Joel DyckReal Broker SK Ltd.
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Should I skip having a buyer's agent to save money?

Usually no, because a buyer's agent in Saskatoon is most often paid through the seller's proceeds rather than directly out of your pocket, so skipping representation rarely saves the money buyers expect it to, while it does remove someone whose fiduciary duty runs to you rather than to the seller.

Without your own agent, the listing agent still represents the seller, and the Saskatchewan Real Estate Commission requires that agent to disclose who they represent, but disclosure is not the same as advocacy. You would be negotiating price, condition items and possession dates against a professional whose duty runs the other way.

The one scenario where going unrepresented can genuinely change your cost is a private sale with no listing brokerage involved at all, where there is no cooperating compensation structure to begin with, and even then a lawyer's review at $800 to $1,500 in legal fees becomes more important, not less.

Before deciding, ask a Saskatoon agent to show you exactly how their compensation works on the specific type of purchase you are making. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

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