I found these lovely images on flickr, a while back. I have seen the building in person and it's quite something to look at. The older artwork had blue tones and was a little faded. You can see the changes on mood with the addition of red tones and purple in the new version. Montreal has really impressive urban art that is worth preserving. … [Read more...]
Money Laundering laws (FINTRAC) and Real Estate Developers
December 16, 2008 By 2 Comments
Back in June this year, all Real Estate Agents had to learn and be in compliance with the Anti-Terrorist and Money Laundering laws. The new regulations came into effect on June 23, 2008, targeting all professionals in the "money industry", or those who deal with large cash transactions. The rules applies to accountants, notaries, casinos, financial institutions, life insurance companies, … [Read more...]
La Presse: Les bons côtés de la crise
December 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Original article: Francis Vailles, La Presse. Les mauvaises nouvelles se succèdent, mais la récession a aussi un aspect avantageux. Depuis quelques mois, le prix de l'essence et les taux d'intérêt ont chuté de façon draconienne, procurant de substantielles économies aux consommateurs. L'été dernier, les automobilistes payaient plus de 1,40$ le litre pour remplir leur réservoir. Hier, … [Read more...]
Weekend Reading: Top articles from Canadian Real Estate Blogs
December 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
With all the new information on mortgage rate cuts and real estate market reports, Canadian Bloggers have been busy informing us on the housing news of their respective provinces. Here is a collection of suggested articles on home buying/selling and Provincial market reports. Enjoy! Saskatchewan housing suffers hangover following last year's party: RBC - Saskatoon Real Estate Blog Ten … [Read more...]
8 Sources of the U.S Financial Crisis – How it all began.
December 11, 2008 By 5 Comments
How this economic crisis that began in the United States, and how did it happened? Between all the information being distribute around, on the easy to find among all the information gleaned on the left and right on the subject. Yet, as a real estate professional, you certainly raise questions about this, as we pose to ourselves. Peter Langlois, senior economist at The Federation of Chambers … [Read more...]
The Montreal Real Estate Blog Asks you…
December 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Because there’s a wide range of topics posted here, (all related to real estate, of course) and because we’re trying to figure out what makes you come back to the blog for more, we’ve created a simple poll to ask you... What would you like to read more about? Different people are here for different reasons.You might have stumbled upon this blog by mistake, and then...ended up … [Read more...]
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