I would keep it provisional. A Montreal-wide figure can hide very different neighbourhood patterns, and the -0.5% is hard to interpret until we know whether the same listings were tracked over time. It would help to separate active listings, terminated or relisted properties, and completed...
The Montreal duplex only makes sense to me if it produces an acceptable cash return without assuming prices will rise. Its current yield is modest beside properties in cheaper markets, although the local employment and transport picture appears stronger and the alternatives may be harder to...
I’d be cautious about comparing headline numbers between Calgary and another city before matching the property type and time period. A studio condo can tell a very different story from the wider property market, and advertised prices are not a substitute for completed transactions.
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