What is a realtor?
A Real Estate agent is a REALTOR® when he or she is a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, The Voice for Real Estate® or in Canada, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) -- the world's largest professional association.

What is MLS?
The Multiple Listing Service® (or MLS®) system is an information-sharing and cooperative marketing network created by REALTORS® several decades ago to help the public buy and sell homes. While it is computer-based today, it began as an exchange of paper listing information and photographs.

What is FSBO?
For Sale by Owner (FSBO) -- Do you want to sell your Ottawa home without a Real Estate broker? Doing so can save you a commission but requires that you devote time and energy not only to marketing and showing the house but also to learning and following the legal rules controlling sales of Real Estate in your area.

What is a real estate broker?
A real estate broker is a term in Canada which describes a party who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate and attempts to find sellers who wish to sell and buyers who wish to buy. In Canada, the relationship was originally established by reference to the English common law of agency with the broker having a fiduciary relationship with his clients.