Buying and Selling A House in Canada

buying and selling a house in canada is very different from buying and selling a house in the philippines.

i find that the process of buying a house here is easier, more organized and a little bit more exciting. it is a very different experience from our experience in the philippines.

when we bought a house in the philippines, we were in contact with a lot of real estate agents who have different house listings. in canada however, you are legally obliged to deal with one agent only. this works well because all agents in canada have access to all houses for sale.

the only houses that they do not have access to are the houses which are for sale by owner. while majority of the people sell through real estate agents, selling privately is another option that people take to eliminate real estate agent fees.

those who take this option normally enlist the services of an FSBO private real estate marketing company to reach buyers. they usually enlist the services of privaterealestate.com which provides home marketing services online, offline and on the seller's street. and aside from saving 3 to 7% of the sale price, the seller also gains exposure to interested home buyers.

having all these in place makes the process a lot easier for both the seller and the buyer. i will discuss more about our experience in buying a house next post.