Referral fee transparency became a major real estate topic in 2025 after NAR’s amendment failed. MLSs and brokerages introduced new disclosure forms, while a lawsuit against Zillow highlights growing ...

Referral fees are a familiar practice in real estate. Suppose someone with a real estate license identifies a potential homebuyer or seller. In that case, they can refer that individual to an agent in ...

Referral fees are commonplace in the legal profession where an attorney who refers a client to another practitioner will receive a “fee” at the conclusion of the matter for the case referral. While ...

Is Your Referral Fee Just a Disguised Commission? The authors have reported that they are seeing clients experience regular confusion around the difference between commissions and referral fees, and ...