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How do I see what my Saskatoon home is actually worth before I list it?

Before listing, gather three things: your City of Saskatoon assessment notice, a set of recent sold comparables from your own neighbourhood, and a walkthrough valuation from an agent who documents your improvements. Online estimates are a starting point rather than an answer, because they only ever see what is in public records.

Sold data is the part homeowners cannot easily reach on their own. Realtor.ca shows what is currently listed, and HouseSigma, Zolo and Wahi show sale history drawn from public feeds of varying completeness. A licensed agent can pull the board data behind the Saskatchewan REALTORS Association figures and give you sales from the last ninety days of the same property type, age and size on your own streets, which is the only comparison that means anything.

Then work backwards to your net. Seller closing costs generally run 4 to 6 percent of the sale price once commission, legal fees and adjustments are counted, with the lawyer's portion usually $800 to $1,500. A pre-listing home inspection at $400 to $600 is often worth it, because finding a failing furnace yourself is far cheaper than having a buyer's inspector find it during a condition period and reopen the price.

The last step is the one that changes the number most. Public records and online estimates cannot see improvements made without a permit, so a developed basement, a new kitchen, replaced windows or an added bathroom are all missing from any automated figure. Joel Dyck's hand-reviewed valuation walks the home, records what you actually did, and prices it against real comparable sales before you commit to a list price.

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