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Montreal home sales, prices rise in August: real estate board

September 7, 2024 No Comments

The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal-area home sales rose 9.3 per cent in August compared with the same month last year, with levels slightly higher than the historical average for this time of year.

Montreal home sales surge 12% in July, defying national trends

August 8, 2024 No Comments

Montreal defied the national trend of stagnant home sales, recording a 12% increase in sales in July.

Home sales in Canada’s largest cities picked up in June, but remain sluggish

July 8, 2024 No Comments

The Bank of Canada’s rate cut last month likely contributed to the uptick in resale activity, but experts caution that the market remains sluggish by historical standards.

Montreal home sales rise in June as prices continue to climb: real estate board

July 4, 2024 No Comments

The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal-area home sales rose 6.4% in June compared with the same month last year.

Spring housing market stalls as homebuyers remain on the sidelines

June 9, 2024 No Comments

Canada’s typically busy spring housing market stalled as homebuyers largely chose to wait on the sidelines for confirmation of the Bank of Canada’s first rate cut.

A real estate sold sign is shown in a Toronto west end neighbourhood May 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Montreal home sales up 25% in April as expected rate cuts prompt recovery: board

May 8, 2024 No Comments

The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal-area home sales surged 25.5 per cent in April compared with the same month last year, with levels returning to historical averages.

Home sales up in major metro areas as buyers bet on rate cuts later this year

March 6, 2024 No Comments

Sentiment appears to be improving in major real estate markets across the country, with most reporting an increase in sales activity in February.

The latest in mortgage news: BC government unveils details of its proposed home-flipping tax

February 26, 2024 No Comments

The British Columbia government today unveiled additional details of its proposed house flipping tax that was introduced in last week’s budget.

Canada’s largest cities saw home sales surge in January

February 7, 2024 No Comments

The year started with a jump in home sales in Canada’s largest urban centres, with gains exceeding 30% in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary.

Housing market sees late-year rebound despite 2023 being least active in over two decades

January 8, 2024 No Comments

Home sales surged in most of Canada’s large metro areas in December, despite total 2023 sales being well down from 2022.

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