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The summer home buying season is straight ahead. Will sellers get a break on real estate commissions?The National Association of Realtors recently shocked the industry by dropping its 6% sales commission. What does that mean for home sellers this summer? Dale Vermillion fills us in today.Dale Vermillion is the author of Navigating the Mortgage Maze: The Simple Truth About Financing Your Home. This book covers everything you need to know about securing a mortgage—all from a biblical perspective.Industry watchers say this National Association of Realtors settlement will change how people buy houses. What is this settlement about?It’s about a lawsuit that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled regarding real estate commissions. Traditionally, commissions have been around 6% (3% to the buyer's agent and 3% to the seller's agent), but the lawsuit argued this controlled pricing. The settlement will require NAR to remove language requiring the seller to pay the buyer's agent commission, allowing buyers t