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Inspect to Sell Inspect to sell and why it's important! When it comes to selling your property the last person you'd probably take advice from is a home inspector. But in light of what I'm about to tell you maybe I should be the first one you come to. Have you ever sold...

Info via Centris Montreal Real Estate Performance March 2018 Montreal real estate performance March 2018 according to Centris, showed the 37th consecutive increase in sales and the best month of March in eight years.  Sales on the Island of Montréal were up +7 per cent from March 2016.  While sales of single-family homes...

Montreal Real Estate Market Update as of April 2018 Montreal Real Estate Market Update as of April 2018 begins with RBC's recent housing report. The headline of the report says it all. "The payback continues: home sales fell again in February following regulatory change on Jan 1". According to this report...

Canada's New Mortgage Rules Canada's new mortgage rules and what they mean for you! With the advent of Canada's hot housing markets, the Canadian and provincial governments introduced new stop gap measures to cool down the market. Provincially, both Vancouver and Ontario implemented the 15% foreign buyers tax. At the Federal...

Montreal Investment Property Comparison Montreal investment property comparison, determining which is the best type of property for you. Buying investment property is very personalized as each investor has their unique needs, budget and comfort level with renovations and maintenance. We'll have a look at the four different types of investment property,...

Montreal Housing Prices Montreal housing prices show that certain areas in Montreal really stood out for their strong sales increases or price growth in 2017.  Here are some interesting stats via the QFREB / Centris Chart 1 The ten neighborhoods with the lowest amount of inventory (measured in months) for single family homes...

Housing Affordability In Canada Is Actually Improving Housing affordability in Canada is actually improving. for the first time in three years.  For the first time since 2015 "the National Bank of Canada's home affordability measure fell 0.2 points in the fourth quarter of 2017, meaning that an average mortgage on a...