Most sellers have a rough idea of what a REALTOR® does and very little idea of what they are paying for. This page is the itemised version: what is included when AG. Song lists your Surrey home, what it costs you, and who handles which part.
The listing service covers the whole sale, not just the sign on the lawn. That means a comparative market analysis before anything is priced, professional photography, the listing written and published to the MLS® System so it syndicates to the major consumer portals, showing coordination and feedback, open houses where they suit the property, offer presentation and negotiation, and then the paperwork through to completion. Marketing to Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking buyers is part of the standard service rather than an add-on, which matters in a market where a meaningful share of buyers are more comfortable being walked through an offer in their first language.
Commission in British Columbia is negotiable. There is no standard rate, no regulated rate, and anyone who tells you otherwise is wrong. What AG. Song will do is set out the proposed fee in writing before you sign anything, explain how it splits between the listing side and the cooperating buyer's brokerage, and confirm it is payable on completion rather than up front. The listing agreement itself is between you and Pacific Evergreen Realty Ltd., the brokerage, not with AG. Song personally.
| What you are paying for | Who arranges it | When it is paid |
|---|---|---|
| Comparative market analysis and pricing | AG. Song | Included, before listing |
| Professional photography and the MLS(R) listing | AG. Song | Included |
| Showings, feedback and open houses | AG. Song | Included |
| Offer negotiation and paperwork to completion | AG. Song | Included |
| Brokerage commission | You and the brokerage agree it in writing | On completion |
| Conveyancing | Your lawyer or notary | On completion |
| Mortgage discharge or prepayment charge | Your lender | On completion |
| Property tax and strata adjustments | Your lawyer | On completion |
Commission is negotiable in British Columbia. There is no standard rate and no regulated rate, so treat any figure presented as "the going rate" as an opening position rather than a fact.
Beyond commission, a seller in BC typically pays their own conveyancing lawyer or notary, any mortgage discharge or prepayment charge their lender applies, and their share of property taxes and strata fees adjusted to the completion date. Those are not AG. Song's fees and they vary by lender and by property, so get the numbers from your lawyer and your lender rather than from an estimate.
What the service does not include is a promise about price or timing. Nobody can honestly give you one. What you should expect instead is a defensible asking price built from real comparable sales, honest feedback when the market disagrees with it, and a pricing strategy that gets revisited rather than repeated. If you want the numbers on your own property first, the home evaluation is free and carries no obligation to list.
