Seller journey · Stage 2 of 6
The agency agreement
The agency agreement is a contract, not a courtesy form. Once signed, it fixes commission, term length, and — depending on the clauses — who controls marketing, who pays for third-party reports, and when the agent keeps their fee even if the house does not sell through them. The REA provides a 1-working-day cooling-off period. The paragraphs below are what that period is for.
The agency agreement, clause by clause
A clause-by-clause read of the REINZ/ADLS standard sole-agency agreement. Sole vs general, term length, commission structure, pre-approval rights, the paragraphs that quietly transfer risk.
Selective Approval Theatre
The pattern of asking you to "approve" marketing material that, by contract, is the agent's to produce. Why the approval is offered — and what it does not give you.