A few weeks in and the lawsuit real estate commission policies from the NAR settlement are not having a noticeable local impact. In Georgia, the changes are mainly administrative and have most to do with advertising buyer agent compensation. Buyer brokerage agreements were required prior to the settlement, so not a big change there. The main changes in Georgia were added transparency in the forms, further clarity on payment of agent compensation, and that MLS services no longer advertise if the seller is offering buyer agent compensation.

And because the MSM is not accurately detailing things - sellers have not stopped offering buyer agent compensation. We have not had a single occurrence, nor have any of the agents in our orbit. Our sellers…

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