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The National Association of REALTORS^® (NAR) does not set commissions – they are negotiable. The rule that has been the subject of litigation requires only that listing brokers communicate an offer of compensation. That offer can be any amount, including zero. And other rules throughout the MLS Handbook and NAR policy expressly prohibit MLSs, associations, and brokers from setting or suggesting any such amount that should be included in that field. The text of the current rule is linked here and excerpted below, the text of our MLS Antitrust Compliance Policy is linked here and excerpted below, and a notice included in NAR’s MLS Handbook is below.

Again, the current rule that has been the subject of litigation does not set commissions.  

As reflected in our release about the proposed settlement agreement, NAR has agreed to put in place a new MLS rule prohibiting offers of broker compensation on the MLS. Commissions remain negotiable, as they have been.

Excerpt from Handbook on Multiple Listing Policy – Commission/Cooperative Compensation Offers, Section 1: Information Specifying the Compensation on Each Listing Filed with a Multiple Listing Service of an Association of REALTORS^®

In filing property with the multiple listing service, participants make blanket unilateral offers of compensation to the other MLS participants and shall therefore specify on each listing filed with the service the compensation being offered by the listing broker to the other MLS participants. This is necessary because cooperating participants have the right to know what their compensation will be prior to commencing their efforts to sell.

The listing broker retains the right to determine the amount of compensation offered to subagents, buyer agents, or to brokers acting in other agency or nonagency capacities, which may be the same or different.

Excerpt from Handbook on Multiple Listing Policy – MLS Antitrust Compliance Policy 

The purpose of multiple listing is the orderly correlation and dissemination of listing information to participants so they may better serve the buying and selling public. Boards and associations of REALTORS^® and their multiple listing services shall not enact or enforce any rule which restricts, limits, or interferes with participants in their relations with each other, in their broker/client relationships, or in the conduct of their business in the following areas.

Boards and associations of REALTORS^® and their MLSs shall not:

1. Fix, control, recommend, or suggest the commissions or fees charged for real estate brokerage services (Interpretation 14).
2. Fix, control, recommend, or suggest the cooperative compensation offered by listing brokers to potential cooperating brokers.

Excerpt from Handbook on Multiple Listing Policy – Notice to Association Members

Under the long-established policy of this association, the (state) association of REALTORS^®, and the National Association of REALTORS^®:

1. The broker’s compensation for services rendered in respect to any listing is solely a matter of negotiation between the broker and his or her client, and is not fixed, controlled, recommended, or maintained by any persons not a party to the listing agreement.
2. The compensation paid by a listing broker to a cooperating broker in respect to any listing is established by the listing broker and is not fixed, controlled, recommended, or maintained by any persons other than the lister broker. (Amended 4/92).

Additional Resources:

Throughout 2024, NAR is making the popular Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) designation course, typically $295, available to REALTORS® at no cost. Take the first step toward earning your ABR® designation at become.abr.realtor.



Visit ThatsWhoWeR.realtor to view the new consumer campaign ads, and to leverage turnkey advertising and social assets to share. The campaign demonstrates the expertise of REALTORS® helping their clients navigate the risks, pitfalls, and complexities of buying or selling a home or property, reinforcing their expertise, commitment and consumer-first approach.

AUSTIN—The Greater Lewisville Association of REALTORS is proud to jointly support a local slate of candidates running for office in the May 2024 elections alongside Texas REALTORS® and TREPAC.

For more information about candidates receiving TREPAC support, visit www.texasrealtorssupport.com.

Lewisville Mayor: TJ Gilmore

Lewisville City Council: William Meredith

Flower Mound Mayor: Derek France

Flower Mound Council: Robert Rawson

LISD Place 1: Allison Lassahn

About the Texas Association of REALTORS® Political Action Committee (TREPAC)

For more than fifty years, Texas REALTORS® Political Action Committee (TREPAC) has provided a powerful voice to protect the needs of real estate professionals and property owners. TREPAC is a voluntary, nonprofit organization. The voluntary investments received go toward supporting issues that directly affect Texas property owners. TREPAC specifically uses these voluntary investments to help elect local and state public officials with a record of preserving private property rights and keeping homeownership affordable in Texas. As a political action committee, TREPAC complies with all state and federal campaign contribution laws.

About Texas REALTORS®

With more than 150,000 members, Texas REALTORS® is one of the largest not-for-profit professional membership associations in Texas. The association represents Texas REALTORS® involved in all aspects of real estate and advocates on behalf of the real estate industry and private property owners. For more information, visit www.texasrealestate.com.

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