Residential property sales in the greater Montreal area are set to climb six per cent this year to a record 54,600 units, according to a forecast released Thursday by the Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers. The group, which represents more than 12,700 brokers and agencies, is also forecasting six-per-cent increases in condominium and single-family home prices for 2020.
Full employment, rising disposable income, low interest rates, positive migratory flows and government incentives for home ownership are all contributing to the expected growth in real-estate demand. Still, an anticipated slowdown in economic growth — combined with labour shortages — could negatively impact job creation and prevent Quebec’s economy from reaching its full potential, the association said.
Housing affordability in Montreal has deteriorated and is now approaching “critical levels,” Hélène Bégin, economist at Mouvement Desjardins, told attendees. The city’s residential market is showing signs of overheating, and “a risk of overvaluation exists, though we’re not there yet,” Brant added. “There’s never been this much money in Montreal,” Groleau said at the event. “Montreal is sexy. People from all over the world want to come and live here.”
Glad to see Montréal economy doing well hope first time home buyers can still afford to have a chance to enter the market we know other big city are not accessible to first time home buyers.
Canada convinced real estate is the only economy it needs