Both spouses stay in the driver's seat. Under The Homesteads Act, 1989 the family home cannot be sold without written spousal consent or a court order, so the listing agreement, the price, the terms and the acceptance normally require two signatures. Where communication has broken down, the workable approach is agreeing in advance on a price range, a review date and a rule for how offers get decided, so nobody is negotiating two things at once.
Proceeds are usually held rather than split at the table. It is common for the lawyers to direct net sale proceeds into trust until the division is settled under The Family Property Act, which removes the fight from possession day. Build the arithmetic early: seller closing costs generally run 4 to 6 percent of the sale price once commission, legal fees of $800 to $1,500 and adjustments are counted, and each spouse should know their net before the sign goes up.
Silverwood Heights is a north Saskatoon neighbourhood largely built in the 1970s and 1980s, much of it backing onto the river valley and the Meewasin trails. Homes there carry decades of upgrades that no record shows, and in a separation an undervalued house costs both parties equally. Joel Dyck's hand-reviewed valuation counts the work so the split starts from an accurate figure.