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Tools to prepare your real estate project

Three online tools designed by the team to prepare a purchase, a sale or a rental in Montreal: get informed, document an address and see the light.

Premier Achat

premierachat.immo

The first-time home buyer guide for Quebec

A free guide for first-time buyers in Quebec, written by Ming Xi Cui, residential real estate broker on our team: the buying steps, the down payment, the FHSA and the HBP, the welcome tax and the costs people often forget.

  • The steps of a first purchase, from preparation to signing
  • Down payment, FHSA and HBP explained
  • Calculators: purchase costs, welcome tax, first-year costs, buy or rent
For
First-time buyers
Languages
French and English
Read the guide

Property files

cartes.equipelefrancois.ca

A private space to document a property and its neighbourhood

Create your client space, specify your area and your project (buying, selling or renting), then prepare documented files on a property and its neighbourhood, which you find again in your space.

  • Sign in with a code sent by email, no password to remember
  • Private files, not visible to other clients
  • Maps and data available for the island of Montreal
For
Buyers, sellers and renters
Languages
French only

Good to know : Creating an account is required. Your contact details, your project and your files are accessible to the team of brokers so they can support you. The tool is in French.

Open my space

Soleil

soleil.equipelefrancois.ca

The sunlight explorer for a property

Search for an address, place a marker on the yard, garden or terrace, then scroll through the hours and seasons to see where sun and shade fall.

  • Simulated 3D shadows, hour by hour
  • Compare seasons, sunrise and sunset, length of day
  • Share link for the view: date, time and marker
For
Buyers and sellers
Languages
French and English

Good to know : An outdoor simulation, for information only (simulation by ShadeMap): trees and recent buildings may be missing, and the tool measures neither indoor light nor the weather.

Explore the sunlight

Want to go further?

These tools help you think your project through. For an analysis of your situation, talk to a broker on our team.

Each tool opens in a new tab, on its own website.