{
  "id": 6142446,
  "title": "9 startups helping homebuyers and sellers save money on traditional real estate agents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/9-startups-helping-homebuyers-and-sellers-save-money-on-traditional",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-07T14:27:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/startups-save-home-sellers-money-on-commissions-avoid-traditional-agents-2025-5"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nine startups are helping homebuyers and sellers save money by bypassing traditional real estate agents. Vicki Lynn saved $7,000 when she bought a Florida home using Homa, an AI-powered buying platform that charges a flat fee and writes contracts for buyers. Beycome, founded by Nico Jodin, serves as a one-stop shop for homebuyers and sellers, acting as a broker and crediting the buyer after taking 1% of the commission. Clever Real Estate, founded in 2017, offers flat-fee rates of 1.5% and works with full-service real estate agents from various brokerages. Galleon, an off-market, for-sale-by-owner residential marketplace, removes brokers and agents entirely, potentially saving sellers $30,000 or more. These startups aim to give homebuyers and sellers a few different options in the post-NAR world.",
  "summary": "New platforms are disrupting real estate by providing homebuyers and sellers options, sometimes helping them avoid real estate agents entirely.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}