Joel DyckReal Broker SK Ltd.
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Are you being recorded when you tour a home for sale?

Often, yes. Smart doorbells, indoor security cameras and video baby monitors are common enough in Saskatoon homes for sale that the Canadian Real Estate Association advises buyers to assume a showing could be recorded, on audio as well as video, unless the listing agent confirms otherwise.

Sellers are not required to disclose a recording device the way they are required to disclose a known material defect in the house itself, so the safer assumption is that any conversation inside the home, not just what you say about the house, could end up recorded.

This matters most for negotiation strategy. Discussing your maximum budget, your timeline pressure or how much you love the house out loud during a showing can end up back with the seller before an offer is even written, undermining your own negotiating position, especially in a market where the benchmark price sits at $444,700.

Save the real conversation about price and strategy for the car, or better yet for your agent on the phone afterward. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

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