Buying a Home

This category is thinner than the name. A lot of it is still seller-adjacent: who pays realtor fees, what a $500,000 sale pays an agent, whether those fees sit inside closing costs. The actual buy-side pieces are title insurance, appraisals, and the buyer rebate.

If you are only buying, start with the rebate and title insurance. If you are selling and buying in the same move, the fee posts still apply. You will pay one of those commissions unless you change the deal.

Also see: Home Buyer Rebate, Real Estate Commissions.