Buyer agent commissions will likely be included in the offer and rolled into the home's selling price, rather than paid directly out of pocket by buyers, once the settlement changes take effect (after July 2024).
"one I believe that buyers probably wouldn't want to pay a cost like this out of pocket especially when so many buyers are cash strapped to begin with this means that any commissions simply get written into the offer and then baked into the selling price that they ultimately pay"