Montreal Real Estate August 18, 2018

Montreal real estate: Blame home shortage in Quebec on baby boomers

Montreal Gazette–Aug. 16, 2018

A recent survey shows that Quebec boomers are less likely than those in the rest of Canada to move to the suburbs or condos when they retire.

Montreal’s hot real estate market spawns bidding wars

Globalnews.ca–Aug. 12, 2018

Montreal’s sizzling real estate market has spawned bidding wars, a common occurrence in recent years in the frenzied Toronto and Vancouver …

Bidding wars expected to come to Montreal’s real estate market

Toronto Star–Aug. 12, 2018

Montreal’s sizzling real estate market has spawned bidding wars, a common occurrence in recent years in the frenzied Toronto and Vancouver …

Real estate: Montreal is new hot spot for Chinese buyers

Montreal Gazette–Jul. 27, 2018

But while Montreal is emerging as the new hot spot for Chinese buyers looking to invest in Canadian real estate, only a tiny percentage of those …

‘It’s probably going to get worse’: Montreal’s hot real estate market …

Financial Post–Aug. 13, 2018

Montreal’s sizzling real estate market has spawned bidding wars, a common occurrence in recent years in the frenzied Toronto and Vancouver …

Montreal real estate: Shopping malls could be the key to suburban …

Montreal Gazette–Aug. 10, 2018

As I mentioned in last week’s column, Montreal’s regional plan has identified densification in suburban areas near métro stations, bus loops …

‘Good area, good schools’ attract Chinese buyers to Kirkland real estate

Montreal Gazette–Jul. 31, 2018

West Island Living: Real–estate brokers say one of the biggest … of foreign buyer taxes in Vancouver and Toronto in 2016, Montreal has seen a …

July a boom month for Montreal-area residential real estate sales

Montreal Gazette–Aug. 7, 2018

Residential real estate sales in the Montreal area rose in July by one per cent compared with the same period in 2017, reaching the highest …

Montreal real estate: Developers should put pedestrians before transit

Montreal Gazette–Aug. 3, 2018

But Montreal’s Plan métropolitain d’aménagement et de développement, which sets a course for how Montreal will grow and evolve as a city in …

Real Estate Market Profile: South West Montreal

Shupilov Real Estate News (press release)–Aug. 13, 2018

Montreal’s South West Borough performed extremely well in the first half of 2018, according to the FCIQ Real Estate barometer. Market …

CMHC: Montreal’s Real Estate Market Is Showing Signs of Overheating

Shupilov Real Estate News (press release)–Jul. 27, 2018

Montreal’s real estate market is creeping towards overheated levels, according to the latest CMHC (Canadian Housing Market Assessment ) …

Montreal house prices rose for fourth consecutive month in July: index

Montreal Gazette–Aug. 14, 2018

The resale price of residential properties in Montreal rose for the 17th time in 19 months in July, according to an index that tracks property-price …

Canada’s Housing Price Index Rose in June and July, But Still Below …
Shupilov Real Estate News (press release)–Aug. 14, 2018

Toronto Real Estate Sales Lead Canada For Growth, BC Leads The …

Better Dwelling–Aug. 16, 2018

Canadian real estate sales continue fall to new lows. Canadian Real Estate … Montreal saw 3,201 sales, up just 1.07%. Toronto seems to be …

Hot Montreal Housing Market Sparks Bidding Wars

The Epoch Times (press release)–Aug. 15, 2018

It’s about time Montreal’s real estate market saw some of the excitement that Toronto’s and Vancouver’s have garnered in recent years.

Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver dominate office construction: AY

Real Estate News EXchange–Aug. 17, 2018

As office vacancy rates continue to tighten in Canada’s largest markets, almost 13 million of the country’s more-than-15-million square feet of …

Montreal industrial sale sets benchmark price

Real Estate News EXchange–Aug. 14, 2018

GWL Realty Advisors is spending $49.25 million to buy five industrial buildings in Laval which Jones Lang LaSalle executive Scott Speirs calls …

Renovated home in Montreal suburbs sells after 126 days on market

The Globe and Mail–Jul. 23, 2018

“It took little bit of time” to sell the house, said real estate broker Jeff Lee. The sellers, siblings Virginie, Alexandre and Jean-Michel Roy, were …

Montreal Condo Supply Hits 8 Year Low

Shupilov Real Estate News (press release)–Jul. 26, 2018

Buyers across Montreal were first hit with the Mortgage Stress Test early this …. Set up a real estate alert to be immediately notified about new …

Montreal’s green laneway trend is paved with good intentions

The Globe and Mail–Aug. 6, 2018

Montreal’s back alleys have for decades been an emblematic feature of the city … “There’s a real enthusiasm for this kind of project,” she said.

The People Space: New execs at CT REIT, RBC real estate, AY Montreal

Real Estate News EXchange–Aug. 14, 2018

Lesley Gibson will take over as chief financial officer at CT Real Estate Investment Trust (CRT-UN-T) when its current CFO, Louis Forbes, retires …

InterRent to purchase GTA land, Montreal apartment buildings

Real Estate News EXchange–Jul. 20, 2018

InterRent to purchase GTA land, Montreal apartment buildings … venture with Trinity Developments and PBC Real Estate Advisors for a major …

Montreal’s economy is hot. Now how do we get it even hotter?

Montreal Gazette–Jul. 28, 2018

For the first time in decades, Montreal’s economy is hot. …. Lower real–estate costs are partially due to the fact that in Quebec — unlike in …

Pharmaprix to start selling fresh produce in Montreal stores

Montreal Gazette–Aug. 10, 2018

“The Shoppers acquisition was really a stroke of brilliance, I think, because Loblaw acquired a bunch of real estate that was actually very …

Montreal housing market close to overheating: CMHC

Montreal Gazette–Jul. 26, 2018

Montreal’s housing market is close to the threshold for being considered “overheated,” according to a new report by The Canadian Mortgage …

Montreal’s sprawl is ‘shocking’ urban planners

The Globe and Mail–Jul. 25, 2018

Every five years, David Gordon and his team of researchers crunch the most recently available numbers to track urban sprawl and other trends …

Greybrook enters Quebec, partners on major developments

Real Estate News EXchange–Aug. 2, 2018

“I think that there are a lot of people that are going there and I think that there’s a lot of legs in that real estate market for us,” he says of Montreal.

Centris Residential Sales Statistics – July 2018 – Residential Sales in …

Canada NewsWire (press release)–Aug. 7, 2018

L’ÎLE-DES-SŒURS, QC, Aug. 7, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – The Greater Montréal Real Estate Board (GMREB) has just released its most recent residential real estate …

Espace C2: New ‘paradigm’ at Montreal’s Queen E hotel

Real Estate News EXchange–Aug. 2, 2018

When the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth was recently renovated in its entirety, owner Ivanhoé Cambridge decided to do away with the existing …

Industrial supply in Montreal depleted to lowest levels in over 15 years

Mortgage Broker News–Jul. 24, 2018

The supply of purchasable or leasable industrial space in Montreal … to its lowest levels in over a decade and a half, according to real estate …

Lebanese restaurant caught in Montreal’s underground pizza war

Montreal Gazette–Jul. 20, 2018

Ahern Real Estate Corporation, the company that manages the mall, initially responded to a request for comment from The Montreal Gazette, …

A List of Montreal Neighborhoods That Will Be Connected By REM Train

Shupilov Real Estate News (press release)–Jul. 24, 2018

This week, work began on Montreal’s new electronic transit system, carried out by Université de … Set up a real estate alert in Montreal …

Personal letters helping buyers score homes in Canada’s hot real …

Globalnews.ca–Jul. 22, 2018

… letters helping buyers score homes in Canada’s hot real estate markets …. Montreal realtor Amy Assad hasn’t heard of bidders offering …

22 things we learned from Mario Lemieux’s $22m Quebec castle listing

Montreal Gazette–Jul. 25, 2018

For context, a Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards study suggested the average surface area of condos sold in Montreal in 2016 was 985 …

Montreal is the most cost-effective market in North America for tech firms

Daily Hive–Jul. 25, 2018

Taking into consideration talent and real estate costs, the estimated cost of a 500-person tech firm in Montreal is $27.6 million USD, …

Canadian Residential Real Estate Investment Peaked And Is Heading …

Better Dwelling–Jul. 25, 2018

Peak Canadian real estate investment is behind us, according to another …… Montreal’s SNLR rose to 66.4 in June, up 12.16% from last year.

Every Major Canadian Real Estate Market West of Ottawa Is Cooling …

Better Dwelling–Jul. 23, 2018

Montreal’s SNLR rose to 66.4 in June, up 12.16% from last year. ….. Canadian real estate sales continue to slide, especially in Western Canada …

Montreal housing sales increase for the 41st straight month

Mortgage Broker News–Aug. 7, 2018

Montreal housing sales increase for the 41st straight month … according to the latest data from the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board.

Leftist politician quits over his lucrative real estate deal

Montreal Gazette–Jul. 30, 2018

LISBON, Portugal — A Portuguese politician who campaigned against real estate speculation has quit after it emerged he bought a downtown …

Over 1 in 10 Mortgages Issued In Canada Are On An Already …

Better Dwelling–Aug. 17, 2018

Montreal is home to the second most multiple mortgage holders in the country. There were …. Real estate sales continue to fall across Canada.

Just in Time: Use of Home as ATM Surges in Canada
WOLF STREET (blog)–Aug. 17, 2018

Beijing Boom: Why Chinese tourists are visiting Montreal in record …

CBC.ca–Jul. 21, 2018

Montreal is increasingly becoming a draw for visitors from China, with the country now accounting for the second-most visitors to the city after …

SPGQ Union Workers to Protest in Front of Casino de Montreal as Part …

Casino Reports–Aug. 17, 2018

SPGQ Union Workers to Protest in Front of Casino de Montreal as Part of … information technology, finance, sales and marketing, real estate, …

The Latest: Trump tweets support for pastor jailed in Turkey

Montreal Gazette–Aug. 16, 2018

The drop in the Turkish lira is attracting more interest from tourists, including last minute travellers, as well as prospective real estate buyers.

Best Quebec Cities for Families: 2018

Shupilov Real Estate News (press release)–Aug. 8, 2018

At the top of the list, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville lies just 20 minutes east of MontrealIsland. The low average housing price ($454,000), high …

Canada has a new hotspot for pricey real estate

Times Colonist–Jul. 11, 2018

Montréal has continued to stake its claim as the country’s trending real estatehotspot, with sales of million-buck-plus homes rising 24 per cent …

Montreal’s luxury home sales soar, while Vancouver, Toronto, and …
Local Source–Daily Hive–Jul. 10, 2018