Known as a “for sale by owner” listing, or FSBO for short, selling a house without a Realtor requires time, ambition and drive, says Sissy Lappin, a Houston-based real estate broker and author ...

Just 6% of home sales in 2024 were “for-sale-by-owner.” But for some homebuyers and sellers, putting in the time and effort to save on commission fees is worth it.

The big lawsuits that upended real estate industry commissions got a lot of attention for buyers, but sellers also face new terrain and hard choices.

There seems to be a certain group of transactions that could benefit the most from these new guidelines: For Sale by Owner listings.