Subject: Re: Advanced talks to sell RE Brokerage to Compass
Article in yesterday’s New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/0... (Paywall)

Home Sellers and Buyers Accuse Realtors of Blocking Lower Fees
A year after a landmark settlement called for a disruption in how real estate agents are paid, people say they still feel forced to pay them excessive commissions.

“Average commissions dropped from 5.64 percent to 4.96 percent” since the settlement.

It is looking like offering the Berkshire Hathaway name to this shady business may have been a mistake.