After learning about everything involved in looking for housing in the province and getting acquainted with your new surroundings, it’s time to start looking for an apartment or a house where you will stay in the long term.
The following tables will give you an idea of how much you should expect to pay for housing.
Average Monthly Rent (apartments)*
(Metropolitan Québec City, May 2010)
| Apartment Type | $ CAN |
|---|
*Excluding heating, electricity, telephone, Internet
and cable television fees. Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
| Studio |
$486 |
| 1 bedroom |
$600 |
| 2 bedrooms |
$684 |
| 3 bedrooms |
$802 |
Average Cost of a Single-Family Home in Québec City in April 2010
Average Sales Price
(Detached, semidetached, and row houses)
| $238,594 |
|---|
|
Source: Canadian Real Estate Association, April 2010 |
In Québec City, most people resort to classified ads in newspapers or online, as well as on bulletin boards in grocery stores, at the university, and so forth to find what they’re looking for. This way of looking is free and may prove to be useful.
However, if you don’t have the time and if you have the means to do so, you can use the services of a realtor or a real estate agent.
Finally, Centre multiethnique de Québec can help you out in your search for housing.
Classified Ads and the Internet
The links below will take you to classified ads in local newspapers and to websites specializing in housing.
Access to these websites is free. The classified ads found there are updated regularly.
Realtors and Real Estate Agents
To obtain a list of realtors and agents working in Québec City, you can visit the Chambre immobilière de Québec website.
Centre multiethnique de Québec
Centre multiethnique de Québec provides welcome services for immigrants. It also helps them get settled in the city and integrated into their new community.
Center contact information:
369, rue de la Couronne, 3e étage
Québec (Québec) G1K 6E9
Phone : 418 687-9771
Fax : 418 687-9063
Email : cmq@webnet.qc.ca
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