Diary of Old Quebec Immigrants: Teaching new immigrants how to choose a comfortable place in Montreal.

In Montreal, Canada's second largest city, the average house price is only13 of Vancouver's, and almost half of Toronto's, less than 340 thousand Canadian dollars, lower than Calgary and Edmonton. Montreal is one of the most important economic centers in Canada, with developed industries such as aviation, finance, design and film industry. Montreal is considered to be one of the most livable cities in the world, recognized as a design city by UNESCO, and the second United Nations city in North America besides new york. Montreal is also the best place to study in the world, ranking first in Canada as a world-class study city.

Compared with Vancouver and Toronto, Montreal's location advantage is not proportional to its house price. In addition, the direct flight from Beijing to Montreal was opened last year, and the direct flight from Shanghai to Montreal will be opened soon this year. Montreal will surely become an important investment area for many China buyers. At present, the real estate market in Mengcheng is in a strong rising stage, and there is a lot of room for rising house prices. Many overseas buyers have already seen this.

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The opportunity to buy a house

Buying real estate is not going to a small food market to buy food. The premise of buying a house is based on the strategic consideration of long-term residence or investment. Once you think that you will live in Montreal for at least three to five years or even longer, you should seriously consider the plan to buy a house.

Some are still in China, and when the maple leaf card is about to be obtained, they began to consider buying a house. Others will land in Canada and start to consider it after their work and life are stable.

Either way, we must understand that if the delay is too long, it is not cost-effective to rent hundreds of thousands of dollars a month. In the case of rising rents year after year, it is better to help others repay their loans than to help themselves. Second, the overall trend of housing prices is still rising. If you buy it late, you may get more hard-won after-tax salary.

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How to choose homestead

There is a famous saying in real estate, that is, location, location or location. The same house, in different lots, the price difference is too much. For example, a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Westmont may cost 80- 1 10,000 yuan to complete, while it may cost about 400,000 yuan in West Island, which is a big gap. On the other hand, if you have a budget of 350,000 yuan, you may only be able to buy a small and old property in NDG and a newly-built medium-sized house in West Island or South Bank.

The formation of the price of each lot is not a matter of one or two days, but is driven by the relationship between supply and demand for many years. There is a reason for this, but most new immigrants may not know it. If you want a good location and a good school district, you have to give up. Generally speaking, you should consider the following three points.

(1) Your child's educational needs.

For families with children or about to have children, education is the most important. When Meng Mu moved three times, it was nothing more than to give the children a good growth environment. In Montreal, a good location and a good school district are equated. Therefore, although it is not necessary to buy a top-level area in the end, if you have children, among all the factors, buying a good school district is the most important.

Primary schools in Montreal are divided into residential areas, and only children in this area can attend. Of course, there are also a few schools that enroll students across regions, such as international primary schools. Buying a house in a good school district means that children can go to a better school. In addition, in schools with good school districts, parents have more money and donate more to schools, so schools have more money to invest in hardware and recruit good teachers. In addition, parents of students in good school districts are willing to spend money on their children, both local parents and parents in China. In this way, students in good areas generally have higher quality, which means that your children will have better classmates and more children will come and go on weekends.

If your child is old enough to go to middle school, then you should also study the middle school rankings over the years. The ranking list published by Fraser College is the most authoritative and almost the only ranking list. On this basis, you will know which schools you want your children to attend in the future and the positioning of those schools. After all, it has been six years since middle school, and children go to and from school by themselves every day. The length of the journey, the convenience of riding and the safety on the road are all very important.

The environment of the community has a great influence on the growth of children. In a good community, children can participate in many activities. Therefore, if you have children or are going to have children, you'd better choose a good school district. After all, buying a house is a long-term investment, and it takes too much time and energy to change it. It is best to choose it at one time before buying it.

(2) their own transportation needs

On the basis of considering the school district, we should also consider the distance from the workplace. It is more practical to choose a house near the workplace. Sufficient time every day will give you an hour or two more rest time than others, and the quality of life will be greatly improved. If the other spouse in the family is also at work and has children, it needs a lot of driving time to pick up and drop off, and buying near the work company is an important consideration. Although the job will change, it will be more convenient at least in the next few years, and the change of the job is unpredictable.

In the current situation of high oil prices, convenient transportation and long distance will save a lot of gasoline costs. Two years ago, a sudden snowstorm made a parent who picked up his children not arrive at school until 7: 30, an hour and a half later than the deadline of 6: 00. As a result, the school fined him 100 yuan at the rate of one yuan per minute. Therefore, this unique weather and road conditions make lots a multiplier of housing prices, which is also one of the important reasons why some communities near the urban area are much more expensive than those far away.

(3) The objective importance and appreciation potential of the lot.

In addition to the above considerations related to their own needs, the quality of the lot itself is also an important factor to consider, not only the neighbors, safety and environment when living, but also whether it will be sought after and appreciated in the future. Here, I suggest that if you can afford it, buy a good house in this lot, even if it is a poor house in this lot. The contribution of a mature and high-quality community to the quality of family life cannot be bought with money.