Residential and commercial: the numbers, the trends and what they mean for you in Brossard, Saint-Lambert, Longueuil and across the South Shore. Updated three times a week.
The policy rate is holding at 2.25%, the five-year fixed runs near 4.6% and the variable sits under 3.5%. Twelve days out from the October 28 decision, here is what to do: rate hold, fixed or variable, renewals. What it changes for buyers, sellers, and investors. Data from the Bank of Canada, Ratehub and QPAREB.
Read the analysis →In September there were 4,050 homes for sale on the South Shore, 32% more than a year earlier, with prices holding flat. Fall gives buyers choice and time to negotiate; spring brings fresh inventory, but also more competition. How to decide based on your situation. Data from QPAREB and the Bank of Canada.
Read the analysis →In September there were 4,050 homes for sale on the South Shore, 32% more than a year earlier, while sales fell 7%. With that much competition and rates that aren't falling, an overpriced home just sits. The signs your price is too high, when to adjust it and by how much. Data from QPAREB and the Bank of Canada.
Read the analysis →Three years after the South Shore branch opened, capital is clustering around Brossard's three stations. At Du Quartier, the Solar Uniquartier TOD plans 2,600 homes and 1.2M sq ft of retail and office. With the policy rate at 2.25% and a Bank of Canada decision on October 28, what the station really adds to the value of an income property. Data from ARTM, the City of Brossard, the Bank of Canada and nesto.
Read the analysis →Beyond the price and the down payment, buying a property costs 2% to 3% more. Welcome tax near $4,200 on a condo and $8,000 on a single-family home, notary fees of $1,800 to $3,500, an inspection of $650 to $800: the real budget, with no surprise at signing. Data from QPAREB, the Bank of Canada and Quebec transfer duties.
Read the analysis →Canada's average cap rate slips to 6.58% and building values firm up, but the compression is uneven: retail leads, multi-family holds flat. Meanwhile the 10-year bond, back near 3.96%, is narrowing the yield spread. Data from CBRE, Altus and the Bank of Canada.
Read the analysis →The median condo price on the South Shore has not moved in a year, at $400,000, while sales fall 26% and listings climb 28%. It is the only residential segment where prices stopped rising, and it hands buyers the upper hand. Data from QPAREB and the Bank of Canada.
Read the analysis →South Shore listings are up 28% year over year and condos now take 62 days to sell, twelve more than a year ago. When buyers compare before they offer, preparation and your asking price decide the sale. How to ready your home and capture the first two weeks on the market. Data from QPAREB, OACIQ and the Bank of Canada.
Read the analysis →This fall, South Shore buyers are regaining leverage: listings are up 28% year over year, the biggest jump in the region. But the plex is the exception. Its selling time fell 4 days to 52 days, the only category speeding up, and its median price holds at $856,000. With the policy rate frozen at 2.25%, what that changes for the small investor. Data from QPAREB, the Bank of Canada and CBRE.
Read the analysis →"The South Shore market is slowing down": true, but which market? In August, the 664 sales hide two opposite realities. The single-family home is still up 4% at $655,000 and sells in 37 days. The condo has hit its ceiling at $400,000, its sales are down 26%, and it now takes 51 days to sell. Why the gap is widening, and what it changes for buying, selling or investing. Data from QPAREB and the Bank of Canada.
Read the analysis →For a year, almost everyone has waited for the next rate cut. The scenario taking shape this fall is the opposite: two of the country's six largest banks see a hike to 2.50% on October 28, with headline inflation back up to 3.0%. The South Shore has 3,703 homes for sale, 28% more than a year ago, which gives you time to plan. What it changes for buying, selling or investing. Data from the Bank of Canada, QPAREB and nesto.
Read the analysis →The real story of 2026 isn't in residential. Commercial real estate investment jumped 38% in Greater Montreal in the first half, multi-family captured half of it ($2.9B), and Longueuil posted the region's strongest growth: invested volume up 221%, to $290M. With the policy rate held at 2.25% and MLI Select still available, what it changes for investing in income property on the South Shore. Data from Altus, CBRE and the Bank of Canada.
Read the analysis →The QPAREB's latest release said it plainly: the market rebalancing now reaches the outer rings. On the South Shore, listings jumped 28% in August, the strongest rise in the region, and the return of choice is now reaching family towns like Candiac, La Prairie, Chambly, Saint-Bruno and Sainte-Julie. Yet the median single-family price still holds, up 3% year over year. What it changes for buying, selling or investing. Data from QPAREB and the Bank of Canada.
Read the analysis →For two years, making an offer often meant dropping the inspection and financing conditions to beat other buyers. With South Shore listings up 28% in August, bidding wars easing and the policy rate held at 2.25%, that pressure fades. How to keep your two protective conditions without losing the home, segment by segment. Data from QPAREB, OACIQ and the Bank of Canada.
Read the analysis →For the first time in years, first-time buyers get room to move: South Shore inventory jumped 28% in August and condos now sell in 62 days. With the policy rate steady at 2.25%, this is the moment to understand the two accounts that grow your down payment. The FHSA gives you $8,000 a year and $40,000 for life, tax-free on the way out. The HBP lets you withdraw up to $60,000 from your RRSP. How to combine them. Data from QPAREB, the Bank of Canada and the Government of Canada.
Read the analysis →Sales fell 13% across the region and inventory jumped 28% on the South Shore in August, yet the median single-family price is still up 3%. How those three numbers hold together, why prices are not dropping, where the adjustment is real (the condo), and what it means to buy, sell or invest. Data from QPAREB and the Bank of Canada.
Read the analysis →The August numbers the QPAREB released this week confirm it: listings jumped 28% on the South Shore, the strongest increase in the region. Your home has more competition this fall. But median prices are holding, up 2% to 4% year over year, and the policy rate stays at 2.25%. How to sell without slashing your price. Data from QPAREB and the Bank of Canada.
Read the analysis →People keep saying retail is finished. The 2026 numbers say otherwise: rents rose in 37 of the 120 categories CBRE tracks, good space stays scarce, and retail cap rates compressed in Q2. The Bank of Canada held its rate at 2.25% on September 2. What that means for investing in commercial storefronts on the South Shore. Data from CBRE, Altus and the Bank of Canada.
Read the analysis →"How fast will my home sell?" In July, single-family homes sold in an average of 38 days, condos in 55 and plexes in 46, with 19,790 properties for sale across the region (+17% year over year). Why selling times are lengthening, what it means sector by sector on the South Shore, and how to sell inside the window instead of trickling out price drops. Data from QPAREB, Bank of Canada and Ratehub.
Read the analysis →The question that keeps movers up at night: do I sell mine first? With 3,588 properties for sale on the South Shore (+24% year over year) and selling times of 38 days for single-family homes and 55 days for condos, the order between selling and buying is now a real decision. The math, the risk of carrying two homes, and the two tools that make the dilemma disappear.
Read the analysis →Montreal apartment vacancy climbed back to 2.9% in 2025, returning to CMHC's balanced range, while rents paid keep rising and cap rates hold around 4.5%. How to read that turn when you own or are eyeing an income property on the South Shore, with figures from CMHC, CBRE and Altus.
Read the analysis →The market slowed for a fifth straight month in July, but the two segments aren't reacting the same way. Single-family sales fell only 4%, houses sell in 38 days, and the median price rose to $650,000. The condo, meanwhile, shifted. Why the single-family seller keeps the edge this fall, and what it means to sell or buy.
Read the analysis →The Bank of Canada is expected to hold its rate at 2.25% on September 2, a possible seventh hold in a row. So should you really wait for a cut before buying? The real cost of waiting, worked out on a $500,000 mortgage, the fixed, variable and three-year options, and the real lever this fall: choice, not the rate.
Read the analysis →The office market just closed a full year of recovery. Vacancy eased to 18.0% in Q2 2026, Montreal absorbed more than 300,000 sq ft, and top-tier rents hit new highs of $33 to $42 per square foot. Why this turn also reaches owners and tenants in Brossard and across the South Shore.
Read the analysis →The condo has become the softest segment of the market. In July, condo sales fell 17% across Greater Montreal and supply jumped 20%, the strongest rise of any category. On the South Shore, inventory is climbing fast in Candiac, La Prairie, Saint-Hubert and Vieux-Longueuil. Why this is the first-time buyer's window before back-to-school season.
Read the analysis →With 3,588 properties for sale on the South Shore in July (+24% year over year), buyers get room to move back. But the median price holds at $643,000 and the policy rate stays at 2.25%. Here is where negotiation actually exists this fall, where it doesn't, and how to keep your inspection and financing conditions.
Read the analysis →A first turn in three years: Greater Montreal industrial vacancy fell to 5.7% in Q2 2026, the first decline since the post-COVID surge. Meanwhile the average net asking rent slips to $13.94 per square foot and the policy rate holds at 2.25%. A rare window for South Shore business owners and investors.
Read the analysis →The July QPAREB statistics landed on August 6. On the South Shore: 747 sales (-4%), a fourth straight monthly decline, yet a median single-family price of $643,000 (+2%) and active listings up 24%. Condos are easing, plexes jumped 14%. What it means for you before back-to-school season.
Read the analysis →The Q2 2026 reports confirm an uneven recovery. Office vacancy at 18.0%, the lowest since 2023, but the rebound is happening through quality space. Strong industrial absorption of 786,000 sq ft, with rents slipping in tenants' favour. Rental easing a little. What it changes for South Shore owners and investors.
Read the analysis →For the first time in years, Greater Montreal's inventory has topped its ten-year average: 20,735 listings, up 14%. Yet a single-family home still sells in 32 days at a median price of $645,000. What the Q2 2026 numbers change for sellers, buyers and investors heading into fall.
Read the analysis →Close to a million Canadian households are renewing their mortgage this year, most at a higher rate. Owners who locked in at 1.4% in 2021 hit renewal around 4%, roughly a 24% higher payment. With the policy rate held at 2.25%, here's how to approach your renewal, with a concrete Longueuil example.
Read the analysis →CMHC's MLI Select was overhauled on July 14, 2025. One year on: premium discounts up to 30%, 50-year amortization, financing up to 95% of cost, the rental holdback lifted and the door opened to modular construction. What it means for investing in rental property on the South Shore.
Read the analysis →Active listings jumped 17% across Greater Montreal, yet a single-family home still sells in 32 days at a median price of $649,000. Why more supply doesn't mean falling prices, and what June 2026's market changes for sellers, buyers and investors.
Read the analysis →Median price of $650,000, a household income around $116,200, a minimum down payment of $40,000 and a stress test near 6%. The real numbers on buying a home on the South Shore, plus the neighbouring areas where your budget stretches further.
Read the analysis →Inventory is up 14%, median prices are holding ($645,000 for a single-family home in the Montreal region) and the Bank of Canada is keeping its rate at 2.25%. The margin for error on price has shrunk. How to approach a fall sale, and why the preparation starts now.
Read the analysis →Policy rate held at 2.25%, cap rates of 4 to 6% for plexes, duplex and triplex prices in Longueuil, an industrial market tightening to 5.4% vacancy, and a stricter MLI Select with new surcharges. The full picture for an investor, with the three numbers that actually matter.
Read the analysis →While Greater Montreal has been slowing for eleven months, Longueuil is holding firm: houses selling in 32 days, median price up 5.9% in a year, sellers getting 100% of asking. And one piece of news that changes buyers' math: CDPQ Infra has abandoned the REM extension toward Longueuil. The numbers by sector, and what it changes for you.
Read the analysis →A sixth consecutive hold, inflation judged temporary, a housing market that "appears to be stabilizing", and no decision until September 2. A rare window of predictability for South Shore buyers, sellers and investors. The analysis of the July 15 decision, with sources.
Read the analysis →Rates steady at 2.25%, the deepest inventory in ten years, prices holding: why summer 2026 favours buyers on the South Shore, and how to make the most of it.
Read the guide →$2.9 billion invested in Greater Montréal in the first quarter, 65% more than a year ago. Multifamily dominates, industrial is finding its footing again with vacancy on the decline, and Longueuil posts the strongest growth of any submarket: $222 million, nearly five times its 2025 level. The Altus and CBRE numbers, sector by sector.
Read the analysis →While the broader market loosens, single-family homes are still selling in 30 days and the median price is up 3% year over year. From $460,000 in Châteauguay to over a million in Saint-Lambert: the 2026 price ranges by city, the REM effect, and the taxes that change the math.
Read the analysis →With 20,894 properties for sale in Greater Montréal and inventory climbing for eleven straight months, the price you post on day one decides almost everything. Why the first two weeks matter so much, the pricing mistakes that cost dearly, and my three-check method for landing on the right number.
Read the analysis →While the rest of the market loosens, plexes are in a category of their own: median price up 6% year over year, selling in 39 days, supply still thin. With the policy rate holding at 2.25% and CMHC's APH Select program, multifamily remains the strongest segment for investors. The numbers, and where to look for returns.
Read the analysis →Condo inventory is rising faster than anything else on the South Shore, and the pressure on prices is easing. The result: in Brossard, properties sell in an average of 51 days and at 98% of asking price. More choice, more time to negotiate, and the REM steps away. What that changes if you're buying or selling a condo.
Read the analysis →Sales are slowing gently across Greater Montréal, inventory has reached its highest level in ten years on the South Shore, and yet median prices keep climbing. On the commercial side, Longueuil is surging with transaction volume up 394%. What the APCIQ and commercial market numbers mean for you.
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