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09/08/2022

The rise of micro condos

February 28, 2016 – A growing phenomenon in downtown Montreal and Griffintown, micro condos are multiplying. Originally intended for less affluent first buyers, or those who wanted a base in the city, they are now popular with a much more diversified clientele....

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09/08/2022

Dramatic downtown rebound

March 8, 2016 - While sales of new condos stagnated for a while in downtown Montreal, the last quarter of 2015 proved beneficial for everybody’s morale, as sales more than doubled....

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09/08/2022

Watch out for on plan sales

February 5, 2016 – Late condo deliveries are a common occurrence in the Montreal area. This phenomenon is due to the thousands of condos built in recent years....

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09/08/2022

A new GM at the GCR

January 15, 2016 – The Garantie de construction résidentielle (residential construction Garanty.GCR) has recently appointed Daniel Laplante as its new CEO. He officially takes office on January 15, 2016. He succeeds Gina Gaudreault, who was the first person to hold this position since the creation of the GCR....

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09/08/2022

The decline of single family homes

January 11, 2016 -Housing starts of single family homes have been at a "historic low" in 2015, confirms Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This statement concerns all major urban centers of Quebec....

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09/08/2022

Increase in downpayments

January 12, 2016 - As of February 15, 2016, residential buyers who wish to get hypothecary insurance will be subject to a new rule in Canada, namely a larger minimum down payment for any purchase exceeding $ 500,000....

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09/08/2022

Can you afford to borrow?

December 14, 2015 –The stand of Pavilion Condo was a hub of activity this fall during the Montreal ExpoHabitation. The event, which took place in the Olympic Stadium October 22 to 25, 2015 once again offered lectures whose relevancy was undeniable....

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04/02/2016

Les condos ont performé en janvier

4 janvier 2016 — Le mois de janvier 2016 a encore une fois été bénéfique pour la RMR montréalaise. Le marché immobilier résidentiel y a progressé pour un onzième mois consécutif, alors que le nombre de propriétés offertes était en baisse....

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01/02/2016

Rendez-vous annuel au Pavillon Condo

1er février 2016 — Le Pavillon Condo de l’ExpoHabitation de Montréal présentera sa sixième édition au Stade olympique, du 11 au 14 février prochain....

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20/01/2016

Ventes résidentielles en 2016: des prévisions optimistes

20 janvier 2016 — La Fédération des chambres immobilières du Québec (FCIQ), en collaboration avec la Chambre immobilière de Québec (CIQ), a présenté, hier, le bilan québécois du marché immobilier résidentiel 2015, ainsi que les tendances et perspectives 2016....

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