Centris® Residential Sales Statistics - April 2015 - Montréal Area Residential Real Estate Market: Largest Increase in Sales in Almost Three Years

ÎLE-DES-SŒURS, QC, May 6, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - The Greater Montréal Real Estate Board (GMREB) has just released its most recent residential real estate market statistics for the Montréal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), based on the real estate brokers' Centris^® provincial database. In total, 4,680 residential sales were concluded in April 2015, a 12 per cent increase compared to April 2014. This was the most active month of April since 2012 and the largest increase in sales in 35 months. Click here to watch the April 2015 statistics video.

"The real estate market is currently benefiting from historically low financing rates as well as a boost in employment in the Montréal Metropolitan Area," said François Bissonnette, President of the GMREB Board of Directors.

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Variation by geographic area

All of the CMA's main areas registered an increase in sales in April 2015 compared to April 2014:

• The Island of Montréal posted a 19 per cent increase in sales;
• The North Shore, the South Shore, Laval and Vaudreuil-Soulanges registered respective increases of 10, 9, 8 and 2 per cent.

Statistics by property category

• Plexes with 2 to 5 dwellings registered the largest increase in sales (+15 per cent);
• Single-family home sales jumped by 14 per cent;
• Condominium sales rose by 9 per cent.

Prices

All property categories registered an increase in April:

• The median price of single-family homes grew by 2 per cent compared to April of last year to reach $289,000;
• The median price of condominiums and plexes both increased by 3 per cent to reach $231,950 and $441,750, respectively.

Number of properties for sale

Although the upward trend continued, to the tune of 4 per cent in April, this was the smallest increase in the number of active listings in more than four years in the Montréal area.

About the Greater Montréal Real Estate Board

The Greater Montréal Real Estate Board is a non-profit organization with more than 9,300 members: real estate brokers. Its mission is to actively promote and protect its members' professional and business interests in order for them to successfully meet their business objectives.

About Centris^®

Centris.ca is Québec's real estate industry website for consumers, grouping all properties for sale by a real estate broker under the same address. Centris^®, a division of the Greater Montréal Real Estate Board, offers technology resources exclusively to Québec's 12 real estate boards and their 13,000 real estate brokers.

For April 2015 statistics charts, click here.

For year-to-date statistics charts, click here.

SOURCE Greater Montréal Real Estate Board

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For further information: Manon Stébenne, Manager, Communications and Public Relations, Greater Montréal Real Estate Board, Tel.: [phone], ext. 157, [e-mail]; Josée Labrie, Coordinator, Writing and Communications, Communications and Public Relations, Greater Montréal Real Estate Board, Tel.: [phone], ext. 222, [e-mail]