Marketing early is the practical fix for the delay. Listing the home with a condition tied to the grant lets showings and offers happen while the paperwork moves in parallel, rather than waiting for the grant before doing anything at all, which is the slower path.
The legal fees on the real estate side of an estate sale typically run $800 to $1,500 through a lawyer regulated by the Law Society of Saskatchewan, separate from any probate costs, and that lawyer is who confirms exactly when the executor can legally sign a firm deal.
Long held estate homes often carry improvements nobody documented, and pricing those correctly matters as much as the legal timeline does. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.