Montreal Housing Crisis

• Montreal plans to build affordable housing units on old Hippodrome raceway site by 2025

  After years of promises from various governments, construction could soon begin on the site of the old Hippodrome raceway in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2022
  
• Housing advocates calling for action on promises for Blue Bonnets Raceway

  A coalition of community groups is ramping up pressure on the Montreal and Quebec governments, to follow through on a plan for social housing in the former Blue Hippodrome site.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2022
  
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• Montreal moving day cleanup expected to take weeks

  Mattresses, couches, garbage bags — items big and small: city crews are hitting the streets this week in a post-moving day cleanup operation.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2022
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• Montrealers face challenging moving day amid housing crisis

  This year, stress levels are through the roof as people are moving amid a province-wide housing crisis. Housing advocates say skyrocketing rents are now a widespread phenomenon.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2022
• City and housing advocates brace for moving day in Montreal

  As moving day nears in Montreal, the city has a plan. 'For those who still haven't found housing by July 1st, please call 311 ... we will direct you to the right resources,'

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2022
• Calls grow for more money as Montreal and rest of Quebec facing housing crunch

  Montreal's mayor and a provincial opposition party leader are warning that the city's affordable housing shortage is going to get worse if more money isn't made available.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2022
• City of Montreal still housing tenants in hotels 8 months after moving day

  Ensemble Montréal is set to present a motion at a Montreal city council that officials say will help make sure all Montrealers have a place to live come July 1st.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2022
• Montreal, Quebec City home prices soared in June while sales fell: QPAREB

  The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal and Quebec City home prices rose and sales fell as the province began to rebound from the pandemic.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2021
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• The housing crisis in Montreal and how the pandemic keeps compounding things

  A housing crisis characterized by quickly rising rents and a shortage of apartments — and worsened by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic — could leave some renters scrambling.

  Health

  May 15, 2021
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• Quebec premier under fire for off the cuff comments about Montreal rental costs

  A lowball guess at rent costs earned François Legault a label of being 'out of touch' and prompted concern over whether the government truly understand the Montreal housing crisis.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2021