According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), U.S. existing-home sales decreased by 0.6 per cent in March 2013 compared to the previous month to reach 4,920,000 units (seasonally adjusted and annualized data). Compared to March 2012, however, this represents an increase of 10.3 per cent.

Source: National Association of Realtors ...

Residential Sales Fall in Montreal Area in First Quarter of 2013

Centris® Residential Sales Statistics for the Montreal Metropolitan Area

ÎLE-DES-SOEURS, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - April 12, 2013) - According to the real estate brokers' provincial database, there were 9,927 residential sales transactions in the Montréal Metropolitan Area in the first quarter of 2013, an 18 per cent decrease c ...

Canadian home sales edge back in February

OTTAWA, March 15, 2013 /CNW/ - According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales activity edged back down on a month-over-month basis in February 2013 following an increase in January.

Highlights:

• National home sales declined 2.1% from January to February.
• Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activ ...

Laval and North Shore Performed Best in Slower Real Estate Market

Île-des-Sœurs, March 11, 2013 – According to the real estate brokers’ Centris^® provincial database, the number of sales in the Montréal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in February 2013 decreased by 22% as compared to number of sales in February 2012, said the Greater Montréal Real Estate Board (GMREB).

"The slowdown of resident ...

Price Growth Slows on Residential Real Estate Market

Centris® Residential Sales Statistics for the Montreal Metropolitan Area

ILE-DES-SOEURS, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2013) - According to the real estate brokers' (www.centris.ca/en/) Centris^® provincial database, price growth in the Montréal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) slowed for all property categories in January 2013 compared to J ...

Price Growth Slows on Residential Real Estate Market

Centris® Residential Sales Statistics for the Montreal Metropolitan Area

ILE-DES-SOEURS, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2013) - According to the real estate brokers' (www.centris.ca/en/) Centris^® provincial database, price growth in the Montréal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) slowed for all property categories in January 2013 compared to ...

Two Phases to the Montreal Area Real Estate Market in 2012

 

ÎLE-DES-SOEURS, QUÉBEC--(Marketwire - Jan. 22, 2013) - According to the real estate brokers' provincial database, there were 40,133 residential sales transactions in the Montréal Metropolitan Area in 2012, a 1 per cent decrease compared to last year, indicated the Québec Federation of Real Estate Boards (QFREB).

After a strong star ...

Employment Increased Shar

According to Statistics Canada, employment in Québec increased for a fourth consecutive month in November. Seasonally adjusted data indicates that Québec’s economy gained 18,200 (net balance) jobs in November 2012, all of which were full-time jobs.

Employment in Canada also increased sharply in November compared to last month, with 59,300 new jobs. The Canadian econo ...

Slight Decrease in Québec’s GDP in August 2012

According to the latest data from the Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ), Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.1 per cent in August 2012¹ compared to the previous month. The decrease is entirely due to a drop in activity in goods-producing industries which fell by 1.2 per cent in August, particularly in the manufa ...