Every licensed agent in Ontario can legally help you buy a condo. The difference between a condo specialist and a generalist is transaction volume, building-specific knowledge, and familiarity with the legal and financial structures specific to condo ownership.
A specialist who closes 40+ condo transactions a year develops pattern recognition about which buildings have well-funded reserves, which management companies respond well to repair requests, which pre-construction developers' first-year budgets are reliable, and what to look for in a status certificate review. A generalist who closes two condo deals a year alongside their house sales doesn't have that pattern recognition, regardless of how skilled they are at the broader real estate transaction.
We verify transaction counts against RECO registration records and brokerage transaction histories submitted by applicants. Where possible, we cross-reference against MLS sold data. Transaction counts on agent profiles reflect verified condo-specific closings, not total career sales volume inflated by freehold and commercial transactions.
We don't publish unverified claims. If a submitted transaction history can't be substantiated with documentation, the count is either lowered to what we can verify or the agent isn't listed. [verify current figures with a licensed agent or at realtor.ca] Profiles are reviewed annually and counts are updated based on re-verification.
In most Toronto condo resale transactions, the buyer's agent is compensated through the co-operative commission paid by the seller's side. You typically don't pay your buyer's agent directly. In pre-construction transactions, the developer pays the agent's commission. Using a specialist through CondosAgent.com costs you nothing as a buyer and gives you a verified specialist rather than an unverified generalist.
CondosAgent.com does not charge introduction fees or referral fees. We connect buyers with agents through the profiles on this platform. The transaction relationship is directly between you and the agent.
Yes. Pre-construction is one of the specialty filters available when browsing agents. Pre-construction specialists listed on CondosAgent.com have a minimum of five completed pre-construction projects in their verified transaction history. Their profiles show the specific projects they've worked on, the developers they have VIP access to, and their assignment sales history.
For more on what a pre-construction specialist actually provides, read the guide at What a Pre-Construction Specialist Does.
Phase 1 of the CondosAgent.com directory covers agents in Toronto's downtown core, midtown, east end, west end, Etobicoke, and North York. If the area you're buying in isn't yet covered, or no listed agent covers your specific target neighbourhood, you have two options.
First, use the guides on this site to understand what to look for in a condo specialist and then vet agents yourself using the questions in our Choosing a Condo Agent guide. The questions work whether or not the agent is listed here. Second, if you're buying in a Toronto-area submarket that's outside our current coverage, contact us — we may be able to make a direct introduction to a verified specialist we know in that area even if they're not yet on the platform.