Quebec real estate transactions down 25 per cent in May

Posted June 7, 2020 5:42 pm.
MONTREAL (CITYNEWS) – All real estate sectors – commercial, industrial, and residential – have suffered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.
Real estate sales plunged 25 per cent in May.
Montreal and Laval were among the areas hardest hit, seeing a 37 per cent drop in real estate transactions compared to May 2019.
Before the pandemic, the months of January and February had been exceptional.
Since real estate agents were able to resume work on May 11, property sales have fallen and the time it takes to sell a property has increased.
However, house and condominium prices continued to climb in Montreal for the month of May.