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08 Jul

Via Inman 1. Motivators Consumers are most motivated to adopt smart home technology by family safety. Six out of 10 survey respondents cited that as the biggest reason for their interest in smart home products. Increasing convenience in home management, such as by adding the ability to turn on lights after dark (54 percent) and provide remote access to service providers (22 percent) also ranked among the top reasons for why respondents choose to adopt smart home technology, the survey found. “The new era of smart security and smart home products offer consumers visibility and control over their homes that previously had not been available with traditional security systems,” said Jason Johnson, CEO...

19:57 / Home Design
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08 Jul

The Latest Montreal Real Estate Market Stats For June 2016 The Latest Montreal Real Estate Market Stats For June 2016 show a stable a balanced market, with zero change from last years numbers to this years.  Sales of single family homes continued their upward monthly trend for it's 16th consecutive month in the Montreal CMA region.     Market stats for June 2016 Featured Photo by Vladimir Kudinov  ...

17:53 / Montreal Real Estate
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29 Jun

The QFREB reviewed and recently published a report on condominium fees across Quebec from 2015 to 2016. There is a significant difference between the average condo fees in greater Montreal and the rest of Quebec as well as between wood buildings and large concrete structures. View and download the report below: [gview file="http://realestatemontreal.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/condominium-fee-report.pdf"]...

16:55 / Montreal Real Estate
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29 Jun

It's been raining here in Montreal the past two days but never the less, I managed to sneak in a walk to the mountain, one of my favorite past times. After all, this warm season is short and before we turn around, it's the beginning of fall. Inspired by Monet's Haystak series where he shoots the same haystak at different intervals during a 24 hour period, and at varying points of light, the view at the mountain summit looks  ompletely different, depending on the season, weather, time of day et.  I shot this quik video of the summit after the...

16:35 / Nature
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28 Jun

This luxury real estate, Montreal report is a recent study published by JLR on properties selling for over $500,000 in the Montreal area.  The publication is in French so if you don't understand, it's time to improve your French language skills:) The report is free to download below: [gview file="http://realestatemontreal.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06_JLR-proprietes-luxe-quebec.pdf"]...

18:21 / Montreal Real Estate
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21 Jun

Now that summer is upon us, and some of us already travelling or are making travel plans, I thought I would share this photo from La Roque Gageac, a commune in Aquitaine, South Western France.  To me, it's beauty represents the perfect blend between nature's and man made real estate. The photo is from a tweet posted by @sobore, his website is soboresite.wordpress.com Click here to know more about travelling to La Roque Gageac ...

14:24 / Photography
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20 Jun

Tourisme Montreal published a series of eight videos, each shot by a different director. This video, entitled "huit" is one of the eight, and is produced by Mathieu Grimard. The film shares an interesting perspective on life in Montreal. "What makes us love Montréal? This is the question that Mathieu Grimard asked eight Montréalers. Each subject is presented from behind a glass surface, as they tell us stories that come from Montréal places while the glass takes us to the city’s places with a link to their history. A documentary approach with a minimalist effect that plays on the strong relationship...

21:39 / Montreal
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15 Jun

Summers In Montreal Summers in Montreal are truly the very best! The featured photo in this blog was taken from my Montreal garden this morning as my peonies, one of my favorite summer flowers, are finally blossoming:)  Summer is definitely one of the best times to come check out our city, or just enjoy a staycation if you live here.  I thought you might appreciate a list of the summer festivals happening from June to September 2016. Maybe I'll see you around town.   June   MUTEK digital creativity fest, June 1-5, 2016 Le Mondial de la bière/Beer Festival June 8-12, 2016 Les FrancoFolies June 9-18, 2016 St-Ambroise...

02:00 / Montreal
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