The same requirement applies whether you are selling, buying or doing both at once, and many Saskatoon sellers use one lawyer for both files since the closings are coordinated together. Budget $800 to $1,500 in legal fees for a standard sale, with a similar range on the purchase side.
Your lawyer is also who confirms your mortgage payoff, handles the property tax adjustment, and registers the new owner's title once funds have cleared, none of which an agent is licensed to do.
A lawyer, not an agent, is who makes the sale final under Saskatchewan law. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.