A flat fee in real estate is a charge that home sellers pay to have their home listed on the market. In a flat-fee model, a real estate agent charges a fixed rate for their services rather than a ...

Many homeowners are surprised to find out how costly the process of selling a home can be. Aside from making necessary repairs to prepare the property for listing, there are also closing costs and ...

A mortgage origination fee can be part of your home loan closing costs. The fee covers loan processing, underwriting, funding, document preparation and other services. Lenders may charge a percentage ...

For a long time, buying and selling a home in the U.S. generally went like this: The seller would pay a commission that would be split by the buyer's and seller's agents, often totaling 5% to 6% of ...

Redfin is responding to a new startup that is hoping to upend the way people search for and buy homes by offering a flat-fee service. On August 29, TechCrunch reported that a startup called Landian ...