End Realtor Tax To Ease the U.S.'s Housing Problem

America’s housing crisis has become impossible to ignore. The U.S. is short more than 4.7 million homes. Sky-high prices, punishing mortgage rates, and relentless NIMBYism are crushing the American dream for millions of families. And yet one of the biggest drivers of unaffordability receives far too little attention – the Realtor cartel that forces homebuyers and sellers alike to pay 5–6 percent commissions on every transaction.