Estimate only. Compares listing-side brokerage fees at the rates shown, each plus 13% HST. The buyer agent’s cooperating commission is separate, and commission is confirmed in your listing agreement.
…the 1% definitely helped us save some money.Bella C., Google review
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% to 2.5% + 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
$16,950 to $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 keeps in your pocket at the typical sale price where you live.
Fergus
12 M1 listings now
Median sale price, Q2 2026$725,000
You keep$8,193 to $12,289more than at 2% to 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
Four steps. All included.
01
Price it right
I pull the recent sales that matter on your street, walk you through every one, and we set the strategy together.
02
Stage and photograph
Staging and professional photography are included, so your home shows at its best online and in person.
03
Market it wide
MLS® and REALTOR.ca, plus reach to local, Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo buyers looking at Wellington County.
04
Negotiate to closing
I handle showings, offers and conditions, and negotiate hard for your price, right through closing day.
“From point of ‘I think we are gonna list’, to the point of offer is firm, was 15 days.”
TD Mazerolle · Google review
“He sold our family home swiftly when homes were not selling all that quickly.”
Brendan M · Google review
“A realtor who is going to actually hustle for you and treat your sale like it matters.”
Jeff Norwich · Google review
Whatever brings you here
A 1% fee. Not 1% of the effort.
A lower fee never means less care. Whatever is behind your move, you get the full service and my full attention, start to finish.
Downsizing
Leaving the family home
After years in one house, every dollar of equity matters for the next chapter. Keep more of it, with no pressure and honest advice at every step.
Estates
Selling a parent’s home
As an executor, a lower fee means more stays with the family. I’ll explain each step, keep you updated, and handle the details with care.
Country properties
Selling the farm or acreage
Wells, septic, outbuildings and zoning all sell with the house. At country prices, 1% instead of 2.5% can keep $25,000 or more with you.
Moving up
Outgrowing the house
Put the savings toward your next down payment, and line up the sale with your purchase so the move feels planned, not rushed.
Straight answers.
The questions every seller asks about a 1% listing fee. No fine print.
01
What’s the catch?
There isn’t one. I run lean and use smart technology instead of big-office overhead, so that cost never lands on you. Staging, photography, pricing and negotiation are all still included.
02
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 my 1%.
03
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 me, not how hard I work for your price.
04
What exactly do I pay?
1% of the sale price plus HST, written into your listing agreement. The buyer agent’s commission is separate and set by you. No sliding scale and no surprises.
05
Who will I actually deal with?
Me. You deal directly with Kris from the first walkthrough to closing day, with fast replies and clear updates the whole way through.
06
How do you price my home?
With real numbers. I pull what comparable homes near you actually sold for, walk you through every one, and we set the strategy together.
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 $16,950 to $21,188 at a typical 2% to 2.5%. The buyer agent’s cooperating commission is separate and set by you.
Is a 1% listing really full service?
Yes. 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.
Which areas do you serve?
Fergus, Elora and Salem, and all of Centre Wellington, plus Arthur, Mount Forest and rural Wellington North, Harriston, Drayton and the surrounding communities. Kris also works with buyers and sellers in Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo.
What kinds of properties do you sell?
Homes, condos, luxury properties, farm homes, farm land and income properties across Centre Wellington and Wellington North.
Which brokerage are you with?
M1 Real Estate Brokerage Ltd. Kris works with every client directly, from the first walkthrough to closing day.
Thinking of buying a home?
Local insight on the home, the street and the offer before you commit.
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