by Jennifer Lynn Walker | Feb 17, 2006 | Market Updates
Île-des-Soeurs, August 10, 2005 – There were 3,073 transactions recorded on the Greater Montréal Real Estate Board’s (GMREB) S.I.A.®/MLS® system in July 2005, representing a 4.6% increase when compared to 2,938 sales recorded the same month last year. The sales volume...
by Jennifer Lynn Walker | Feb 17, 2006 | Market Updates
Île des Soeurs, July 7, 2005 – The hot days of June had a positive impact on home sales as several records were set. According to statistics published by the Greater Montréal Real Estate Board (GMREB), 3,988 sales were recorded on the S.I.A.®/Realtor® system, an...
by Jennifer Lynn Walker | Feb 17, 2006 | Market Updates
Île des Soeurs, June 2, 2005 – For the second straight month, the Greater Montréal Real Estate Board (GMREB) recorded its best month ever in terms of units sold and total sales dollar volume of units sold. According to statistics compiled by the GMREB, 5,122 sales...
by Jennifer Lynn Walker | Feb 17, 2006 | Market Updates
Île des Soeurs, May 10, 2005 – Based on the statistics released by the Greater Montréal Real Estate Board (GMREB), a total of 5,681 properties were sold through the S.I.A.®/MLS® system in April 2005, a 4% increase compared to the 5,439 sales recorded in April 2004. It...
by Jennifer Lynn Walker | Feb 17, 2006 | Market Updates
Home sales top $1.2 billion – A record Île des Soeurs, April 8, 2005 – For the first time in the history of the Greater Montréal Real Estate Board (GMREB), the total value of all properties sold reached $1.211 billion, a 4% increase compared to the previous high of...
by Jennifer Lynn Walker | Feb 16, 2006 | Buying
I really wish I could tape record all the crazy realtor stories I hear and make a book. From the guy who bought the dog with the house, to the crazy woman dancing to loud music with the place a mess at 9:00am while the agent it trying to show the house. Hey...
by Jennifer Lynn Walker | Feb 16, 2006 | Buying
Buying a duplex or any type of plex can be very different then purchasing a home. There are a few reasons why someone would decide to buy one: To live in one apartment and have the others help pay for the mortgage To buy as a revenue property and rent it all out To...
by Jennifer Lynn Walker | Feb 14, 2006 | Working with Brokers
Professional liability insurance offers additional protection to consumers who are victims of a fault, error, negligence or omission on the part of the broker or agent in the course of his professional activities. The insurance coverage is at least $100,000 per claim,...
by Jennifer Lynn Walker | Feb 14, 2006 | Working with Brokers
Any broker or agent who does not act in accordance with the Act and the regulations governing the profession could be summoned to appear before the Association’s Discipline Committee, which has the authority to impose fines, suspend violators or even revoke their...
by Jennifer Lynn Walker | Feb 14, 2006 | Working with Brokers
All real estate brokers and agents in Québec must hold a certificate of practice issued by the Association. Candidates to the profession must first take a college-level course in real estate brokerage, then pass the Association’ s entrance examination. This procedure...
