Joel DyckReal Broker SK Ltd.
Saskatoon · From the topic map

HomeLight says the top 5% of buyer's agents save clients 2.5% more. Should I believe that?

Treat that figure as unverified marketing, since it comes from a single US brokerage's own study and neither the Saskatchewan REALTORS Association nor the Saskatchewan Real Estate Commission has published anything comparable here. Agent skill affects your final price, but the exact 2.5 percent figure is not one we can support in Saskatoon.

What is verifiable is how negotiating skill actually operates: an agent who works from recently sold comparable sales, not just what is currently listed, can advise you where to offer, where to hold and when to walk, and those decisions move your final price by real dollars.

A statistic built on one country's brokerage data does not automatically apply to Saskatoon, where inventory, pricing norms and negotiating culture differ. Judging an agent by their record on homes like the one you want is more reliable than quoting an unsourced average.

Joel Dyck will show you actual recent Saskatoon results rather than ask you to take a number on faith. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

Still have a question?

Ask Joel directly. No form, no obligation, and a real answer even when the answer is that now is not the time to sell.