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Is It the End of 6% Real Estate Commissions?

Posted 14 weeks 2 hours ago by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Real Estate and Housing

This week the Justice Department reached an antitrust settlement with the National Association of Realtors that is meant to spur competition and bring down the standard 6% commission that comes with each real estate transaction. Basically, the NAR is no longer able to withhold the information on multiple listing services from discount online brokers such as Redfin and ZipRealty. Will consumers like us see a huge deduction in real estate transaction prices soon?

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Unauthorized Video Game Hack May Net Consumers Up to $35

Posted 34 weeks 4 days ago by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance, Technology, Art and Leisure, Consumer Affairs

Discussion over the original version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas might have ended with its recall in 2005. A recent class-action lawsuit settlement, however, brings new light to “Hot Coffeegate” and will pay consumers for the highly-coveted hacked video game.

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