Three weeks before a deadline to comply with new rules, eXp Realty released a listing agreement specifying that it “does not share commissions with a buyer’s broker,” Inman reported.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. "They apply to all listings subject to an exclusive for-sale listing agreement between a broker and a seller," the guidelines state.

Monestier previously worked with the Consumer Federation of America on the new buyer agency agreement and listing agreement promulgated by the California Association of Realtors earlier this summer.

According to the lawsuit, the company’s listing scheme worked like this: Financially distressed homeowners who signed the company’s MVR Homeowner Benefit Agreement would get a onetime cash ...

The standards apply to listings that are subject to an exclusive for-sale listing agreement and they go into effect in June 2025. Zillow and StreetEasy believe that this policy will help ...