Choosing · Agency near you · September 14, 2026
Why the agency's address matters less than the broker, the 5 checks, and how the team works sector by sector.
Searching for a "real estate agency near me" means looking for a broker close to home: in Quebec, the agency (the brand) supervises brokers, but the broker sets the price, markets and negotiates, and every brand exposes listings in Centris, where every broker searches. What matters: the OACIQ licence, recent sales in your sector, a pricing method based on comparable closed sales, a team covering showings and offers, and a clear fee; with the Loaa and Manseur team (RE/MAX Platine, Brossard), 5% all inclusive, plus taxes, payable only at the sale, service in English and French, local proof city by city.
In Quebec, the real estate agency (the brand: RE/MAX, Royal LePage, Sutton, Via Capitale, Proprio Direct…) is the company that supervises brokers; it is the broker who represents you, sets the price and negotiates. An agency two streets away does not sell for more than an agency twenty minutes away: what matters is that the broker has recent sales in your sector, pulls the comparable sales of your street and exposes your property everywhere, starting with Centris, since brokers of every brand search there.
The Loaa and Manseur team, RE/MAX Platine, is based at 55 avenue de l'Équinoxe in Brossard and works sector by sector: South Shore, island of Montreal, Laval, North Shore, Vaudreuil-Soulanges and several regions, with local proof pages city by city (South Shore, Laval, Brossard, Longueuil). Each city page gives the sector's APCIQ median, our listings and our method. Service in English and French.
A buyer's broker represents you at no cost, their services being paid by the seller's commission: Centris alert, properties shown before release, comparable sales for the offer, promise to purchase.
What matters is the broker, not the agency's address: their recent sales in your sector, their pricing method based on comparable sales, and their marketing. Every brand exposes listings in Centris, where every broker in Quebec searches; the agency's geographic proximity does not change the price obtained.
In Quebec, every broker practises under an agency or as a self-employed broker authorized by the OACIQ; in both cases, the broker represents you. A team within an agency brings the coverage (showings, offers, absences) that a lone broker cannot guarantee.
The fee is free and negotiated with the broker; with the Loaa and Manseur team, 5% all inclusive, plus taxes, paid only at the sale and shared with the buyer's broker. Nothing is owed if the sale does not happen.
The Loaa & Manseur team, led by Lotfi Manseur and Loaa Al Daow, is 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 of large residential teams according to the official RE/MAX ranking, computed on actual transactions. Its Google profile counts more than 220 reviews with a 4.9 rating. Its offices are at 55 avenue de l'Équinoxe in Brossard, one bridge from the island, and every broker's licence can be checked in the OACIQ public register. Three things to verify yourself before calling us, and to demand of any other broker.
Also available in French: version française de ce guide.
Published September 7, 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.
Équipe no 1 de RE/MAX Platine en 2024 et en 2025, 6e au Québec, 15e au Canada et dans le top 50 mondial au classement officiel RE/MAX. Réponse en moins de 24 heures, sept jours sur sept.