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Selling or buying a single-family home

A single-family home is the whole building: foundation, roof, drainage, structure. A broker who knows buildings prepares your sale on these very elements — the same ones the buyer’s inspector will look at.

Ernso Cléus, residential and commercial real estate broker — RE/MAX Crystal

Prepare before you list

Before listing, we recommend a check by a building inspector independent of the transaction. You then know your property’s condition in advance, and you have time to have verified what needs to be — rather than discovering it at the same time as the buyer.

Combined with an analysis of the real sales in your area, this preparation sets a price that holds up and puts you in a position of strength at negotiation time.

What we cover

  • Market-value analysis, backed by comparable data
  • Pre-listing verification (independent inspector)
  • Marketing, photos and advertising
  • Negotiation and follow-up through to the notarial deed
  • Support in buying your next home

Frequently asked questions — selling or buying a single-family home

It is not mandatory, but a pre-listing check by a building inspector independent of the transaction gives you time to have verified what needs to be — before the buyer discovers it during their own inspection. That is the idea behind “your broker who knows buildings”: you prepare your sale on the same elements the buyer’s inspector will look at. See also our FAQ.

No online estimate replaces the real comparable sales of recent months in your micro-area. We compile that list free of charge and deliver it within 24 hours — request your free evaluation.

In everyday language, people say commission — but the word in Quebec’s Real Estate Brokerage Act is remuneration (rétribution). It is agreed in writing in the brokerage contract, usually as a percentage of the sale price, and is discussed before listing. We talk about it clearly from the first meeting.

The up-to-date certificate of location, invoices for major renovations, tax bills, and the Seller’s Declaration filled out carefully. Gathering these documents before listing speeds up the transaction and reassures the buyer.

Thinking of selling or buying a home?

Request a free value analysis, or let’s talk about your project — with no obligation. See also our FAQ.