Commissions
How real estate commissions work: rates, splits between agents and agencies, and when they are paid.
Australia: how the ATO taxes an agent's commission and work costs
What the Australian Taxation Office says about a real estate salesperson's commission, the deductions an employee can claim, and what changes for super, withholding and GST as a contractor.
Canberra agency agreements: what ACT rules require on commission
What an agency agreement in the Australian Capital Territory must state about commission, how the 90-day rule limits a fixed term, and when a fee cannot be recovered.
How a Broker's Commission Is Set, Earned and Paid in Dubai
Dubai's rules fix no commission percentage. They say when a broker's fee is earned, who owes it, how several brokers share it and when it is lost. The texts, read closely.
What Dubai's brokers earn: published totals and the sums per broker
Dubai publishes what its brokers earn in total, and the press reports what developers pay on off-plan sales. The figures by period, the arithmetic per broker, and the gaps.
Florida commission law: escrow disputes, referral fees and lien acts
How chapter 475 of the Florida Statutes decides who may be paid a real estate commission, what a broker does with a disputed deposit, and how the commercial lien works.
New York City's FARE Act: who pays the rental broker, and state rules
Local Law 119 of 2024 bars a landlord's agent from charging the tenant in New York City. What it says, its penalties, and the State rules on fees and shared commissions.
Singapore agency accounts: where each commission dollar goes
What the published accounts of PropNex and APAC Realty, owner of ERA, show about commission income in Singapore, the share passed to salespersons and what the agency keeps.
South Australia agent commission: the 90-day sales agency agreement
How a South Australian sales agency agreement sets an agent's commission, what it must disclose on fees, expenses and rebates, and when the commission cannot be claimed.
Texas: who can legally be paid a real estate commission
Texas law lets a broker share a commission only with licence holders. How sales agents are paid, when a rebate is allowed, the US$50 gift line and when a broker can sue.
How US real estate agents' commission income is taxed by the IRS
A US agent paid by commission is usually self-employed for federal tax. How the IRS rule works, from Form 1099-NEC to self-employment tax, estimated payments and the QBI deduction.
Victoria sales authority: commission, rebates and how a fee is lost
What a Victorian sales authority must say about commission, expenses, rebates and commission sharing, how the fee is paid, and the cases where an agent cannot claim it.
How an agent's commission is set and earned in New South Wales
No scale fixes a selling agent's commission in New South Wales. The agency agreement sets it, and NSW Fair Trading's rules decide when it is earned, disclosed or lost.
Singapore Property Agent Commission: Who Pays and the One-Side Rule
How a property agent's commission is agreed, when it falls due and who receives it in Singapore, and why one agent may never act for both sides of the same deal.
How Agent Commission Is Set, Offered and Paid in the USA Today
Since 17 August 2024, offers of pay to a buyer's broker have left the MLS in the United States. Who sets the fee, who may offer it, and who pays it at closing.