You see it splashed in the headlines almost every day, the constant references to Canada’s red hot housing market and homes selling for crazy amounts over asking price are enough to make even the most wealthy buyer consider sitting it out. What on earth does it all mean? Click here to read more. What
A Good Day to All! As December advances and people bundle up and look towards holidays with family, our thoughts turn to reaching out and reconnecting. The cold dark days of December are perfect for catching up on our hellos and our thoughts of gratitude and good will. What a better time to send
Winter is coming. Soon, it will be snowing. Montreal is getting colder each day. We live in a society of great wealth but there are many people in Montreal that struggle. They are cold, hungry, living in substandard apartments and sometimes on the streets. They might be young or old, parents or singles, sometimes they
A recent article about a vacant institutional building not selling for 18 years because the vendors could not get the price they wanted led me to thinking about a few residential situations I have just seen. In one case, an inherited house was put on the market at a very high price after some quickie
We live in a society of great wealth but there are many people in Montreal that struggle . They are cold, hungry, living in substandard apartments and sometimes on the streets. They might be young or old, parents or singles, sometimes they are addicted and sometimes they are down on their luck or mentally ill.
While Montrealers do not suffer the same accessibility issues as their city-dwelling counterparts in Toronto and Vancouver, there are signs that our real estate market is on an upswing, both in terms of sales and prices. Only a few months ago the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards predicted a 7% drop in sales for
Earlier this week I shared a post about media jumping on the wagon of mass hysteria about Montreal real estate prices that are about to ‘shoot through the roof’. I think it is critical that we all recognize a few things: 1. There is very little new independent journalism out there…much of what we read
One of the best things a realtor can bring to your negotiating table is a sense of calm determination and unruffled control. Your real estate experience should be be delightful, serene, a little exciting and positive all the way. I work on creating calm by practising mindfulness on a continual basis and have added multiple
I love industrial conversions. Whether it be the Lowney in Griffintown, La Biscuiterie in HoMa or the Dominion Preserving Co in Villeray, these buildings have a history, an identity…a place in our neighbourhoods that helps us remember what used to be. I love conversions for another reason, too. Way back when, ceilings were high,
How To Increase Your Selling Price By Thousands. Compared to many other provinces and states, Home Staging is a relatively recent addition to the real estate world in Quebec, and is still not practiced in many areas outside our metropolitan centres. The fact is, you would be hard pressed to find a better return on
