You often advise home buyers to interview potential salespeople, but will sales reps also interview me? The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) strongly advises buyers and sellers to use the Look up a Real Estate Salesperson, Broker or Brokerage search tool on the RECO website and to interview several candidates before you sign an agreement with a brokerage. As I mentioned in a previous column, unless you are a client — not a customer — of a real estate brokerage, a salesperson or broker doesn’t owe you a fiduciary duty to keep sensitive information, such as your finances or your reasons for buying, confidential. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWHere are some questions your salesperson may pose, and a few you should ask yourself. And have you factored in additional expenses, such as legal fees, the land transfer tax, moving costs, or utility hookups?

Source: thestar June 29, 2019 12:56 UTC