The 6% commission, a standard in home purchase transactions, is no more. In a sweeping move expected to dramatically reduce the cost of buying and selling a home, the National Association of Realtors announced Friday a settlement with groups of homesellers, agreeing to end landmark antitrust lawsuits by paying $418 million in damages and eliminating rules on commissions.
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The 2020 Mind Over Money survey (1) finds that 77% of Americans feel anxious about their financial situation, with 68% concerned mostly about having sufficient income during retirement. They should be.
Prior to 2020, passing wealth from generation to generation through an IRA was a straightforward strategy. A family could take a pot of money and grow it tax-free or tax-deferred, passing it down the family tree.
