{"id":69693,"date":"2026-05-04T08:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=69693"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:39:07","slug":"who-pays-realtor-fees-in-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/who-pays-realtor-fees-in-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Pays Realtor Fees in Kentucky?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re preparing to sell a house in the Bluegrass State, you\u2019re probably monitoring recent home prices in your area<\/a> and estimating your potential selling costs and proceeds. If this is your first home sale \u2014 or it’s been a few years \u2014 you might also be wondering: Who pays Realtor fees in Kentucky?<\/p>\n

This is a fair question following a landmark legal settlement <\/a>that changed how Realtor fees are handled. Under revised rules implemented by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in late 2024<\/a>, sellers are no longer presumed to cover the buyer\u2019s agent commission, a shift in a long-standing industry practice.<\/p>\n

So what does this mean for Kentucky sellers today? In this guide, we\u2019ll explain who typically pays Realtor fees, how these fees work, and when covering your buyer\u2019s agent commissions might still make sense. We\u2019ll also provide a Kentucky agent commission calculator to help you estimate how much you might pay.<\/p>\n

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Who pays Realtor fees in Kentucky?<\/h2>\n

After the NAR agent commission rule changes<\/a>, some industry analysts predicted that buyers would feel pressured to pay their own Realtor commissions, thereby shifting these costs away from sellers. However, this hasn\u2019t materialized at scale \u2014 in Kentucky or anywhere in the country. According to a nationwide HomeLight survey<\/a>, 92% of agents report that home sellers are still paying their buyer\u2019s Realtor fees.<\/p>\n

Why do many Kentucky sellers still choose to cover the buyer\u2019s agent commission?<\/p>\n