Montreal image: Graffiti Plateau

Grafitti Plateau Mont Royal

Celebrating street art and the arrival of warm weather. Wishing you a fantastic week, we’ll be back with more articles shortly.

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La vie de Banlieue sans les ponts

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Un projet domiciliaire de maisons neuves détachées digne de la banlieue mais sans l’inconvénient des ponts. C’est le concept qu’offre le Domaine du Ruisseau Pinel à Rivière-des-Prairies. Entouré d’un espace vert, à proximité du Parc naturel de la Pointe-aux-Prairies et de la Rivière-des-Prairies. Tout près des grands réseaux routiers de la métropole et à quelques minutes du futur train de banlieue. Un secteur résidentiel accueillant et paisible qui vous charmera sûrement.

  • 17 modèles de maisons détachées avec garage (simple ou double)
  • Une cinquantaine de terrains déjà disponibles (dans la 4e Phase)
  • Choix de finitions intérieures et extérieures

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Maison modèle située au 10 540 Thomas-Paine (Entre Voltaire et Diderot)
VISITE LIBRE samedi et dimanche 13h à 16 :30h

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Blog contributors are always welcome

Ever since December last year, the Montreal Real Estate Blog has tripled the amount of visitors and with that, the amount of emails we receive from our readers. One of the questions I’ve been getting lately is:
Do you accept guest articles? The answer is: Absolutely.

As you’ve probably noticed, this blog already has a few contributors. You can find out who we are by visiting the about page. Although I am the main writer (and tech support and main photographer, etc) we are always looking for fresh and original content, related to Real Estate in Montreal.

Now, this doesn’t mean that you have to be a real estate agent or industry professional, (it wouldn’t hurt either) but if you have information on projects, home improvement or personal experiences in real estate that you would like to share, then you’re more than welcome to submit your article.

None of us are professional writers. But we do our spell check before posting :)
And, more particularly, neither of us are native English speakers. Yet, here we are blogging. Also, we don’t get paid to blog. We don’t even have sponsored articles. We blog for free, to get connected, to inform our readers and build a network.

You can write in French or English or both. The subjects are open to those related to this blog’s main topic. And most importantly, about Montreal.

So if you’re still interested in sharing your thoughts and information with us, feel free to contact me.

Celebrating Our Second Birthday

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It was April 17th 2007 when I published the very first article.

Last year, I completely forgot to celebrate the blog’s first birthday (Shame on me). And now we’re on our second year and still blogging. We are grateful to all our loyal readers that stayed tuned even on those slow and uneventful months. We’ll be celebrating quietly this year, as we’re still recovering from last weekend Easter feast and drinks. If you’re going out tonight, have a drink for us too.

Happy birthday to the Montreal Real Estate Blog.

2 Level Condo for Rent – Fully Furnished Downtown

Condo for Rent Furnished Downtown Montreal

If you are in the market looking to rent, you might find this post interesting…
I just signed a rental listing for a condo on two floors, new construction, 1356 sq ft fully furnished.

1230sttimothee02cIt’s a spacious & open concept 2 bedroom, 2 bathrooms split into main and lower floor, with front and back balconies. Located in St Timothee, between Rene-Levesque and St Catherine. Walk to restaurants, trendy boutiques and metro stations: Berri or Beaudry. Easy access to highway. Near downtown, and steps away from Old Montreal. Monthly rent: $2000
For being in a central area, the street is actually very quiet, and has easy access to parking. Perfect for young professionals, couples or small urban family.

1230sttimothee02dAlthough many furnished apartments are often rented for shorter leases, we are looking to rent it out for a year or more.

For more information, you can contact me directly to set up visit. Agents are welcome as well.

Details (English) | Description (Français)

Our team in the News: McGill Immobilier and the Montreal Condo Market

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Échos Montréal, Old Montreal local paper, issued an article last month about new construction condos and the McGill Real Estate Team. The article discusses the Condo market in Montreal, and the facts that makes the condo market still a favorable choice for buyers.

If you don’t know about McGill Immobilier, we are a boutique agency that specializes in Marketing and Selling New Condo Projects. The first one of its kind in Montreal.

You can find a copy of the article in here. It’s written in French.

We had also a group shot that came out fabulous! Although not all of the agents were present, in this picture you can get to know then team a little.? The names are given at the bottom of the image. And they misspelled mine.

Can you guess where I am in the picture?

STOP Paying Your Landlord’s Mortgage!

Lets begin this article by stating: Renting is wasting money!

All those payments you’ve made at the end of each month, you will never see them back again. Ever.
But your landlord will, once he/she decides to sell the property.

If you remain a tenant, you are making your landlord rich, but you do nothing for yourself. But if you put those exact same dollars into a house payment instead of rent, you create “equity”…value that you own, that later can send your children to college, finance the start-up of your own business, or pay for your retirement.

For example:

If you are currently paying $1,000 a month for rented housing, then over the next three years, your landlord will effectively have reaped $36,000 of your hard earned cash! You’re paying his mortgage when you could be building equity in your own property.

What if I don’t have the money to buy a home right now?

There are many loan programs available that offer low and no down payment options. [Read more...]

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