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I get calls from Montreal journalist every time there is a piece to be written about a local market, specially for certain neighbourhoods such as Griffintown, Old Montreal (Ville Marie) and sometimes Plateau. Such was the case last week, when a journalist from Montreal Mirror called me to find out my opinion on the cooling of Plateau's market. I often give information, stats and links where they … [Read more...]

How’s the Market: Montreal Sales Going Strong – March 2012

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The numbers for March sales are out!. The Montreal Real Estate Board informs us of the tenth consecutive monthly increase. "MLS® sales increased by 4 per cent compared to March 2011, making March 2012 the second best month of March on record, identical to March 2007." Sales wise…. Something a little different happened with the property types. Usually it's the condo market that always has the … [Read more...]

Pre-approval: How it can benefit you as a home buyer

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Updated from our First Time Buyer's Archive. Originally posted on Jun13, 2007 Imagine falling in love with a home, making and offer only to find out later that you are not eligible for such amount? Or another scenario: Competing with other buyers over your dream home, to find out the vendor accepted the other buyer’s offer JUST because they were already pre-approved. It does happen. … [Read more...]

Under Renovation: Building on Ave Des Pins and St Laurent

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Finally, the burned down building over at St Laurent and Ave de Pins it's beings getting restored. It's been a few years since the building was shut-down due to a fire and without any signs of future renovations. It remained abandoned for the longest time. Doors closed, windows boarded up. You would think that being located at such a great corner [ St Laurence and Des Pins], someone will … [Read more...]

Photo du Jour: Marche Bonsecours at Sunrise – Vieux Montreal

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  photo: Deya Bautista The Montreal Real Estate Blog showcases outstanding images from montreal neighbourhoods. If you would like to submit your photography, send us an email. … [Read more...]

Project AVENUE 32Condo for sale Lachine

It's been a while since we posted a video. Today, we are giving you a quick tour of Dev McGill Project: Avenue32. Yohan Robert, part of the sales team of Avenue32, guides us through the features of this lovely project in Lachine. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSyR6xa0ge0 Avenue32 Quick Specs: 3 phase project. Each building has approximately 50 units. Condos sizes from 1 to 3 … [Read more...]

Have Quebec Properties Become Unaffordable? Read This!

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This is one of the most informative articles on quebec Housing economy published this year. The FCIQ released the latest Window on the Market newsletter, in the section "A word from the Economist", this month's issue discusses the price increase in Quebec's market since the 1980's until the present date (and then some forecasts). Get the ultimate answer to the perennial question: How … [Read more...]

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