Downtown Montréal or the South Shore: how to choose where to buy

Your lifestyle first

Downtown, Griffintown and the Old Port offer walkable living: restaurants, offices, the Lachine Canal, public transit. The South Shore — Brossard, Saint-Lambert, Longueuil, Boucherville — offers more space, yards and a family-oriented setting.

Start by describing a typical week: where do you work, how do you get around, what do your children need?

Transit changes everything

The REM now connects the South Shore to downtown in minutes from several Brossard stations. For many buyers, living near a station makes the South Shore as convenient as some neighbourhoods on the island.

Try the commute at rush hour before deciding: your daily reality is what matters.

Condo or house: two different realities

In a condo, you share maintenance and decisions with a syndicate of co-owners. Read the minutes and check the contingency fund and condo fees. In a house, you manage everything yourself — but you also control everything.

Either way, include municipal and school taxes in your monthly budget: they vary from one city to another.

Expert guidance on both shores

With offices in Montréal (Griffintown) and Brossard, our brokers know both markets from the inside. They can compare real properties for you, at the same budget, on both sides of the bridge.