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When you work with YUL 514, you are not just buying a property, you are shaping the next chapter of your life. We start with how you want your days to feel and use that to guide every search, visit, and negotiation. Bridge Hennessey is a calm strategist and advocate, focused on your lifestyle, your limits, and your future, so you end up in a home that genuinely fits you.

Owning in 2026 is no longer about buying the biggest place the bank will approve. A true homeowner mindset treats money as energy, your home as a tool, and your life as the main project, helping Montreal buyers, investors, families and downsizers choose properties that support how they actually want to live.

Montreal’s housing market in 2026 is shaping up to be quietly interesting: not a boom, not a crash, but a slow, calculated re‑awakening. Economists and major brokerages alike see a year where serious buyers come back, prices edge up modestly, and the best neighbourhoods keep seeing solid, selective transactions.​

When you shop for your next home, do not just look at bedrooms and bathrooms. Think about the rooms that truly change how you live every single day. For me, there are three I will never give up again: a real home office where I can welcome people, a closed laundry room that keeps the whole house in order, and a kids’ playroom where all the chaos lives behind a door.

In real estate brokerage, it’s perfectly normal to pay commissions or referral fees, as long as the service truly enriches your transaction. Make sure any fee brings real expertise or added value to your deal. If you’re unsure what you’re paying for, ask your broker to explain. Choosing to pay a fair price for genuine professional support can make all the difference in your homebuying success

Discover Montreal’s top plex investment strategies for 2025. Learn how duplex, triplex, and fourplex properties offer passive income, long-term wealth, and retirement security in the city’s best neighborhoods.

Discover the risks of being house poor in Quebec, 2025 or 2026, mortgage ratios, budgeting, life changes, side hustles, teamwork, relocation, and money-saving strategies for sustainable homeownership. When you can't afford your house anymore, struggle to pay the bills and debt creeps in. Avoid foreclosure in real estate with financial budgeting advice in Montreal, Quebec www.YUL514.com

Learn how one savvy negotiation saved home buyers $59,000, nearly 7% off list price! Discover why pricing often exceeds municipal assessments, get a proven negotiation checklist, and understand the 20-year rule for home maintenance that every buyer must know.

Should Montreal Homeowners Make Extra Mortgage Payments? Hi, I'm Bridge Hennessey, and if you are like me, saving money is on your mind, here's a story to learn how. It felt incredible for Alex and Jamie Rousseau to finally move into their first home in Rosemont, but the reality of being “partners” with a Montreal bank, thanks to their $600,000 mortgage at 4.7% interest, settled in quickly. With a 30-year loan, a major slice of their income would go straight to the lender, u

Ralph Lauren’s Christmas look isn’t just trending for 2025, it's the thing. If you’re like many lifelong fans, it’s personal nostalgia coming full circle. For those who fell in love with the RL vibe back in high school, it’s about more than tartan or designer labels. It’s a feeling: warmth, elegance, comfort, and all those little details that make home feel special year after year.