Canadian Homebuyer Incentive Programs
Team Angela Langtry | Real Estate Montreal by Angela Langtry Did you know that Canada, Quebec and the city of Montreal offer a multitude of rebates for homeowners? Take a look at the links below to see if you qualify! Financial Programs for Canadian Residents First-Time Home Buyer Incentive “The First-Time Home Buyer Incentive helps […]
Montreal Property Taxes to Rise in 2023: Here’s What You Need to Know About the Increase
2023 Montreal Property Tax Hike: What Homeowners Need to Know According to the city of Montreal’s budget proposal for 2023 that was released earlier this past week, residential real estate property taxes are set to rise quite significantly. Change in property taxes doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has been following the housing […]
7 Tips for Making a Competitive Offer in Montreal’s Cooling Real Estate Market
How to Make the Most of Montreal’s Cooling Real Estate Market: 7 Tips for Competitive Offers Throughout the past few years, the Montreal real estate market has been extremely hot, with prices of single family homes increasing 59% between January 2017 and January 2022.* However, with some economic downturn and rising mortgage rates, the market […]
Creative Gift Ideas for the First-Time Homeowner in Your Life
Creative Gift Ideas for the First-Time Homeowner in Your Life Congratulations to the first-time homeowner in your life! Buying a home is a major milestone and a huge accomplishment, and it’s natural to want to celebrate with a special gift. If you’re struggling to come up with ideas, don’t worry – we’ve got you covered. […]
5 Unique Halloween Ideas
5 Unique Halloween Ideas Team Angela Langtry | Real Estate Montreal by Angela Langtry Put a big spider on a pulley so when you open your door to the kids, it drops down on them. Create a candy shoot from your front porch or from a window. Wrap it in lights. Put a skeleton riding […]
3 Investments to make your Home more Energy Efficient
3 Investments to make your Home more Energy Efficient Team Angela Langtry | Real Estate Montreal by Angela Langtry If you have an older forced air furnace, replace it with a new heat pump and furnace to save on heating costs. Some systems can save you up to 27% on your heating bill! Upgrade your […]
Selling & Buying simultaneously – Which comes first?
Selling & Buying simultaneously – Which comes first? Team Angela Langtry | Real Estate Montreal by Angela Langtry This is a question we are often asked by our clients who are upsizing from a smaller home to a larger home. This answer depends on your financial situation. In a Seller’s real estate market, your home […]
Quebec begins phaseout of residential oil-fuelled heating systems
Quebec begins phaseout of residential oil-fuelled heating systems The installation of the systems will be banned in all new constructions as of Dec. 31 2021. Two years from that date, it will also be forbidden in all existing buildings. As of Dec. 31 2021, the installation of oil-fuelled heating systems will be banned in all […]
10 Tips for Showing your Home
10 Tips for Showing your Home Team Angela Langtry | Real Estate Montreal by Angela Langtry The Golden Rule: Depersonalize and Declutter – Remove family photos. Take almost everything of countertops, remove fridge magnets etc. Remember that less is best! For showings, open the curtains, turn on all the lights and turn on soft spa […]
What is the difference between divided and undivided co-ownership in Québec?
Undivided VS. Divided co-ownership, what’s the difference? Team Angela Langtry | Real Estate Montreal by Angela Langtry Let’s start with Undivided Co-Ownership: Here are the key points to an undivided co-ownership. The person owns a percentage of the building with the exclusive right to a private portion. All co-owners jointly own the building together. An […]