Les Grandes Lignes du Programme d’Accession à la Propriété

On entend souvent parlé du programme d’aide financière offert aux premiers acheteurs désirant acquérir une 1ère propriété à Montréal. Cet article devrait vous éclaircir sur les conditions d’admission qui sont pour le moins sévères. Qui est admissible? Toute personne physique qui achète sa première propriété. (Le demandeur doit démontrer qu’il n’a pas été … [Read more...]

Seven Years Later, Still For Sale

As long as I can remember the area around Notre Dame Street and de la Montagne has been continually changing. Fields were cleared up, condos were developed on the west, then on the east side, . Many years have gone by since all the construction began, and amazingly enough this guy still has his for sale sign. If I am not mistaken, it has been about seven years, maybe even more, that this … [Read more...]

Today’s Image: Sunny Prince Arthur St.

Photo: Deyanira Bautista The Montreal Real Estate Blog showcases outstanding images from talented local photographers. Images are licensed with Creative Commons 3.0 . If you’d like to submit your photography, please join our flickr pool. … [Read more...]

Real Estate Glossary: O

One-year Adjustable A mortgage where the annual rate changes from year to year. The rate is based on movements of a published index plus a specified margin, selected by the lender. Open-end Lease A type of lease that offers lowers payments, but more risk to the lessee because he or she must pay the difference between the residual value of the automobile as stated in the lease and the fair … [Read more...]

Old Montreal Pedestrianization: Not Really.

Photo: Caribb Doing a check up on , we found an article on Spacing Montreal that gives us some insights on the progress of the project. Many merchants in the area were very anxious, but not anymore. Here are some details … [Read more...]

Today’s Image: Atwater Market

Photo: Johpor The Montreal Real Estate Blog showcases outstanding images from talented local photographers. Images are licensed with Creative Commons 3.0 . If you’d like to submit your photography, please join our flickr pool. … [Read more...]

Canadian Housing Starts Falls in April

Canadian housing starts came in well below the estimate of analysts at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 213,900 units in April, according to a report released Thursday by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). That was down from 243,000 in March and less than the consensus call by analysts that starts would total 225,000 as of April. Urban starts were down 16.3% from March at … [Read more...]

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