I just spent a few hours looking at the stats for the first half of 2021 compared to the first half of 2020 for the Montreal West Island real estate market, focusing on single-family homes. We’ve all known for some time now how real estate supply and demand has been WAY off, with way more […]
468 St-Servan, Ste-Dorotheé (Laval) – $850,000
Featuring hardwood floors, living/dining room, eat-in kitchen with quartz countertops, immense family room with gas fireplace, 3+1 bedrooms, stunning ensuite bath, fully finished basement with huge playroom (and office area), gym, and powder room. Gorgeous architecture with turret design, stone finishing, and pavé-uni driveway.
Predicting the Montreal Real Estate Market in Unpredictable Times
As many of you have likely noticed, the outlook on the Montreal real estate market is somewhat conflicting. Some believe prices are going to go down slightly (or dramatically, depending on who you ask) as the second wave of COVID-19 hits, businesses suffer, and some people lose their livelihoods. This could force some homeowners to […]
Now Might Be the Time to Sell*
*If you foresee the need to sell some time in the next 6-12 months. If you know me, you know that I’m the last person to rush my clients into doing anything they aren’t ready to do or don’t want to do. I don’t believe in scare tactics, I don’t meet with brand new clients […]
Re-opening of Real Estate in Montreal Amid COVID19
I hope you’re all doing well, and you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy. We in the Nouwens Gurberg household are doing reasonably well. My husband and I are still speaking to each other, and our young adult sons still emerge from their rooms or the basement from time to time to […]
An Elegant Old Beauty in NDG
The Dreaded “P” Word in Montreal Real Estate: Pyrite
You’ve found the perfect home for you and your family. You and the seller have come to an agreement on price. And as a responsible home buyer, you get the property inspected. While in the garage, and then in the basement, the inspector says, “Hmmmm, those cracks in the floor may be due to pyrite. […]
I am not a Venus Flytrap: my promise to Montreal West Island home buyers and sellers.
I may be a Montreal real estate broker, but I am not a Venus Flytrap. This is my promise to you, Montreal West Island home buyers and sellers. I know you feel compelled to wipe out your caller ID when you call me. I know you weigh the pros and cons of giving me your […]
