Montréal Real Estate Market: Sales Reach Record-Breaking 2007 Levels

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 12:47pm. 747 Views, 0 Comments.

Île-des-Sœurs, November 10, 2009 – October 2009 sales in Montréal Metropolitan Area hit the same level as sales in October 2007, the year that broke all records. According to the Greater Montréal Real Estate Board’s MLS® statistics, there were 3,543 sales transactions in the Montréal area in October 2009, a 23 per cent increase compared to October 2008 and a 3 per cent increase compared to October 2007.

“It’s important to remember that the official beginning of the recession was in October 2008, and sales in the Montréal area at that time were down 17 per cent compared to October 2007,” said Michel Beauséjour, FCA, Chief Executive Officer of the GMREB. “We should then approach the October2009 data cautiously, because obviously the increase in sales…

Island goes modular

Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 2:06pm. 622 Views, 0 Comments.

To heck with conformity-- Bishops Walk is going modular.

As if to play second fiddle to the magnificence of the surrounding natural beauty, Visten Homes has created modular home designs that will blend with the uniqueness that is Saltspring Island, B.C.

Located off the coast of Vancouver Island, Saltspring is home to a unique community of artists and individuals who have chosen to live there because of its beauty and unspoiled natural charms.

The 12-hectare Bishops Walk project has been master-planned by developer Three Point Properties to complement a spectacular setting perched on the slopes of Mount Belcher above the village of Ganges.

In all, there will be 29 homes at Bishops Walk and as many as 26 could be Visten homes on lots ranging from 1/10th to…