Seller guides

Everything you need to make a smarter sale.

Selling your home starts long before the listing goes live. Understand what your home is worth, decide which improvements are worth making, estimate what you could walk away with, compare agents and offers, and know what to expect from the whole process.

Start with your home

Know where you stand before deciding what comes next.

What is my home worth? — How home valuations work, why two estimates can disagree, and which factors move your value most.
How can I increase my home's value before selling? — How to find high-return improvements, quick wins, and the projects that are not worth doing before you sell.
Should I renovate before selling my home? — Kitchen, bathroom, paint, or nothing at all? How to weigh renovation cost against the selling benefit.

Plan your sale

Understand the numbers before the sign goes up.

How much does it cost to sell a home in Canada? — Commission, legal costs, mortgage expenses, moving and the other costs that decide what you actually keep.
When is the best time to sell a home? — Why the calendar matters less than inventory, buyer demand and what you are moving to next.
How should I price my home? — Why the highest asking price isn't the strategy that produces the highest selling price.

Get ready to list

Presentation, marketing, and the person you hire to run it.

How do I prepare my home for sale? — Repairs, decluttering, cleaning, presentation, and the details buyers notice first.
How should my home be marketed? — Photography, listing presentation, buyer alerts, social and digital campaigns, and local promotion.
How do I choose the right real estate agent? — What to ask, what to compare, and why the highest suggested price isn't the best reason to hire someone.

Offers and closing

Where price stops being the only number that matters.

How do I compare offers on my home? — Price matters, but so do conditions, deposit, financing, closing date and certainty.
What happens after I accept an offer? — Conditions, paperwork, closing preparation, and the surprisingly emotional final step.
Should I buy first or sell first? — The trade-offs of coordinating two transactions, and what to know before you commit to either.

Seller tools

Free home valuation — a low, mid and high range built from active MLS® comparables near you.
Sell my home — how a listing is priced, prepared and marketed.
Net proceeds estimate — what you would keep after commission, legal fees and mortgage payout.
Your local market — active listings, asking prices and days listed in your neighbourhood.
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