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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
Usually but I think in Alberta agents can still do dual agency where they represent both sides.
We can't do that in BC (except small towns).
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I think you can in Alberta, but most realtors refuse to. They might cut a deal at a reduced price with another realtor from the same brokerage to represent your side of the paperwork though. That's what happened for me for two houses I purchased/sold.
Realtor was selling the brand new house he developed and I walked in off the street to look at it. Dealt directly with the first realtor, but he paid a different realtor $1,500 - 2,000 of the seller realtor commissions cut (vs full commissions) to go through the motions of reviewing the paperwork and representing us as the buyer even though the first realtor filled in the paperwork and mumble mumble explained it to us.
The second I was selling the house and there was some random mistake my wife made and hired a realtor. Realtor hired a second rando from her brokerage. No idea how it was compensated, but we didn't have to pay for the other individual. TBH, we could have just walked straight to a lawyer and gotten that done without realtors involved. Costly lesson.