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The median price for a single-family home on the Island of Montreal reached $690,000 in the first few months of 2021, a new report by the Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) shows.

At the same time last year, the median price for a single-family home on the Island was $542,000 — an increase of 27%.

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Unless you’ve been living under a rent-controlled rock, you’ve probably noticed property prices in Montreal are soaring right now — and a new report from the National Bank of Canada has revealed just how high they've gotten.

A representative non-condo home in Montreal cost $464,684 over the first quarter of 2021, according to the bank’s Housing Affordability Monitor, and you need a household income of $94,760 to afford one.

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