Seller · The real calculation
The displayed package is only the first line of the calculation. The real cost of a sale without a broker is measured in the price obtained, the delay, and what your time is worth.
DuProprio packages sit between $1,199 and $1,999 depending on the level of support, payable in advance and non-refundable, whether the property sells or not. That amount is only the visible part of the calculation: a real estate sale is judged on the net price obtained and on the delay, not on the package paid. The items that really weigh: price positioning without full access to closed sales, the reach of the listing among buyers already accompanied by brokers, the hours of work the sale requires, and financing, since some lenders refuse a bridge loan when the sale is done without a broker. A broker's commission, by contrast, is only paid when the sale closes; with our team, an all-inclusive 5% package. No sale, no fee: the financial risk changes sides completely.
DuProprio sells listing and support packages whose published prices range from about $1,199 to $1,999 depending on the level of service. Two features to understand before signing: the amount is paid in advance, and it is not refundable, whether or not the sale goes through. By contrast, a broker's commission is only paid when the sale closes; with our team, the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 of the official RE/MAX ranking, an all-inclusive 5% package. No sale, no fee: the financial risk changes sides completely.
The first invisible cost is price positioning. Set without the closed sales of the sector, a price that is too high ages the listing and leads to successive reductions; a price that is too low hands value directly to the first buyer who comes along. In both cases, the gap quickly exceeds several times the amount of any commission. Then comes your time: calls, showings, follow-ups, negotiations, to be valued honestly at your hourly rate. And the reach: a solo listing reaches poorly the buyers already handled by brokers, who represent a large share of the active buyers in the market.
If you sell to buy again, a contractual detail can be expensive: some lenders do not grant a bridge loan when the sale of the current property is done privately, without a broker. Manulife, for example, writes it into its mortgage financing conditions. Concretely, a solo seller who finds their next house before closing their sale may be refused the bridge financing that would have made the transition possible.
Published packages range from about $1,199 to $1,999 depending on the level of support chosen. The amount is paid in advance and is not refundable, whether or not the property sells. On top of that package come the usual costs of any sale, certificate of location, notary, and above all the indirect costs: price positioning, reach, time invested and possible impact on financing the next purchase.
No. Packages are paid in advance and are not refundable, even if the property finds no buyer. That is the structural difference with a broker's commission, payable only when the sale closes: in one case the seller carries the risk of failure, in the other the broker does.
Only if the sale price obtained is the same, and that is where the calculation plays out. Professional marketing aims for a price backed by closed sales, distribution to every pool of buyers and a negotiation led by a professional. If that work obtains a price a few percent higher, the commission saving disappears. Our guide realtor or sell on your own runs the full calculation.
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Published September 1, 2026 by the Loaa & Manseur team, the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 according to the official RE/MAX ranking. Tell us about your project.
Quebec runs on civil law, so several French terms have no direct English equivalent: hypothèque is a hypothec and not a mortgage, vices cachés are latent defects, and the taxe de bienvenue is legally transfer duties. The full list is in our Quebec real estate glossary. See also this term explained.
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