Estimate only. Compares a 1% listing fee with a typical 2.5% listing fee, each plus 13% HST. The buyer agent’s cooperating commission is separate, and commission is confirmed in your listing agreement.
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Kris Butler’s 1% full-service listing compared with a typical full-service agent and an MLS-only flat-fee listing
Service
Kris Butler1% + HST
Typical agent2.5% + HST
MLS-only listingFlat fee
Listed on MLS® and REALTOR.ca
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pricing from local comparable sales
Yes
Yes
You set it
Home staging
Yes
Varies
No
Professional photography
Yes
Yes
Usually extra
Marketing to local, Toronto and KW buyers
Yes
Yes
No
Showings and offers handled for you
Yes
Yes
You handle them
Negotiation through closing
Yes
Yes
You handle it
Listing fee on a $750,000 home, incl. HST
$8,475
$21,188
Varies
The buyer agent’s cooperating commission is separate in every column and set by you in the listing agreement. Typical-agent services vary by agent and brokerage.
Fergus · Elora · Arthur · Mount Forest
What 1% saves in your town.
Based in Fergus, I list and sell homes across Centre Wellington and Wellington County. Here’s what a 1% listing fee saves you at the typical sale price where you live.
Fergus
12 M1 listings now
Median sale price, Q2 2026$725,000
You save$12,289compared with 2.5%
Century stone homes, walkable downtown streets, condos and newer subdivisions.
I also list homes in rural Centre Wellington, Harriston, Drayton, Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo. Slide the calculator to your price, or ask for your exact numbers.
Median sale prices: TRREB community housing market reports, Q2 2026 (MLS® residential sales). Centre Wellington: OnePoint Association of REALTORS® MLS® data, August 2026. Savings compare listing-side fees only, each plus 13% HST; the buyer agent’s cooperating commission is separate. Every home is different, so ask for your own numbers.
How I sell your home
Everything it takes, included.
Price it right. I pull the recent sales that matter on your street, walk you through every one, and we set the strategy together.
Stage and photograph. Staging and professional photography are included, so your home shows at its best online and in person.
Market it wide. MLS® and REALTOR.ca, plus reach to local, Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo buyers looking at Wellington County.
Negotiate to closing. I handle showings, offers and conditions, and negotiate hard for your price, right through closing day.
My sellers have saved $326,809 this year alone by listing for 1% instead of 2.5%.
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Seller saved$18,289
9632 Concession Road 4 N
Mount Forest · Sold October 2026
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Seller saved$23,730
7137 Wellington Road 18
Centre Wellington · Sold September 2026
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Seller saved$12,628
753 Woodhill Drive
Fergus · Sold August 2026
Savings compare a 1% listing fee with a 2.5% listing fee on each home’s sale price, each plus 13% HST. The buyer agent’s cooperating commission is separate.
I know these streets, and I give sellers honest, hard facts instead of hype. Clear communication, no pressure, and the full service you would expect from an agent charging 2.5%, for 1%.
Kris Butler · REALTOR® · M1 Real Estate Brokerage Ltd.
A 1% listing-side fee, plus HST, written into your listing agreement. On a $750,000 home that’s $8,475 including HST, compared with $21,188 at a typical 2.5%. The buyer agent’s cooperating commission is separate and set by you.
Is a 1% listing really full service? What’s the catch?
There isn’t one. Complete home staging, professional photography, pricing from local comparable sales, MLS® and REALTOR.ca exposure, marketing to local, Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo buyers, showings, offers and negotiation through closing are all included. Kris runs lean instead of carrying big-office overhead, so that cost never lands on you.
Will buyer agents still show my home?
Yes. Your home is on MLS® and REALTOR.ca like any other listing, and buyer agents are paid their usual cooperating commission, which you set in your listing agreement. It’s separate from the 1%.
Will my home sell for less?
Your price comes from pricing, preparation and negotiation, and you get all three in full. A lower listing fee changes what you pay, not how hard Kris works for your price.
Who will I actually deal with?
Kris, directly, from the first walkthrough to closing day, with fast replies and clear updates the whole way through. Kris is a salesperson with M1 Real Estate Brokerage Ltd.
Which areas and properties do you cover?
Fergus, Elora and Salem, and all of Centre Wellington, plus Arthur, Mount Forest and rural Wellington North, Harriston, Drayton and the surrounding communities, including Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo. Homes, condos, luxury properties, farms, acreage and income properties.
Free home valuation
What’s your home worth?
Ask a person, not an algorithm. Three quick steps, and I’ll come back with a real number based on what’s actually selling near you.
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