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This Week in DFW Real Estate

This Week in DFW Real Estate

The MOVE Act, Commission Surges, & The Team Evolution

Aug 20, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 23 segments

Is the solo real estate practitioner completely extinct? In this episode of This Week in DFW Real Estate, hosts Nick Good and Brian Force return to break down massive shifts in the national and North…

Is the solo real estate practitioner completely extinct? In this episode of This Week in DFW Real Estate, hosts Nick Good and Brian Force return to break down massive shifts in the national and North Texas housing markets. We analyze the newly introduced MOVE Act (Making Ownership Viable For Everyone) and explore how "portable mortgages" could potentially allow homeowners to transfer their 3% interest rates to new homes. Plus, we look at post-NAR settlement commission data revealing a surprising nationwide surge in average commission rates, address the Zillow/Keller Williams acquisition rumors, and discuss why 49% of adults under 30 are...

Is the solo real estate practitioner completely extinct? In this episode of This Week in DFW Real Estate, hosts Nick Good and Brian Force return to break down massive shifts in the national and North…

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Speakers: Nick GoodHostBrian ForceHost

Top entities: Zillow×11 Wi-Fi×5 Real property×4 Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex×5 Facebook×6

Commission Trends and Industry Rumors1:00 – 2:23

1:00

The solo individual real estate practitioner is dead.

1:04

It's gone away.

1:05

And it's going away.

1:05

And it will continue to happen that way.

1:07

Did you not hear the rumor about Zillow? No, what's the rumor? Zillow buying KW.

1:13

What? And it...

1:17

There was a lot of steam and momentum behind it because the CFO resigned and just put it on LinkedIn.

1:26

He's like, I'm no longer a part of Zillow.

1:28

That's all I got to say about that.

1:29

Two years ago, August 17, 2024, is when we were saying when everyone thought the traditional commission models were dead.

1:41

Do you know what happened to the commission since then? Average commission from what I

B

Brian ForceHost

1:46

hear, because there is no standard commission.

1:49

But there's an average once...

1:50

Average.

1:51

There is an average after it's sold.

1:52

So you can start collecting that.

1:53

So that is an average.

1:54

I have

B

Brian ForceHost

1:54

heard the average commission has climbed since then.

1:57

Yeah.

1:57

That's what I've heard.

1:59

So when we look at it, according to a February 2026 survey by Clever Real Estate, it interviewed quite a bit of agents nationally.

2:10

And the average commission... at that time in 2026 of February when they did this survey was 5.7%.

2:17

Okay.

2:19

Before the settlement, 5.49. Ooh, everybody got a raise.

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98%11 mentions
Wi-FiEntity
93%5 mentions
Real propertyEntity
88%4 mentions
Dallas-Fort Worth metroplexEntityRegion in Texas
83%5 mentions
FacebookSoftware ApplicationSocial networking service
79%6 mentions
Neighborhood IntelligenceCompanyOnline retail company
74%3 mentions
LinkedInSoftware ApplicationSocial networking service
69%2 mentions
National Association of RealtorsCompanyCommercial organization
64%3 mentions
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
60%7 mentions
Fannie MaeCompanyFinance company
55%2 mentions
TexasAdministrative AreaUS state
50%3 mentions
MarlboroBrand
45%1 mention
Federal Housing AdministrationGovernment OrganizationFederal agency
40%3 mentions
SERHANT.CompanyCompany
36%2 mentions
CanadaCountryCountry in North America
31%2 mentions
United KingdomCountryCountry in Europe
26%1 mention
InstagramSoftware ApplicationSocial networking service
21%1 mention
DallasCityCity in Texas
17%1 mention
Federal Reserve Bank of DallasGovernment OrganizationBank
12%1 mention
RedfinCompanyReal estate company
7%1 mention
Multiple listing serviceEntity
2%1 mention

First-Time HomebuyersEconomics > Housing Economics > Housing Affordability
Real Estate BrokerageBusiness > Real Estate Services
Real Estate Market ConditionsReal Estate
Portable MortgagesReal Estate > Residential Real Estate > Mortgage Financing
MOVE ActReal Estate > Residential Real Estate > Mortgage Financing > Portable Mortgages
Housing PolicyGovernment > United States Government > Congressional Legislation
Making Ownership Viable for Everyone ActGovernment > United States Government > Congressional Legislation > Housing Policy
Affordable Housing ShortageEconomics > Housing Economics > Housing Affordability > First-Time Homebuyers
Distressed Real EstateReal Estate > Real Estate Market Conditions
Mortgage ForeclosuresReal Estate > Real Estate Market Conditions > Distressed Real Estate
FHA Borrower ForeclosuresReal Estate > Real Estate Market Conditions > Distressed Real Estate > Mortgage Foreclosures
Brokerage Team ConsolidationBusiness > Real Estate Services > Real Estate Brokerage
Enterprise Real Estate TeamsBusiness > Real Estate Services > Real Estate Brokerage > Brokerage Team Consolidation
Mortgage FinancingReal Estate > Residential Real Estate
Congressional LegislationGovernment > United States Government
Real Estate ServicesBusiness
United States GovernmentGovernment
Residential Real EstateReal Estate
Housing EconomicsEconomics
Economics
Government
Business
Housing AffordabilityEconomics > Housing Economics
Real Estate

Commission Trends and Industry Rumors1:00 – 2:23

1:00

The solo individual real estate practitioner is dead.

1:04

It's gone away.

1:05

And it's going away.

1:05

And it will continue to happen that way.

1:07

Did you not hear the rumor about Zillow? No, what's the rumor? Zillow buying KW.

1:13

What? And it...

1:17

There was a lot of steam and momentum behind it because the CFO resigned and just put it on LinkedIn.

1:26

He's like, I'm no longer a part of Zillow.

1:28

That's all I got to say about that.

1:29

Two years ago, August 17, 2024, is when we were saying when everyone thought the traditional commission models were dead.

1:41

Do you know what happened to the commission since then? Average commission from what I

B

Brian ForceHost

1:46

hear, because there is no standard commission.

1:49

But there's an average once...

1:50

Average.

1:51

There is an average after it's sold.

1:52

So you can start collecting that.

1:53

So that is an average.

1:54

I have

B

Brian ForceHost

1:54

heard the average commission has climbed since then.

1:57

Yeah.

1:57

That's what I've heard.

1:59

So when we look at it, according to a February 2026 survey by Clever Real Estate, it interviewed quite a bit of agents nationally.

2:10

And the average commission... at that time in 2026 of February when they did this survey was 5.7%.

2:17

Okay.

2:19

Before the settlement, 5.49. Ooh, everybody got a raise.

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