Recent Blog Posts by CENTURY 21 Excel

Property Mogul - A Great New PC Game Created by Century 21

Would you like to put your real estate abilities to the test? Welcome to “Property Mogul,” the latest interactive online game created by Century 21 !   Officially launched to the public on March 1st 2012, Property Mogul allows you to buy and sell properties in the community of “Realopolis,” an imaginary city located on the game’s website at propertymogul.ca.   ...

Kick-Off 2012 : Proud to Represent Century 21 in Montreal!

On February 24, 2012, Century 21 Excel celebrated the event of the year with the Century 21 Kick-Off, a day filled with learning, motivation and the remitting of awards for the best brokers in Canada.   We are so proud that three of our brokers received awards of excellence among all the brokers in Canada: Mike Trotta, Serge Gauthier and Giuseppe Diodati. Congratulations! Photo: Our proud ...

Century 21 Excel Raises $2400.00 for Easter Seals Quebec

September 17 2011 was Century 21 Excel’s « Hot Dog Day », a special fundraiser for Easter Seals Quebec, an organization which, every year, helps some 700 handicapped children to attend a week at Camp Papillon. Situated in the heart of the Lanaudière region of Lake Pierre, Camp Papillon occupies an area of 40 acres. In service for the past 72 years, it represents one ...

Century 21 Excel : Active in the Community

For the sixth consecutive year, Century 21 Excel has had the pleasure of participating in Projet Classes Affaires, an initiative allowing secondary students to obtain 35 hours of experience on the job market in the sector of their choice. Therefore, June 23rd was the day we met with Dana Hishmih, student of D’Anjou High School: a charming, intelligent, interesting and enthusiastic girl – ...

R.D.P. News : A25 Bridge Opens This Week-End!

It’s official – Mr. Daniel Toutant, president and director-general of Concession A25, has announced that the opening to traffic of the new A25 bridge will take place on Saturday, May 21 2011, at 12:30 p.m. An official inauguration, including the notation of the first vehicular crossing, will precede the actual opening to general traffic. On May 21 and 22, citizens will have the opportunity ...

Seven Ways to Prepare Your Home for Spring

From the moment we feel that first warm spring breeze, we are anxious to breathe new life into our environment.  Here are seven easy ways to prepare your home for spring:   Windows   1.  Washing windows is a great way to allow fresh sunshine into your home.  You can easily clean your windows with a do-it-yourself mixture of water and vinegar.  Don’t forget ...

Rivière-des-Prairies : Garbage Collection to Take Place Once A Week

We would like to announce that as of January 1st 2010, garbage collection will be reduced to once a week instead of twice a week in our borough of R.D.P.   Rivière-des-Prairies/Pointe-aux-Trembles will be the first borough to reduce its collection of household waste.  The resolution received a majority of votes at the last municipal council meeting, which took place on November ...

For Sale By Owner

One of my colleagues recently described a conversation she had with a homeowner who wished to sell her house without using the services of a real estate broker.  The property was listed at a price well below the city evaluation.  When our broker pointed out that she would be able to get at least $30,000 more for the sale of her home, the woman responded, “I don’t need a real estate ...

Renovations on Autoroute A25

R.D.P. – Closure of Louis-H.-Lafontaine Blvd.  In the past month, several clients and associates of Century 21 Excel have experienced some difficulties in reaching our office.  The location of our office on Maurice-Duplessis Boulevard has necessitated a detour because of the construction along A25.  In effect, Louis-H.-Lafontaine has been completely closed, since July 9, 2010, ...

So You Think Real Estate Agents Make Too Much Money?

Many people are under the impression that all Real Estate Agents are rich.  Let’s look at this realistically.  While it is true that there are some top performers in the industry, the vast majority of Real Estate agents are barely scratching out a living.  Many are forced to work part-time in another job just so that they can cover their fees.  Many of these agents are discouraged ...

Escalation in House Sales for January 2010

According to the Statistics or the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board, 2,784 transactions were concluded in the Montreal area in January 2010, which represents a growth of 70% compared to January 2009.  Condominiums registered the greatest growth, a whopping 98% higher than in January 2009.  According to Michel Beauséjour, GMREB’s Chief Executive Officer, this growth is mainly ...

Day Care Centers and Schools in RDP

Are you looking to buy a house in our sector of Montreal?  Century 21 Excel has all the information you need concerning day care centers and schools in the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies/Pointe-aux-Trembles in Montreal. Here you can find the coordinates of the 38 day care centers, as well as the 28 pre-schools, elementary schools and high schools which are situated in this area. For ...

Don Lawby Visits Our Office

On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, Century 21 Excel had the honour of welcoming Don Lawby, President of Century 21 Canada, to our office at 7330 Maurice Duplessis in Rivière-des-Prairies (Montreal). Refreshingly down-to-earth and honest, remarkably uplifting, Don Lawby passionately described to our agents his vision for Century 21 and his commitment to offer consumers a user-friendly website ...

A Wonderful Initiative for Students

Century 21 Excel recently had the pleasure of participating in “Projet Classes Affaires,” an initiative which permits secondary school students to obtain 35 hours of training in the work force, in the sector of their choice.  July 24th was the day we welcomed Jane Tam for the first time.  From St-Luc High School, Jane is a charming and intelligent girl, enthusiastic and punctual, ...

Fundraising 2009 to the profit of TEL-JEUNES

  As a broker of Century 21 Excel, on Sunday, August 23rd, 2009, I attended with my family and friends the 2nd fundraising for TEL-JEUNES, founded in 1971. The actress Marina Orsini is the well-known ambassador of this charitable organization, which hires specialists to meet the increasingly growing needs of our youth and their families. Again this year, a giant BBQ was held at the “Centre ...

REAL ESTATE MARKET LOOKING BRIGHTER !

According to statistics from the Real Estate Board of Greater Montreal for the month of July 2009, Quebec's economy seems to be picking up very well. Indeed, it was announced that, even for a normally quiet month like July, property transactions showed an increase of 19% compared to July 2008. In addition, the price of single family homes has revealed a 7% increase; the plexes have also increased ...

Best agent 2008

Century 21 Excel is proud to announce our top agent for the year ending 2008, Serge Gauthier.  Serge has over thirty years of sales experience; his specialty is the sale of revenue properties, both residential and commercial.  He often says that the only way to succeed in the real estate field is to always be positive and never allow oneself to be discouraged.  In truth, Serge is always ...

Manor Homes: A Major Trend in St. Leonard

In the November 12th edition of l'Informateur (Rivière-des-Prairies' local newspaper), the first page of their Montreal Express insert had an interesting article entitled, "Ces manoirs qui changent le visage des quartiers" (these manors which change the face of our communities).  The author deplores the idea that homeowners on Lacordaire Boulevard between Jarry and Des Grandes Prairies are tearing ...