A missing written commission agreement matters more than it sounds like it should. SREC requires commission to be agreed to in writing precisely because a verbal number can quietly change later, so an agent who resists putting it on paper is asking for trust they have not earned yet.
A serious agent will also be upfront about costs beyond their own commission, including the roughly $800 to $1,500 in legal fees a Saskatoon closing typically involves, rather than letting a client discover those numbers at the lawyer's office for the first time.
Joel Dyck puts his licence, his commission agreement and his sold history in front of every client before asking for anything in return. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.