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 would […]

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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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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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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 a whopping […]

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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 (which […]

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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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We know. We’ve been suffering through it, too. While it was nice to think that “out with the old” (mls.ca) and in with the new (realtor.ca) would be more robust, it clearly has a lot of kinks to work out. We think the mapping feature is very neat, especially with the driving directions to bounce […]

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Perfect time to renovate your home!
With the Scotia Total Equity® Plan (STEP®), you could use the equity in your home to lower the cost of borrowing to finance your home renovations, refinance your home, or enjoy a low-rate line of credit. The Scotia STEP can give you more control over your borrowing, and […]

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This video is courtesy of the GMREB, featuring Michel Beausejour.According to a recent survey conducted on behalf of the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board, on buying and selling intentions, 5% of households in the Montreal Metro Area are considering buying a property in 2009- similar to 2008. The ever-optimistic real estate board also has found […]

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Any fluctuation in the real estate market is generally believed to follow the fluctuation of job creation and security. As Michel Beauséjour, CEO of the Greater Montreal Real Estate board has put it: “Obviously Montreal is not immune from the economic uncertainties facing consumers today. There are three variables that affect the real estate market […]

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