INSIGHTS

Discover expert perspectives, market analysis, and property intelligence from YUL514’s real estate consultants. Our Insights section helps Montreal homeowners, brokers, and buyers make smarter property decisions with confidence.

From evolving RBQ regulations and inspection standards to practical home readiness strategies, we break down what truly impacts property value, before and after you buy or sell. Each article is grounded in local market knowledge, home audit expertise, and value-driven.

Montreal Home Buying Coach

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.

Bridge Hennessey

The Homeowner Mindset: How Adults Use Money, Work and Real Estate Without Losing Their Life

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.

Bridge Hennessey

Montreal Real Estate: Economist’s Calm View (With a Front‑Row Seat in the Best Neighbourhoods)

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.

Bridge Hennessey

The 3 Rooms I Refuse To Live Without In My Next Home

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.

Bridge Hennessey

Montreal Homebuyers’ Guide: Realtor Referral Fees and Negotiation Tips

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

Bridge Hennessey

Turning Repairs Into Gold: Negotiations on Inspection Saved Our Buyers $59,000

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.

Bridge Hennessey

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Montreal Home Buying Coach

The Homeowner Mindset: How Adults Use Money, Work and Real Estate Without Losing Their Life

Montreal Real Estate: Economist’s Calm View (With a Front‑Row Seat in the Best Neighbourhoods)

The 3 Rooms I Refuse To Live Without In My Next Home

Montreal Homebuyers’ Guide: Realtor Referral Fees and Negotiation Tips

Turning Repairs Into Gold: Negotiations on Inspection Saved Our Buyers $59,000

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