From Handbags To High End Luxury Real Estate Years ago, after graduating Parsons School of Design, while living and working in New York City, I worked as a handbag designer for Bruce Makowsky designing handbags. It's been many years since I left New York, settling back in my home town of...
Fun Stats Comparing In Store Vs Online - 11 Best American Businesses Fun stats comparing in Store vs online - 11 best American businesses features an awesome infographic by Redbrain. Amongst the top 11 best businesses in America, the stats show that bricks and mortar stores are still doing a ton of...
Montreal Real Estate Stories The Week Of August 5th Montreal Real Estate Stories The Week Of August 5th - Some of this week's headlines: The Urban Design Conundrum About Transit Oriented Development Montreal's Plan métropolitain d’aménagement et de développement represents the long term plan for housing projects to be built around TOD (transit oriented development). ...
Montreal Real Estate Market Stories July 2018 Montreal real estate market stories July 2018 - latest market news: According to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), 60% of all Canadian markets saw increased activity in June. Canadian home sales increased by 4.1% between May and June. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity...
These Low-Cost Improvements Will Help Sell Your Home Fast Anyone who is selling a house wants to sell it as quick, and for as much, as they can. However, not everyone has an unlimited budget. Fortunately, there are quite a few things you can do to raise your home’s appeal without...
How Hot Will It Get? Truth be told, I had never heard of climate change before seeing Al Gores' "An Inconvenient Truth". At the time the movie came out, I had a young family. I was busy working, raising my kids, and more focused on things within my own personal sphere....
Who Are Montreal's Homebuyers: A CMHC Report The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) did a comprehensive study to find out "Who Are Montreal's Homebuyers." QUOTE "There is very little data on the profile of households who buy homes in the Montréal area, and this study allows us therefore to help industry players...
Montreal Real Estate Market Update May 2018 The Montreal real estate market update for May 2018 shows we continued to set a new sales record. The biggest news is the continuation of a tight supply of inventory which has directly impacted sales. "The number of properties for sale continued its downward trend....
Bidding Wars In Montreal Fact or Fiction Bidding Wars In Montreal Fact or Fiction According to the QFREB, Montreal CMA is currently the only province that's in firm seller's market territory. Sales transactions are up while inventories are down, giving sellers somewhat of an upperhand in negotiations. The chart of where sales are...
Montreal Real Estate Prices Montreal real estate prices vary across the many different neighborhoods in the Greater Montreal area. The sales data and market place can vary as greatly as an areas style of architecture. Within Montreal, there exists many micro neighborhoods and markets. Although our general market reports cover the...
Montreal Real Estate Sales Up 10% Montreal real estate sales were up 10%. The most recent statistics record 5,432 residential sales in April 2018, which is 10% higher than April of last year. This is the best April since 2010, and Montreal’s 38th consecutive monthly increase in sales. The South Shore led...
Sustainable Homes on the Desert Mesa of New Mexico Sustainable homes on the desert mesa of New Mexico takes a peek at an alternative way of living. In the desert of New Mexico, a group of homes jut out from the landscape, resembling something from a science fiction novel. These unusual...
