{"id":60918,"date":"2026-06-22T04:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=60918"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:26:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T22:26:59","slug":"who-pays-realtor-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/who-pays-realtor-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Pays Realtor Fees?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/steps-to-selling-a-house\/\">Selling a home<\/a> often feels straightforward at first. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/things-to-do-before-listing-your-home\/\">List it<\/a>, find a buyer, and close, but the details quickly become more complex once costs enter the picture. Among those costs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/real-estate-agent-commission\/\">agent commissions<\/a> are often the largest and least understood expense for sellers. That&#8217;s why one question tends to surface early in the process: \u201cWho pays the Realtor fees?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"geo-cta widget-cta widget-cta--content     widget-cta--dark widget-cta--dark-blue-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"widget-element--content\">\n        <div class=\"widget-element--content-header\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"homelight logo\" class=\"widget-element--logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\" width=\"106\" height=\"25\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"cta-headline widget--bold\">The Top 5% of Agents Sell Homes for Up to 10% More<\/h3>\n                        <p>HomeLight analyzes over 27 million transactions and thousands of reviews to determine which agent is best for you based on your needs. Connect with your top agent matches today at no cost.<\/p>\n        \n                <div class=\"widget-element--buttons\">\n            <a data-type=\"In Content CTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/find-agent\/quiz\/seller?#\/qaas=0\/\" class=\"cta-click-track widget-element--button\">Get Started<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/the-facts\/nar-settlement-faqs\">landmark settlement by the National Association of Realtors (NAR)<\/a>, that question has become even more important as commission structures have shifted and are now more openly negotiated than before.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, we\u2019ll break down who pays real estate agent commissions. We\u2019ll also share a simple commission calculator to help you estimate your agent fees and figure out whether you\u2019ll want to cover the buyer\u2019s agent costs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"section--1\" data-toc-header=\"Who pays Realtor fees?\" data-toc-type=\"head\"><\/div>\n<h2>Who pays Realtor fees?<\/h2>\n<p>The NAR settlement sparked a lot of talk that the industry was shifting and buyers would end up paying their own agent fees. But in reality, that change has not really shown up in a big way.<\/p>\n<p>According to HomeLight\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/real-estate-top-agent-insights-for-q2-2026\/\">Top Agent Insights for Spring\/Summer 2026 report<\/a>, 57% of top agents say sellers are still covering the buyer\u2019s agent commission. So why is that still the case?<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-to-sell-a-house-in-a-slow-market\/\">slower market<\/a> with higher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/mortgages\/rates\">mortgage rates<\/a> and ongoing affordability challenges, covering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyers-agent-fee\/\">buyer\u2019s agent fee<\/a> (and sometimes adding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/concession-real-estate\/\">concessions<\/a>) is still one of the easiest ways for sellers to bring in strong offers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who pays real estate agent commission? Post-NAR settlement, most sellers are still paying the buyer&#8217;s Realtor fees. 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