List on Realtor.ca Without an Agent

What's included

• Your home on realtor.ca, sent there from the MLS® System
• Your listing on the MLS® System through PropTx, which feeds 14 Ontario boards, including Toronto (TRREB), Ottawa, London, Niagara and Oakville-Milton
• Typically picked up by realtor.ca's partner sites and MLS®-fed sites such as HouseSigma, Zolo and Condos.ca
• Up to 40 photos, your description and the full property details
• Showing requests from buyer agents sent straight to you to confirm, and realtor.ca inquiries forwarded to you
• Price, photo and detail changes while you're listed, plus sold or leased updates

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What sellers say

Flat fee MLS® prices

Plus 13% HST on Ontario listings; no tax on Alberta listings. The monthly plan can be cancelled any time.

What you keep by skipping the listing commission

On a $750,000 home, a 2.5% listing commission is about $18,750, plus HST. A flat fee listing puts the same home on realtor.ca for a set price. Try your own numbers:

Can I list on realtor.ca myself?

No. realtor.ca is run by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) and shows listings from the MLS® Systems of real estate boards across Canada. Only a registered brokerage or a REALTOR® member can put a listing there; there is no "for sale by owner" button.

That's why sellers who want to sell on their own use a flat fee listing, also called a mere posting. A brokerage enters your listing on the MLS® System for a set fee, the listing flows to realtor.ca, and you handle the sale yourself: inquiries, showings and offers.

How to list on realtor.ca in 4 steps

1. Choose a plan and pay. It takes a few minutes, and your account is created for you.
2. Add your details, photos and ID, then sign. A guided form asks for what the MLS® System needs, and you sign the listing agreement online.
3. We enter your listing on the MLS® System. It's sent on to realtor.ca, and we email you your MLS® number when it's live.
4. Buyers and agents contact you. You book showings, take offers and negotiate directly.

What your realtor.ca listing shows

• Your asking price (or monthly rent) and your description
• Up to 40 photos, in the order you choose
• The property details buyers filter by: bedrooms, bathrooms, size, parking, taxes, condo fees and more
• The map location and the neighbourhood
• The listing brokerage's name, which every MLS® listing must show
• The commission you offer a buyer's agent, so agents know what they'll be paid

How buyers reach you

Most buyers search with an agent. Buyer agents request showings through the showing system, and the requests come straight to you to confirm or reschedule. Buyers who use the contact form on realtor.ca reach us, and we forward the message to you.

Offers are made out to you and come to you directly. You negotiate the price and conditions yourself, and most sellers have a real estate lawyer review an offer before they sign.

How much does it cost to list on realtor.ca?

realtor.ca doesn't charge sellers; what you pay for is the brokerage that enters the listing. A full-service listing agent usually charges a percentage of the sale price, often 2–2.5% plus HST for the listing side. A flat fee listing costs the same whatever your home sells for: $69.99 a month, or $99.99 for 2 months, plus HST on Ontario listings.

You still choose a commission to offer the buyer's agent (a percentage or a flat amount). It's only paid on closing, and only if a buyer's agent brings the buyer.

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Where else your listing appears

Every listing is sent automatically from the MLS® System. Besides realtor.ca, it's typically picked up by realtor.ca's partner sites and by MLS®-fed sites such as HouseSigma, Zolo, Condos.ca, Property.ca, Strata.ca, Wahi and Bungol. Each site decides whether and when to show a listing, and strong photos and a full description help. Rentals work the same way: lease listings show on realtor.ca and its rental partners.

Is listing on realtor.ca without an agent right for you?

It suits sellers and landlords who can answer calls, open the door for showings and negotiate calmly, and who know roughly what the home is worth (recent sales nearby on HouseSigma or realtor.ca are a good start). It's a harder fit if you can't be reached during the day, you'd rather someone else handled every conversation, or the property is unusual enough that pricing it takes a professional opinion.

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