Buyer's agents are here to stay. What changed is how they get paid, and that is now a written negotiation between you and your agent. Our read is be careful what you wish for. People tend to underestimate the value a good buyer's agent provides, and the industry could do a better job policing the agents who genuinely do not earn their pay. But buyer representation disappearing entirely is unlikely. The durable takeaway from the litigation and the rule changes that followed: commission is negotiable and has to be discussed openly and agreed to in writing between a buyer and their agent. Who pays, and how much, is a term negotiated on each transaction, and the old assumption that the seller simply covers your agent for you no longer holds. Where all of this finally settles is still being worked out through appeals, settlements, and copycat cases in various states, so nobody can hand you a tidy final answer on the structure. Our expectation is that compensation keeps evolving while skilled buyer representation remains something most people benefit from. The practical move for a buyer today: have the compensation conversation directly with your agent, understand what you are agreeing to pay and what you get for it, and put it in writing before you start touring homes.