The question at stake was whether or not an NAR rule that requires home sellers to pay the fees of the agent representing the buyer – the standard 5% or 6% total commission on the final sales price ...

UPDATE (February 6th, 2026) -- The City of El Paso said it managed to lower the rate increase percentage through negotiation efforts. The City says average small homes will see a 10% hike; that ...

The County Commission on Wednesday delayed approval of its over $1 billion budget for a week, but did take action limiting the county schools to the same percentage of county property taxes as the ...