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For home sellers · Metro Vancouver

Sell your home without a sign on the lawn

Your home stays off the MLS®, with no open houses and no photos online. Answer five questions to start.

No cost to ask
Free
Of private showings
45 days
Switch to the MLS®
Any time

Relta Real Estate is a platform by Ray Rasouli, REALTOR®, Real Broker B.C. Ltd.

No cost to ask
Free
Of private showings
45 days
Switch to the MLS®
Any time

Pros and cons of selling off-market

Pros

  • Privacy

    No sign, no photos online, no strangers walking through.

  • Less hassle

    No staging and no open-house weekends.

  • Test your price

    See real offers before your home goes public.

  • You choose who sees it

    Your home is shown to ready buyers, one at a time.

Cons

  • Fewer buyers

    Fewer people see your home, so you may get fewer offers.

  • Less bidding

    Without buyers competing, the price can be lower.

  • Harder to compare

    Without public bidding, it is harder to know what the open market would have paid.

  • No public ads

    Once you market it to the public, it must go on the MLS® within 3 days.

Try it quietly for 45 days

Your home is shown privately to buyers who are ready to buy.

  1. Before day 1

    Share a few details, then talk it through

    Answer five questions. A REALTOR® then shows you what homes like yours sold for and the trade-offs.

  2. Day 1

    You sign, and get the promise in writing

    A private listing agreement, plus the marketing rebate on paper.

  3. Days 1 to 45

    Private showings

    Buyers are found through social media ads for the off-market service and through agent networks. Showings are booked one at a time.

  4. Day 45

    Sold, or your choice

    If it sold, you are done. If not, you can list on the MLS® and your marketing cost is paid back from the commission.

The promise, in writing

If your home does not sell in 45 days and you then list it on the MLS®, what you spent on marketing during the private listing is paid back to you from the REALTOR® commission when it sells.

Your home is not advertised to the public during the 45 days. Ads promote the off-market service, not your home. This keeps your sale private under CREA rules.

Is an off-market sale allowed?

Yes. You sign a listing agreement, and your home stays off the MLS®. This is called an exclusive listing.

There is one rule to know. Under CREA's REALTOR® Cooperation Policy, if your home is marketed to the public, it must go on the MLS® within 3 days. A yard sign, a social post, an open house or a website ad all count.

Good to know

You might. Fewer buyers usually means fewer offers.

Yes. You can switch to a public listing at any time.

You can list it on the MLS®. If you do, what you spent on marketing during the private listing is paid back to you from the REALTOR® commission when it sells. This promise is given to you in writing.

Yes. There is no cost, and you do not have to sell.

Ray Rasouli, REALTOR®, or an appointed colleague. Your home is never posted online.

Vancouver, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, Surrey, Delta and nearby cities.

Not sure if it is right for you?

Ask first. You do not have to decide yet.

Ask about a quiet sale

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Written and maintained by Ray Rasouli, REALTOR®, licensed in British Columbia and founder of Relta Real Estate.

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Source: CREA REALTOR® Cooperation Policy and BC real estate rules.

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General information about off-market sales, not legal advice.