Step by Step Guide to the Selling Process
- circareers
- Jun 14, 2016
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 15, 2025
First contact and general information gathering
Preview Home or CMA without preview
Pull Title
Listing Appointment
Present Listing Presentation
Sign Consumer Relationship Guide
Sign FINTRAC
Sign Exclusive Seller Brokerage Agreement
Gather data for MLS® listing
Prepare all the marketing for the listing
Professional Photos
Feature Sheets
Sign Installation
Enter the listing into Matrix
All documents submitted to CIR REALTY
Coordinate showings with sellers
Offer is received, negotiated and accepted
Conditions are satisfied
All documents are submitted to CIR REALTY
~30 Days Before Closing
CIR REALTY (seller’s brokerage) submits relevant paperwork to the seller’s lawyer with any additional funds from deposits over and above commissions
Lawyer will request Estoppel Certificate (if a condo)
~14 Days Before Closing
Lawyer contacts seller to set appointment to sign
Seller brings in required documents and signs paperwork
Seller to bring proof of ID
Real Property Report with Compliance
~1 – 2 Days Before Closing
Buyer’s lawyer sends money from buyer and the mortgage company to seller’s lawyer
Closing Day
Lawyer notifies that keys are releasable
After Closing Day – Timelines Vary Greatly (1 – 30 days)
Lawyer then prepares final disbursements for seller less commissions payable
Lawyer sends money to seller brokerage
CIR REALTY pays commissions on same day money is received
Seller brokerage sends money to buyer brokerage based on invoiced amount
-Written By Lindsey Smith, CIR REALTY – Manager of Operations and Realtor Development
Copywrite, CIR REALTY 2016 – All Rights Reserved



