Seller's Guide
The Real Cost of Selling a House in Quebec
Most sellers calculate their net proceeds like this: sale price, minus the mortgage balance, minus broker …
Brand recognition says nothing about the quality of a transaction. The real question is narrower: what does a network actually contribute to a seller or a buyer, once the marketing is set aside?
What network size changes
RE/MAX is the largest real estate network in the world by transaction volume. In Quebec, RE/MAX Du Cartier is an established franchise with deep roots in the Montreal and Laval markets.
For a seller: the listing reaches every active buyer’s broker in the network, and those brokers represent a substantial share of the qualified buyers in the market at any given moment. Network reach is a component of exposure, exposure drives competition, and competition acts on price.
For a buyer: access covers the full Centris inventory, plus the informal information that circulates in the network before a property is listed.
Local expertise inside a network
What a global network does not replace is knowledge of the local market. A banner does not know the price difference between two streets in Duvernay.
The value of affiliation lies elsewhere: it places a broker within a community of professionals transacting in the same neighbourhoods and sharing information on the same micro-markets. That flow of information has real value, but it does not substitute for analytical work.
The included programs
At RE/MAX Québec, three programs are added to the transaction at no extra cost: Tranquilli-T for legal assistance, Intégri-T covering up to $50,000 in latent defects for three years, and Coproprié-T for condominium transactions.
These are not selling points: they are risk-reduction mechanisms. A buyer who discovers water infiltration six months after purchase does not need a speech, they need coverage.
What a network cannot guarantee
Affiliation with a strong banner does not guarantee the quality of any individual broker’s work. Choosing a professional should rest on their analytical method, their communication style and their knowledge of the target market.
The network is the infrastructure. The broker is the service.
Want to understand the method before committing? A 30-minute conversation will tell you more than any website.
Georges Matar
Residential Real Estate Broker · RE/MAX DU CARTIER INC.
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