Flat-fee MLS listing in BC vs a full-service commission discount
A flat-fee MLS listing gets your home on the MLS for a fixed fee, usually a few hundred to a couple of thousand dollars. Everything else is up to you.
What you handle yourself
Pricing, photos, booking and hosting showings, answering buyer agents, reviewing offers, negotiating subjects and managing the deal to completion. You will usually still pay the buyer's agent their normal share.
When it works
A simple, well-priced home in a busy market, a seller with time and nerve, and few complications: no strata surprises, no tenants, no tricky title issues.
When a full-service discount wins
When pricing is hard, when there are tenants, when offers come with subjects that need managing, or when you simply do not want to be on the phone with buyer agents. On a $1,300,000 Coquitlam house, our partner's 50% listing-side discount saves about $9,990 while you keep full service.
The real comparison
Flat-fee saves the most if the sale goes perfectly. A full-service discount saves a lot and protects you when it does not. Underpricing by 2% on that Coquitlam house would cost $26,000, more than any commission saving.