{"id":15665,"date":"2026-07-23T03:41:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibuyer.com\/blog\/?p=15665"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:28:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:28:25","slug":"do-realtors-still-get-6-percent-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibuyer.com\/blog\/do-realtors-still-get-6-percent-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Realtors Still Get 6% Commission in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

No. The national average real estate commission in 2026 is 5.70%<\/strong>, according to a February 2026 survey of 533 real estate agents by Clever Real Estate, well below the traditional 6 percent real estate commission<\/strong> that shaped U.S. home sales for decades. The NAR settlement commission<\/strong> rules, effective August 17, 2024, formally removed buyer-side compensation from MLS listings, but average commissions have moved less than most sellers expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The savings are real but modest. The drop from 6% to 5.70% saves roughly $900 on a $300,000 home. Yet 38% of sellers<\/strong> still believe 6% is the standard total commission, even though only 14% actually paid it<\/strong> in recent transactions, according to listwithclever.com survey data. That gap between perception and practice is where most sellers leave money on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide covers whether 6% is still the norm, what the NAR settlement actually changed, what realtor commission rates 2026<\/strong> look like nationally and by state, how to calculate your real dollar cost at different price points, who ends up paying in practice, and how to negotiate a better rate before you sign anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Skip the 5.70% Commission<\/span>\n Get competing cash offers and keep the fees that would otherwise go to agents.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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