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

How do I compare two Saskatoon agents whose price opinions are $60,000 apart?

A $60,000 gap between two agent opinions usually means one agent is pricing from a quick automated estimate or a hopeful guess and the other is pricing from sold comparables and documented condition, so the way to compare them is to ask each for the actual comparable sales and adjustments behind their number, not just the number itself.

Ask both agents for their comparable set in writing: addresses, sold prices, sold dates and the specific adjustments made for lot, size and condition differences. The Saskatchewan REALTORS Association's MLS data is the shared source both agents should be pulling from, so a wide gap with no comparables attached is a warning sign rather than a difference of expert opinion.

Renovations done without a permit are the single most common reason two honest agents land far apart, since one may have walked the house and seen the improvements while the other priced from public records and a drive-by, and public records cannot see work that was never permitted in the first place.

Joel Dyck's hand-reviewed valuation walks the property and shows the comparables and adjustments in writing, so a seller can see exactly why the number is the number. 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.