Who Pays the Buyer’s Agent in Raleigh, NC? What the 2024 Rule Change Means for You
In most Raleigh NC home purchases, the seller still covers the buyer’s agent fee as a negotiated term of the sale. Since August 2024, the rules changed: REALTORS® working with buyers must have a written buyer agency agreement signed before showing you a property, and that agreement must spell out the agent’s compensation clearly. The fee is still typically paid by the seller — but it’s now negotiated explicitly rather than automatically assumed, and you need to understand how the numbers work before you start touring homes.