According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Data, the top 10% of property agents made over $178,000 in 2019. The Balance also composes that "rock star" agents doing millions of dollars in offers each year are probably millionaires themselves based on commission rates. Realtors do lower their commission depending on financial trends.Nevertheless, it is very important to keep in mind that these are patterns on a grand scale. On a personal level, realtors as much less likely to reduce their rates for individual customers. According to 2019 data from the Customer Federation of America, 73% of realtors mentioned they would not reduce their basic commission rate.