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5 Best Real Estate Agents in Toronto (2026)

Independently ranked by our review of ratings, reviews and reputation · How we chose

Lorian Hartfield
By Lorian Hartfield, Real Estate and Financial Expert · ✓ Data verified July 2026 · 8 min read

Buying or selling a home in Toronto usually means trusting one person with the biggest transaction of your year, and picking blind off a business card is a bad way to do it. These five real estate agents in Toronto carry a combined 1,471 client reviews, and every one holds a rating of at least 4.8 out of 5. That kind of agreement across five separate teams is rare, and it's worth knowing who earned it before you sign with anyone.

Short answer: Fox Marin Associates ranks first with a near-perfect 5.0 stars across 553 reviews, the largest review base of any Toronto agency on this list. McLay Real Estate follows closely at 4.9 from 429 reviews, with The Compass Team and Properly Toronto also posting scores above 4.9. Commission structures vary by agency and deal type, so always confirm the fee in writing before signing a listing agreement.
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Toronto's Top Real Estate Agencies, Compared

# Business Rating Reviews Best for
1 Fox Marin Associates | Toronto Real Estate Agent Team 5.0 553 Overall / full-service buying and selling View ›
2 McLay Real Estate 4.9 429 Rentals and investment property View ›
3 Home Leader Realty 4.8 241 Buyers who want a structural engineering perspective View ›
4 The Compass Team - Safras Lafeer & Bwanka Toronto Real Estate 5.0 119 Hard-to-place rentals View ›
5 Properly Toronto 4.9 129 Buy-before-you-sell transactions View ›
5 Best Real Estate Agents in Toronto (2026)

Our picks for buying or selling in Toronto

Fox Marin Associates | Toronto Real Estate Agent Team logo
#1 Overall🕑 Open 7 days↩ Responds to reviews

Fox Marin Associates | Toronto Real Estate Agent Team

5.0553 Google reviews

Fox Marin Associates runs a full-service Toronto real estate team covering buying, selling, leasing, luxury sales, relocation, investing and pre-construction, based out of College Street. The agency positions itself as a white-glove operation, bundling staging and professional photography into its standard listing service rather than treating them as add-ons. Its team structure means clients typically work with a named agent, such as Ian Busher or Sean Bridge, backed by the wider Fox Marin group.

What people praise

  • Staging and professional photography included as standard, not an upsell
  • Agents praised for being available and responsive outside normal business hours
  • Long-term client relationships, with some clients returning across multiple transactions over a decade
  • Handles tight timelines well, including closings within weeks of first contact
Reputation scorecardrank in Toronto
Rating5 / 5
Review volume553 · 97th
Confidencevery high
Recency5 weeks ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown99% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: Fox Marin's combination of a large review base and a near-perfect score makes it the safest default pick for either a first sale or a repeat client.

489 College St Ste 305, Toronto, ON M6G 1A5

McLay Real Estate logo
#2🕑 Open 7 days↩ Responds to reviews

McLay Real Estate

4.9429 Google reviews

McLay Real Estate operates as the Tyler McLay Realty Group out of King Street East, covering buying, selling and rental transactions across Toronto through a team of individual agents. The agency splits its work between purchase and sale representation and a dedicated rental arm, with specific agents like Vanessa Sanchez and Sabrina Polsinelli handling rentals and investment property respectively. Its team model means a client is typically matched with an agent suited to their specific transaction type.

What people praise

  • Rental-side agents get specific praise for fast turnaround on tenant placement
  • Agents take time to walk clients through documents like lease agreements before signing
  • Investment property clients cite genuine market and potential-return insight
  • Near-unanimous five-star reviews across a large sample
Reputation scorecardrank in Toronto
Rating4.9 / 5
Review volume429 · 92th
Confidencehigh
Recency5 weeks ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown98% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: McLay's team structure works well if you specifically need a rental or investment specialist rather than a generalist, and its rental-side reviews are especially strong.

187 King St E, Toronto, ON M5A 1J5

Home Leader Realty logo
#3🕑 Open 6 days/wk

Home Leader Realty

4.8241 Google reviews

Home Leader Realty is a Toronto real estate agency on Richmond Street West working across residential sales, with agent Michael Graber a recurring name in client reviews thanks to a structural engineering background that informs his property assessments. The agency also includes agents like Maziar Moini, who reviewers credit with steady, proactive marketing during slower market conditions. Its client base includes long-term repeat clients across multiple buy, sell and rental transactions.

What people praise

  • Michael Graber's structural engineering background gets specific praise for catching issues during showings
  • Reviewers describe quick sales, including one home sold within 24 hours of listing
  • Agents credited with proactive marketing and communication in a slow market
  • Long-term repeat clients across a decade of transactions

Worth knowing

  • At least one reviewer reports a dispute over a promised closing credit that went unresolved
Reputation scorecardrank in Toronto
Rating4.8 / 5
Review volume241 · 87th
Confidencehigh
Recency4 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown92% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: Home Leader Realty's structural-engineering angle through Michael Graber is a genuine differentiator, though the one unresolved dispute in its reviews is worth asking about directly before signing.

300 Richmond St W #300, Toronto, ON M5V 1X2

The Compass Team - Safras Lafeer & Bwanka Toronto Real Estate logo
#4🕑 Open 7 days

The Compass Team - Safras Lafeer & Bwanka Toronto Real Estate

5.0119 Google reviews

The Compass Team is a small Toronto real estate group led by agents Safras Lafeer and Bwanka, working out of Wellington Street West and focused heavily on rental placements alongside home purchases. Reviewers highlight the team's ability to work through difficult rental situations, including clients with no Canadian credit history or specific requirements like a large dog. The team's approach leans on direct landlord negotiation to match tenants and properties that fit both sides.

What people praise

  • Praised for placing tenants with no established Canadian credit history
  • Direct landlord negotiation credited with securing hard-to-find rentals
  • Fast turnaround, with some clients housed within two weeks of first contact
  • Warm, personal approach described repeatedly as treating clients like family

Worth knowing

  • A few reviewers describe slower post-closing communication on side arrangements than expected
Reputation scorecardrank in Toronto
Rating5 / 5
Review volume119 · 76th
Confidencemoderate
Recency3 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown99% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: The Compass Team's strength is clearly in rentals and harder placement cases, and its near-perfect score reflects that specialty. Confirm any side arrangements in writing before closing.

495 Wellington St W Ste 100, Toronto, ON M5V 1E9

Properly Toronto logo
#5🕑 Open 7 days

Properly Toronto

4.9129 Google reviews

Properly Toronto runs a buy-before-you-sell model, pairing clients with an agent while offering a guaranteed sale value on their existing home so they can purchase their next property first. Agents like Sammy and Michelle Morgan work directly with clients through both sides of the transaction, and the company's model is designed specifically to reduce the stress of needing to sell and buy at the same time. Reviewers repeatedly describe the approach as removing the usual chicken-and-egg problem of moving house.

What people praise

  • Buy-before-you-sell model directly solves the stress of a simultaneous purchase and sale
  • Agents praised for patience and clear communication through a non-traditional process
  • Staging and cleaning are handled as part of the service before the old home lists
  • Clients report properties selling within a single day of the first showing

Worth knowing

  • Most available reviews are several years old, so recent service levels are harder to confirm directly
Reputation scorecardrank in Toronto
Rating4.9 / 5
Review volume129 · 82th
Confidencemoderate
Recency4 years ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown95% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: Properly's model is genuinely useful if buying first is the priority, though its most recent reviews are older than the rest of this list, so confirm current wait times and terms directly.

120 Front St E #200, Toronto, ON M5A 1E3

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How we scored these Toronto real estate agencies

Rating is each agency’s live Google average. Review volume measures how many clients actually left a rating, benchmarked against every real estate agency we assessed in Toronto. Confidence blends the two, so a strong score built on hundreds of reviews outweighs the same score from a smaller sample. Recency checks how recently clients were reviewing, and completeness checks whether a working site, phone and hours are all public. No agency can pay to change these numbers.

How much do Toronto real estate agents charge? (2026)

None of the agencies on this list publish a fixed commission rate, since fees are typically negotiated per listing and vary between a buyer’s agent and a seller’s agent. Always get the commission structure confirmed in writing before signing a listing or buyer representation agreement.

Real estate agents across Toronto

These five agencies cluster around downtown Toronto, from College Street to King Street East and Wellington Street West, with several also covering the wider GTA for investment and relocation clients. If you’re searching for a real estate agent near me in Toronto, most of these teams work across the whole city rather than a single neighbourhood, so proximity matters less than matching the agent to your specific transaction type.

What to ask before hiring a real estate agent in Toronto

  • What is the commission structure, and is it negotiable?
  • Does the agency include staging and professional photography, or are those separate costs?
  • How many active listings or clients is my specific agent currently managing?
  • What’s the agency’s typical timeline from listing to closing in the current market?
  • For a buy-before-you-sell model, what happens if my current home doesn’t sell at the guaranteed value?
  • Can I speak directly with the named agent before signing, rather than a general team contact?

Frequently asked questions

Are these rankings paid?

No. Rankings come from public Google data on ratings and review volume. A business can pay to be a Featured Partner, which gets a badge and top placement, but that never changes another agency’s score or position.

How did you choose these five agencies?

We compared real estate agencies in Toronto with a real Google track record, weighing star rating against review volume, how recently people were reviewing, and how complete each listing was.

How often is this list updated?

We refresh the data periodically and last verified these ratings in July 2026.

Do these agencies handle both buying and selling?

Yes, all five handle both sides of a transaction, though several also have agents who specialize specifically in rentals or investment property.

What does buy-before-you-sell actually mean?

It’s a model, used by Properly Toronto, where the company guarantees a sale value on your current home so you can purchase your next property before your existing one sells. Ask for the exact terms of that guarantee in writing.

The bottom line

Fox Marin Associates is the safest starting point for most buyers and sellers, thanks to its large review base and included staging and photography. If your priority is a rental placement or buying before you sell, McLay Real Estate and Properly Toronto are the more specialized picks.

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