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# The NAR Settlement: What Changed and What It Means for Your Website
What the NAR settlement changed for buyer's agent compensation, and what it means for your AgentFire website.
In 2024, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled a series of lawsuits about how commissions are paid, including *Burnett v. NAR*. The new rules took effect on August 17, 2024, and the court gave the settlement final approval on November 26, 2024.
This is a summary, not legal advice. For the details, see NAR's [settlement FAQs](https://www.nar.realtor/the-facts/nar-settlement-faqs), and check with your broker and your MLS for your local rules.
## What changed
* **No offers of compensation on the MLS.** On REALTOR MLSs (and others that opted in), listing brokers can no longer use the MLS to offer pay to buyer's agents.
* **Written agreements with buyers.** Agents working with a buyer need a written agreement with them before touring a home, with a few exceptions. It has to say exactly what the agent will be paid, and the agent can't be paid more than that.
* **Commissions are still negotiable.** They were never set by law, and they still aren't.
* **More than one way to pay a buyer's agent.** The buyer can pay, the seller can pay, or the listing broker can pay, as agreed.
* NAR also agreed to pay $418 million over about four years.
## What it means for your website
* **Your IDX listings don't show buyer's agent pay.** The MLS no longer carries offers of compensation, so your property search can't show them.
* **You can show it on your own listings.** With your seller's approval, you can show what's being offered to a buyer's agent on your own listing's Listings Hub page. Check your MLS rules before you link to that page from the MLS. See [How to Show Buyer's Agent Compensation on Your Listings](/site-tools/listings-hub-formerly-my-listings/adding-broker-commissions-on-a-listing.md).
* **Explain your value.** Buyers working with an agent now sign an agreement before they tour, so your buyer and seller pages are a great place to explain what you do for them and how you work.
## Common Questions
Can my property search show commissions on other brokers' listings?
No. The MLS no longer includes offers of compensation, and NAR's rules only let you add compensation for your own brokerage's listings.
Can you add a buyer agreement or compensation notice to my website?
We can add explanation text to your buyer pages. The agreement itself is something you sign with each buyer, so work out the wording with your broker. Then email with it and the page it goes on.