Top Real Estate Brokerages in Ontario
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Joseph Gordon EditorJoseph Gordon is an Editor with HomeLight. He has several years of experience reporting on the commercial real estate and insurance industries.
If you want to sell your Ontario home, one of the best tools you can add to your arsenal is partnering with a trusted local real estate agent. The real estate market in Ontario is competitive, and selling a home is a complex process.
A trusted local agent with a top real estate brokerage in Ontario can help you demystify the process and get you the best value for your property when it hits the open market.
As of September, the average days on market in Ontario, that is, the time it takes for a home to sell once it has been listed, sits at 19 days, while homes typically sell for a median of $724,000— a 3.8% increase from the previous year.
This guide will provide you with a list of local trusted agents in your area from top brokerages or real estate companies in California, along with some alternatives to consider, particularly if you need to sell your home fast.
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What is a real estate brokerage?
Real estate brokers are professionals with additional training and are licensed to run their own businesses, called brokerages. Agents without a broker’s license must work under a brokerage to legally buy or sell property and typically do so as independent contractors. Most brokerages make money by taking a portion of the agent’s commission from each successful transaction.
Since brokerages profit from agents’ success, it’s in a brokerage’s best interest to support its agents. For sellers, it’s important to consider the kinds of support that a brokerage provides its agents.
This support can often include training, access to large marketing networks, the latest technology, or a large support staff.
Why work with an agent?
There are several reasons why you should consider working with a real estate agent when selling your home rather than selling on your own.
One of the biggest reasons is that selling your home “for sale by owner” will typically net you less overall profit than selling through an agent—23.5% less on average, according to the National Association of Realtors. FSBO homes sold for a median price of $310,000 last year. In comparison, homes sold with the assistance of a real estate agent had a median sale price of $405,000. That’s a difference of $95,000.
Additionally, a real estate agent can help you get more money for your home sale but can also help you wade through a lengthy and complicated sales process.
An agent is your advocate for you and your property, and they can provide insight into their local market or assist you in finding a real estate attorney who can deal with any unexpected complications that might occur.
- Have you sold homes in this area and my price range before?
- How many homes have you sold in my neighborhood in the past year?
- How will you help me prepare my home to sell?
- Will I be working with you directly or with a team?
- What are the average days on market for your listings?
- What is your average list-to-sales price ratio?
- How long have you been an agent?
- How many homes do you help buyers purchase each year?
- Do you work full-time or part-time as an agent?
- Do you work with both buyers and sellers?
List of Top Brokerages in Ontario
Not all brokerages and agents are created equal, and there are countless options to choose from. Rather than wade through an endless list of companies, we’ve compiled a list of some of the top real estate brokerages in Ontario, along with some top real estate agents, for you to consider on your home-selling journey.
Active Realty
Active Realty is a Southern California real estate agency with multiple offices. It touts itself as having superior market knowledge, leveraging strong communication throughout the buying or selling process, with ethical advocacy for its clients and superior service.
Justin Tye is a HomeLight Elite Agent who works with Active Realty. HomeLight Elite Agents are the top 1% of HomeLight. They consistently provide the best service to HomeLight clients and get the best results.
Justin Tye has over 20 years of experience and has completed over 5,000 transactions. He is an expert in the single-family homes market, having worked with over 3,500 single-family home transactions throughout his career.
Regency Real Estate Brokers
Founded in 1994, Regency Real Estate Brokers serves Orange County and Southern California. It specializes in residential real estate transactions, which include buying, selling, leasing, and investing.
Jordan Bennett is a top real estate agent with Regency Real Estate Brokers. Bennett has over 15 years of experience and has completed over 1,500 transactions. He serves multiple locations across Southern California.
Keller Williams Huntington Beach
Keller Williams Huntington Beach is a Keller Williams affiliate located in Southern California.
Elizabeth Do is a top real estate agent with Keller Williams Huntington Beach and CEO of the Elizabeth Do team. She has over 15 years of experience, serves several markets in Southern California and sells properties fast.
Grove Realty
Grove Realty is an agency is Southern California, founded in 1990.
Founder of Grove Realty and HomeLight Elite Agent, Marni Jimenez has over 30 years of experience in the real estate industry. She serves several markets in Southern California, including Ontario, and has completed over 1,000 transactions.
HomeLight’s Buy Before You Sell Program
Let’s say you’re ready to sell your current home, but your dream home pops up unexpectedly. You don’t want to wait for your current home to sell as you might miss out on a great opportunity, so what can you do?
Enter HomeLight’s Buy Before You Sell Program. This program lets you leverage the equity in your existing home so that you can move into your new forever home without delay.
Here’s a quick look at how it works:
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Through our Buy Before You Sell program, HomeLight can help you unlock a portion of your equity upfront to put toward your next home. You can then make a strong offer on your next home with no home sale contingency.
Ready to sell your Ontario home?
Selling your home can be a scary and complicated process, but don’t worry—HomeLight is here to help.
Whenever you’re ready to get started, HomeLight can connect you with a top real estate agent in your local California market. We’ll help you find the best agent in your area—one equipped with the expertise to build a selling strategy that works best for you, whether you’re selling an inherited home or relocating for your next journey as a homeowner.
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