What you need to know
Yes. Don’s 2% Realty listings receive MLS® exposure and can be shown by other Realtors. His combined fee includes a buyer-brokerage allocation, and he has sold 650+ Calgary-area homes with this model.
Your home is presented to the market through MLS®.
Don prepares the listing with professional photos, accurate property details and the information buyers need to decide whether to view. Buyers working with other brokerages can consider the property alongside other Calgary listings.
A lower commission does not change the need to make the home competitive. Price, location, condition, presentation and access all influence whether an interested buyer books a showing.
How buyer representation works.
RECA’s rules require an agent representing a buyer to promote that buyer’s interests and identify available properties that may meet the buyer’s requirements, including properties listed by other brokerages. The buyer’s needs remain central to the search.RECA: Real Estate Act Rules
A showing still depends on whether the home suits the buyer and whether access can be arranged. Don makes the listing information and showing process clear, responds to inquiries and discusses feedback with you.
What is included in the 2% combined fee.
Don’s fee is 2% combined commission: 1% for the listing brokerage and 1% for the buyer’s brokerage, plus GST. That includes pricing advice, professional photography, MLS® exposure, showing coordination and negotiation through the sale.
Buyer-brokerage compensation is negotiable. If a different amount is proposed during a transaction, Don explains the request and its effect on your costs before you decide. You can compare it with the rest of the offer rather than treating it as an unexplained extra.
For a $700,000 sale at the advertised structure, the combined commission is $14,000 before GST. That is $7,000 for the listing brokerage and $7,000 for the buyer brokerage. The Realtor fee guide shows the full comparison.
How to make your listing easier to show.
- Set practical viewing windows and discuss access restrictions before launch.
- Keep the home close to its photographed condition.
- Make parking, keys, fobs and pet arrangements clear.
- Prepare accurate answers about improvements, fees, inclusions and possession.
- Review repeated buyer questions and objections with Don.
If a home receives limited interest, examine the whole picture. Look at the competition, price, presentation and access. That produces a more useful response than assuming a fee alone explains the result.
The track record behind the model.
Don has sold more than 650 Calgary-area homes using this business model and has worked in Calgary real estate since 2013. His experience helps you put the price, preparation and negotiation decisions together.
Those sales come from doing the work: preparing listings, reading buyer response, discussing offers and managing the details through closing. Ask Don how that experience applies to your property type and your part of Calgary.
Request a free home evaluation to see the likely selling range, the marketing plan and the commission in dollars before you choose a listing agreement.
Sources and further reading
Research checked September 26, 2026. Market figures below use the periods identified in the article.