Living in Laval – La vie à Laval

Accuracy in pricing homes is one of the bigger challenges in a real estate market in flux- it’s best to compare apples to apples than skew the results by comparing them to grapes. This is the latest report on the price of homes that we get via newsletter, courtesy of the Teranet-National Bank. If you [...]

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Île-des-Sœurs, June 16, 2009 MLS® sales in the Montréal Metropolitan Area increased by 8 per cent in May 2009 compared to May 2008, with single-family homes leading the way at 13 per cent, reported the Greater Montréal Real Estate Board. Property prices also continued their upward trend, as the median price of a single-family home [...]

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Venez nous visiter au 4308 rue Séguin, Fabreville, Laval, ce dimanche à 14h: View Larger Map

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It’s something every home buyer and seller comes across: MLS- short for Multiple Listing Service. En français, c’est la SIA, ou Service Inter-Agences.  You’re bound to see it less because it’s now morphed into a consumer service online, since renamed Realtor.ca. But did you know it first started out as a tool for real estate [...]

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Oh, the non-irony of this headline. It made us LOL. Time is right for first-time homebuyers, experts say You can access the article here. Who are the experts? The heads of major real estate agencies, and bank economists. Not to say they aren’t right. It is definitely a great time to get your feet wet. [...]

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We can’t say it hadn’t crossed our minds, either. Everyone is trying to figure out a way to take advantage of today’s historically low mortgage rates, and those with fixed mortgages are wondering if it’s worth taking a penalty hit. There is an interesting take on this on ctv.ca, which you can view by clicking [...]

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Aren’t we all feeling like we belong in those down-with-winter Expedia.ca ads? Here’s some news to cheer us up a little. Newly reported figures for 2009 sales from the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board: Average prices of single family homes in Laval went up by 2% over last year for single family homes, and by [...]

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The City of Montreal has recently launched its offensive against the suburbs of Greater Montreal, partnering with various condo developers and other real estate industry types to promote the charms of living in Montreal, and debunk myths that living in the city is infinitely less convenient. Since we (mostly) work, live and play in Laval [...]

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…how wonderful it would be to see this happen in Québec, too. As it stands, while most inspectors in Québec are obligated to hold professional liability insurance, and while there are recognized orders of professional inspectors out here, there is no real legal obligation for inspectors to hold licenses, as doctors, lawyers, and realtors do. [...]

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