Montreal Real Estate Reviews

Mont-Tremblant

Most of people living in a big city like Montreal and Québec prefer to spend their week-ends outside the city. Some people have cottages in Mont-Tremblant. According to the statistics housing market is changing.

According to data, which was published in Fédération des chambres immobilières du Québec, the average price on cottages with access to water in Mont-Tremblant was stable and came upto $198 00 at the beginning of 2009.

But at the same time the number of sales went down by 5 % and came to 2270. Continue reading…

Is there a difference in owning a condo or owning a house? What do you have to pay attention to, when you are considering buying an apartment (condo) in Montreal? Who do you need to consult with? If you made a decition to buy dwelling you will confront with a lot of uncertainties and questions

We will try to answer on some of questions.

Property.

By obtaining a condominium in Canada ( in Montreal or in other city) buyer does not just become a single owner of the apartment (condo), but he also becomes a part of a community, which consists of the same owners of condo as himself. The buyer has the rights to sell, to lease or to bequeath the apartment (condo) as he wishes.
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Condition of the apartment
You come to look at the apartment. 1 – the previous lodger had not yet moved (maybe you can speak with them and ask some questions about the apartment and the house).
2 – The apartment is being repaired or just repaired.

If the apartment is after repair and ready for your occupancy, pay attention to the fact that all works have been already done.
Often the promises to finish something after you move in can be stretched out for several months. Continue reading…

A lot of immigrants in Montreal at first rent an apartment. When you have got accustomed to the districts of the city, to the canadian life, you have got the canadian university diploma, and you are working for a stable firm, you begin thinking about buying a house.

First of all let’s speak about apartment rent in Montreal. What do you have to draw attention to?
What to do at first and how not be trapped?
After all during the term of apartment rent (it is usually 1 year contract) it is very hard to change something. Continue reading…

So, a credit history has begun. You have found the job or started to study and are working at the same time. At this moment your family budget is very important – knack off spending money.

Here are some advices, which will help you to spend your money in the right way:
1. Your monthly income has to be bigger than your expenses.
2. Have an eye on discounts; look through the advertisements, “Publie-sac”.
3. Do not take the credit which is lasting a long time, for example, credit to buy a car.
4. Buy only necessary things.
5. Do not buy expensive things without family member’s knowledge.
6. You always have to have on hand «cash cushion».
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You are an immigrant, who has recently moved to Canada and plans to buy a house.

First variant. You have a “trunk of money” – cash or balance. Accordingly, you are ready to buy a house. You have to do only two things: choose and buy.
Second variant. You have to earn money. Take a credit. Insensibly pay it out.
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