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Provided by AGPL’ÎLE-DES-SŒURS, Quebec, Sept. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its residential real estate market statistics for the month of August 2025. The most recent market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) are based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database.
In August, 3,330 residential sales were recorded in the Montreal CMA, a 12 per cent increase compared to the same month in 2024.
“Montreal’s exceptionally dynamic residential real estate market continues to be driven by a number of factors that have consistently stimulated demand since the end of last year. These include lower interest rates and the possibility of extending the amortization period to 30 years under certain conditions. However, let’s be clear: first-time homebuyers are not necessarily benefiting from this, as price increases have ranged between 6 per cent and 9 per cent since the beginning of the year, with single-family homes leading the way,” notes Charles Brant, QPAREB Market Analysis Director.
“Repeat buyers who can leverage their real estate assets are at the forefront. Consequently, Montreal’s central neighbourhoods, which are the most expensive, continue to post the strongest growth in sales, as do other affluent neighbourhoods in more peripheral areas,” adds Mr. Brant. “This dynamic is, for now, defying the uncertainties weighing on the economic outlook for the country and province. The decline in economic activity in the second quarter of 2025 has already been confirmed nationally by Statistics Canada. Quebec's real GDP has also been on a downward trend since April, according to data from the Institut de la statistique du Québec. A study on the subject will soon be published by our analysis department.”

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Detailed and Cumulative Monthly Statistics for the Province and Regions.
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About the Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers
The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) is a non-profit association that brings together more than 15,000 real estate brokers and agencies. It is responsible for promoting and defending their interests while taking into account the issues facing the profession and the various professional and regional realities of its members. The QPAREB is also a major player in many real estate dossiers, including the implementation of measures that promote homeownership. The Association reports on Quebec’s residential real estate market statistics, provides training, tools and services relating to real estate, and facilitates the collection, dissemination and exchange of information. The QPAREB has its head office in Quebec City, administrative offices in Montreal and regional offices in Saguenay and Rouyn-Noranda. It has two subsidiaries: Société Centris inc. and the Collège de l’immobilier du Québec. Follow its activities at qpareb.ca or via its social media pages: Facebook, LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.
For more information:
Ariane Boulé
Morin Relations Publiques
media@qpareb.ca
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