Real estate commission calculator for Nova Scotia
Real estate commission plus HST on your sale, with a flat or two-tier rate.
Real estate commission calculator
What you'd pay in commission and HST on a Nova Scotia sale. Enter the rate from your listing agreement.
Example rate. Commission is negotiable
14% in Nova Scotia since April 1, 2025
Commission + HST
$20,520
4.56% of the sale price
Breakdown
- Commission
- $18,000
- HST (14.000000000000002%)
- $2,520
- Total
- $20,520
- Left from the sale priceBefore legal fees and paying off your mortgage
- $429,480
The commission is usually split between the listing brokerage and the buyer's brokerage, but the seller pays all of it out of the sale proceeds.
Estimate only. Nova Scotia has no set commission rate: it's whatever you agree to in your listing agreement. Nothing you enter is saved or sent anywhere: it clears when you leave the page.
How this calculator works
- Commission is negotiable. Enter the rate from your listing agreement: either one rate on the whole price, or a higher rate on the first part of the price and a lower rate on the rest.
- HST applies to the commission. It has been 14% in Nova Scotia since April 1, 2025.
Sources
Rules and rates last checked October 4, 2026.
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