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No rate is set by law or by the OACIQ: the commission is freely negotiated and written into the brokerage contract. The seller pays it to their agency, which shares a portion with the buyer’s agency; under a buyer brokerage contract, that portion is deducted from what the buyer owes, and the broker must tell the buyer the amount before an offer. GST and QST are added. A worked example on $630,000: this article.

Yes, free and with no obligation. I prepare a comparative market analysis using recent sales in your sector and properties withdrawn from the market without selling. You keep the document, whether you decide to list with me or not.

The legal minimum is 5% on the portion up to $500,000, then 10% on the portion above that. Below 20%, mortgage loan insurance becomes mandatory and is added to your loan. For a building with more than four units or a cottage, requirements are higher. The closing costs calculator gives you the full picture.

Laval, Montreal, Terrebonne, Blainville, Repentigny, Saint-Jérôme and the entire North Shore, Laurentians and Lanaudière. My RE/MAX Du Cartier office is at 2820 boul. St-Martin Est in Laval. See all areas served.

French, English and Arabic. This matters concretely when a transaction involves a family whose members do not all share a language: nobody signs a document they do not understand.

It is the property transfer duty, payable to the municipality in the months following your purchase. The amount depends on the price and the city. Above $500,000, Montreal applies 1.5%, then 2% from $552,300, while Laval and most north shore cities charge 3%: for $650,000 in 2026, the duty is $8,349 in Montreal and $10,110.50 in Laval. Use the welcome tax calculator for your exact amount.

It varies by sector, property type and list price. A well-prepared, correctly priced property generally receives its best offers within the first three weeks. An overpriced property that has to cut its price later almost always sells for less and takes longer.

Yes. Tranquilli-T, for legal assistance, is included at no additional cost. Intégri-T, which covers up to $50,000 in latent defects for three years, is a paid guarantee: from $975 plus taxes if the seller pays for it, from $675 plus taxes if the buyer does. For condos, I also hold the Coproprié-T certification in condominium law.