There is much ado about the growth of discount brokerages like PurpleBricks, Zillow, and Redfin to name a few. To be frank, discount brokerages have been present in Ontario for years and even longer in the United States without shaking up the real estate industry as initially anticipated. Discount brokerages are also referred to as limited service , a la carte service agreement , and flat-fee . There are a variety of novel home selling methods currently present in the Canadian marketplace and in this entry we compare discount brokerage services with full-service brokerages like HomeLife/ROMANO Realty Ltd . In most real estate boards, there are generally two types of listing agreements. The first and most common is called a Multiple Service Listing (MLS) Agreement, whereby the seller will pay a commission when their property is sold thro
The City of Toronto is a vast network of neighbourhoods; one hundred forty to be exact . These neighbourhoods are replete with growth and opportunity. Between 2011 and 2016 , almost thirty per cent of immigrants – 356,930 people – made Toronto their new home and Ontario was one of the principal beneficiaries of net interprovincial migration among the provinces and territories in Canada . Hence, it should come as no surprise that Toronto is currently home to the highest concentration of construction cranes in North America . A growing population means expanding and improving services and infrastructure. Collaboration between public and private sectors ensure the redevelopment of unde