In practice, almost every Saskatoon home that sells through the MLS system, part of the market the Saskatchewan REALTORS Association tracks at a $444,700 city benchmark, does so under an exclusive listing, because that structure gives a brokerage the incentive to invest marketing effort and negotiating time into your property.
An open listing can suit a seller confident they'll find their own buyer without much marketing help, but it offers little incentive for any single brokerage to promote the property hard, since another brokerage could close the sale first.
For most Saskatoon sellers, the exclusive listing's access to full MLS exposure and Saskatchewan Real Estate Commission-regulated representation outweighs the flexibility an open listing offers. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.