Industry & Realtor
行业 & 经纪：行业观察、经纪职业、私卖、佣金讨论。 Industry observations, agent career, FSBO, commission.
Why Most Real Estate Agents Don’t Make Money: The Business Reality
Why don't most real estate agents make money? The business reality: commission-only with no salary, income concentrated among top agents, fixed costs that hit regardless of sales, and why new agents leave in the first few years.
Exclusive Listing vs. MLS: Two Ways to Expose Your Home for Sale
When selling, what's the difference between an exclusive listing and an MLS listing? An exclusive listing is signed with one brokerage and isn't posted to MLS or Realtor.ca, so exposure is limited; an MLS listing publishes the home to MLS and Realtor.ca, where every cooperating brokerage can bring buyers, maximizing exposure. Here's the trade-off and when each fits.
Does a Stigmatized Home or Former Grow-Op Have to Be Disclosed? The Ontario Reality
In Ontario, a pure stigma (a past death, a former grow-op, a notorious prior owner) generally carries no duty to volunteer it; but a latent physical defect the seller knows about that makes the home unsafe or uninhabitable must be disclosed — like the mould and unsafe wiring common in former grow-ops. RECO's code forbids an agent from lying when asked directly. Former grow-ops can also face declined financing and insurance.
What Is a CMA (Comparative Market Analysis)? How Agents Estimate a Home’s Value
A CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) is how a real estate agent estimates a home's current market value using recent comparable sales. Learn how a CMA is built and how it differs from a bank appraisal and an MPAC assessment.
Is a Real Estate Career Right for You? The 2026 Ontario Licensing Path, Costs, and Reality
Becoming a real estate agent in Ontario in 2026: Humber pre-registration ~$3,950, all-in entry cost ~$6,500–9,000, RECO registration ~$590, and you must be employed by a brokerage. The process, real costs, and who it suits.
Does Your Realtor Really Know the Neighbourhood? 5 Ways to Tell
You can tell a realtor truly knows a neighbourhood not by whether they say "I've worked this area for years," but by whether they can answer specific, data-backed questions across five concrete dimensions: recent comparable sales (comps), school catchments and rankings, zoning and the development pi
How Accurate Are AI Home Valuations? Zillow, HouseSigma & Redfin vs. a Real Appraisal in the GTA
Use them as a starting point, never as your final number. All of these are Automated Valuation Models (AVMs): algorithms that price homes in bulk from sales data, without ever stepping inside or seeing your home's actual condition. Their accuracy varies enormously. According to Zillow (2026), the Ze
How to Get Your Real Estate Licence in Ontario: The Full Road Map from Application to Brokerage
How to get your Ontario real estate licence: the Humber salesperson program, pre- and post-registration courses, RECO registration and joining a brokerage.
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