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Buyers and sellers: Are you ready for the new house-hunting rules?
A landmark settlement governing how homes are bought and sold in the U.S. is scheduled to take effect Aug. 17, possibly upending the decades-old home sales process. In the past, most home sellers paid both buyer and seller commissions after closing a sale. …