Often referred to as real estate brokers, realtors, or real estate agents, it is undeniable that you might need one at some point or another. That said, there is always the same question that comes back in the minds of future home hunters: how to know if you found a good real estate agent ? Let’s find out together with our 5 tips on how to know you have the top Montreal real estate broker. Tip #1. You...
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Looking to buy a house in Canada? Before applying for a mortgage pre-approval, you should check your credit score in order to ensure you can be approved for a mortgage in the first place. The bottom line is, the lower your credit score is, the more consequences you're likely to experience. This is why, even if it may take longer than expected, you may want to hold off on buying a house until your low...
Top 3% Royal Lepage realtors in Montreal Rate-My-Agent.com has announced the top real estate agents in Montreal for 2022. The review site compiled and published a list of top 10 Montreal agents based on ratings and reviews received during the past year.Behrooz Davani has been selected by consumers as the Best Real Estate Agent in Montreal for the second year in a...
The public thinks Realtors sell houses and condos. They’re wrong. A new home salesperson sells houses and condos. But the wants and needs of the new home salesperson are in direct conflict with the buyer’s. As a real esate agent, your wants and needs are perfectly aligned with your buyer. In every case, whether you are working with a buyer or seller, new or used, your role as an agent is to...
A recent survey by BMO says 57 per cent of homeowners are planning to opt for a fixed-rate mortgage. Of those who are still trying to decide what type of mortgage to arrange, more than 30 per cent say COVID-19 has made them more likely to gravitate towards a fixed-rate mortgage. Only eight per cent are more likely to go with a variable rate mortgage as a result of the pandemic. For...
"Essentially, what we’re forecasting is that prices are going to stay where they are for the rest of the year.” After a torrid summer that saw Montreal outperform Toronto and Vancouver on the residential real estate front, look for cooler temperatures this fall. Aggregate home prices in Greater Montreal will probably climb 9.5 per cent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier to reach...
L’Île-des-Sœurs, October 7, 2020 – The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its most recent residential real estate market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database. In total, 5,147 residential sales transactions were concluded in September 2020. This...
When the time comes to sell your home, you may ask yourself whether it’s really worth hiring a real estate agent to help in the process. With house prices increasing, that extra commission can begin to pile up and maybe you’d prefer to have that money in your pocket. Some sellers are tempted to go down the For Sale by Owner (FSBO) route, but it’s not always the best choice for everyone. What...
As the summer turns into fall, the six-month vacation thousands of Canadians have taken from their mortgage payments will be over. As of the end of June, 760,000 people had put their mortgages on pause, according to the Canadian Bankers Association. And for a significant portion of them, the grace period will close in the last few months of 2020. The mortgage deferrals, which the government has...
Rate falls to 4.79% to theoretically allow a borrower to be approved for a larger loan. The bar at which the finances of Canadian mortgage borrowers gets tested has just been lowered, making it easier for would-be home buyers to reach. Five-year posted mortgage rates at Canada's big banks have inched lower in recent weeks, enough to compel the Bank of Canada to formally lower the average...