We represent you in a full agency relationship throughout the entire sales process, advocating on your behalf, and providing advice and recommendations with your best interests as the single guiding factor. Step-by-step, we explain all of your options and provide all of the information necessary to allow you to make informed decisions throughout the entire sales process. Your REALTOR^® is your agent, and we take that responsibility seriously.

Once your listing is submitted to your local real estate board MLS^® System, all REALTORS^® from all real estate companies will see it in complete detail within the REALTOR^®-only proprietary database. Our listings are shown and sold by REALTORS^® from all brokerages, in exactly the same manner as those of the traditional real estate companies.

REALTOR.ca gives you all the exposure you need for a successful sale, being by far the most visited public website for Canadian real estate. Home buyers from anywhere in the world can utilize this website to shop from the comfort of their home, and to inform their local REALTORS^® about properties they have interest in. Additionally, the mobile application of this site allows drive-by shoppers to access information about your home while sitting in their car.

Our easy-to-navigate listings on rhinorealty.com provide buyers with a quick source for all the important information about your property, as well as large, clear photos to show your property to its best advantage. Whether they drive by and see your sign, or link through from REALTOR.ca, the information on rhinorealty.com is easy to find!

To get you started, a rhino REALTOR^® will meet with you in your home to review our services in detail, answering all of your questions. Additionally, they will confirm the specifications of your property, and make no- or low-cost suggestions to improve its marketability. They are also able to provide their opinion on any higher cost improvements you may be contemplating, and whether those would potentially yield a suitable return.

Your rhino REALTOR^® will complete a comparative market analysis, or home evaluation, to help you choose the correct list price for your property. They will match the size and style of your home to sold listings, maintaining the same community or residential area, and consider property improvements, property condition and location. Your property will be compared against the most recent relevant sales data to suggest the best list price for your home. Remember, a properly priced property will always yield the highest available sale price.

Your REALTOR^® will review the listing documentation with you in detail, answering all of your questions prior to your signature. Once executed, this listing agreement forms an agency relationship that allows us to act on your behalf throughout the entire process involved to list and sell your home.

The buyer’s agent commission offered in your listing is an important element to consider. There is no mandated standard for this commission, but our REALTOR^® can help you compare it to the commonly offered rates. Your REALTOR^® will explain how the MLS^® System works and how cooperation is achieved between agents. They will assess both the demand for your property, and how much competition you have in the marketplace, and advise as to the amount of commission you may choose to offer to buyer’s agents. This commission offering is flexible upwards throughout the course of your listing.

At no charge, we provide you with a current property title for each legal unit you intend to sell. When selling any property, it is important to know if there is anything on the title that could either prevent or cause major complications upon closing. Our REALTORS^® are experienced in reading titles and can alert you of any concerns before you begin the process.

Previously called a survey, an RPR is a document which shows the dimensions of your property and all improvements upon that land. Typically, sellers of single family homes and bareland condominium properties are required to provide current and compliant RPRs to their purchasers. Your rhino REALTOR^® can review your existing document, if any, and advise whether you may require an updated version or a brand new document, or whether you may need to consider other options.

During your in-home consultation, your REALTOR^® can advise you about any improvements you may want to make to help improve the presentation of your home. These could be for no- or low-cost fixes to eliminate buyer objections, or maybe changing furniture placement or room utilization to help make your property more appealing to more buyers. Please check out the guidelines included in the Home Selling Tips page in the Sellers section of this website.

We work with companies who are experienced, insured, and comply with the RECA Residential Measurement Standards that we are legally required to follow. We also include any finished basement areas to ensure we are accurately representing the developed space, although not required by real estate standards.

Buyers are extremely visual in their search for the right property to buy, so the photos of your home are very important. Our experienced customer service staff will take high quality photos of your home at your in-home visit, uploading them to your listing, ensuring we show your property to its best advantage.

All of our listings include a 3D Virtual Tour which is the best way for buyers to experience your layout and home features. Broaden your reach so you don’t miss out on any potential buyers – especially those from out of province!

Our attractive and eye-catching rhino signage will help attract attention from passing street traffic, and will help REALTORS^® easily locate your home. We utilize a professional sign service company to install and remove the signage.

Upon executing your listing, please have a key(s) ready for your REALTOR^® to place within your lockbox. This lockbox will allow buyer’s agents to access your home and show potential buyers your property. This lockbox is tamperproof and safe. Buyer’s agents are required to book appointments through our office prior to showing your property, which we confirm with you.

Your rhinorealty listing includes a Google map and street view of your property’s location to help interested buyers get a clear understanding of your location as well as the accessibility to services close by your property.

Your REALTOR^® can establish an auto-email notification market watch search for you to stay informed about the new listings, price reductions and sales in your area. No market is static, changes occur constantly, so this stream of information allows you to make ongoing decisions about your listing with timely sales data in hand.

Your REALTOR^® is available to answer all questions about your listing, whether from unrepresented buyers or from other REALTORS^®. By providing accurate answers potential buyers and their representatives can confirm whether your property is of interest to them, and then proceed to book a viewing.

We fully understand that selling a home can be quite inconvenient, and that all home sellers have their own lives to lead throughout the sales process. Homeowners may have children, pets, or even unusual work schedules that need to be considered when booking showings at the property. We work diligently to ensure we maximize the buyer traffic through your property, confirming REALTOR^® requests as quickly as possible, while meshing the requested showing times with your scheduling requirements.

Your REALTOR^® will receive and evaluate all offers to purchase written on your property. After presenting each offer to you, they will advise you regarding your options, and will then negotiate on your behalf, working to represent your best interests. We are well aware that you have hired us to extract the best available price from the buyer, in combination with other elements of the contract, and will offer our opinion as to the quality of each offer.

Items like price and possession date are often the primary points that a seller focuses on when looking at any offer they receive. However, there can be an array of terms and conditions, as well as additional contractual obligations that you, as the seller, need to understand. As your representative, we will ensure that you understand all the included terms and conditions within your offer, and that they are written to your best possible advantage.

Because we are a full service real estate brokerage, we maintain a trust account in accordance with Alberta law. It is definitely in your best interests for that deposit to be held on your side, not with the buyer’s brokerage or lawyer. If the buyer defaults, you may be entitled to all or a portion of the deposit. Having your own representative hold this money is always in your best interest.

Your REALTOR^® will coordinate with the buyer’s agent to establish a property inspection appointment, and confirm that timing with you. The buyer is allowed and encouraged to attend their inspection appointment, along with their home inspector and their buyer’s agent. An inspection typically takes 2-3 hours, depending on the property. Requests for a property appraisal are handled in the same manner, but the licensed appraiser is the only attendee at the property.

Your REALTOR^® will manage your conditional sale period, coordinating with the buyer’s agent throughout to follow the progress being made on the conditions, and confirm that condition removal documents are signed and delivered within the acceptable timeframe to ensure you have an enforceable contract. Contract conditions can exist for the benefit of both buyers and sellers. Any extensions on the condition period must be signed by both parties prior to the condition expiry, so requests for extensions must be discussed with ample notice for all parties.

Any amendment to a purchase contract must be in writing, and must be agreed to and signed by both the buyer and seller. Amendments can be generated during the conditional sale period, or after a sale is already firm and unconditional. In either case, whether the amendment is at your request or at the buyer’s request, your REALTOR^® will discuss the amendment with you in detail, communicate with the buyer’s agent to determine whether both parties are agreeable to the change, and then seek signatures to make the amendment form part of your contract.

When a firm sale has been obtained on your property, the rhinorealty conveyancing office will send a complete set of the purchase contract documents to your lawyer as well as to the buyer’s lawyer, so that they can begin to prepare legal transfer paperwork. We also send a full accounting of the trust monies we hold, and confirm the total commissions to be paid out of your sale proceeds. This way, at closing, your lawyer forwards all the commission monies you owe directly to our office, so you do not need to pay us directly.

We communicate with your lawyer on your closing day, and once we receive their instructions, we release keys to the buyer’s agent and buyer. Sometimes possession day goes smoothly and there are no further details to address, but not always. Whatever the case, we will deal with any and all situations that arise, and ensure that you understand your contractual rights and obligations.