Mercier-Est · Tétreaultville
Written for east-end Montreal owners who are changing homes.
Philippe Laroche is a residential real estate broker with RE/MAX Cité who lives and works in Montreal's east end. He guides owners of houses, condos and small plexes in Tétreaultville and across Mercier-Est, whether they are sizing up or sizing down.
Best broker isn't a label. It's the one who knows your street, your type of building and the reason behind your move. Ask your questions first, then judge.
Four things worth checking before you hand over the sale — or the purchase — of a property in Montreal's east end.
Tétreaultville mixes post-war bungalows, cottages, duplexes and newer condos, sometimes on the same street. A broker who works the east end every week knows what separates a plex buyer from a family looking for a backyard.
An asking price should rest on comparable sales in the sector, not on a hunch. Ask to see the comparables one by one, and the plan if the market stays quiet.
Showings often come together at the last minute, on a weeknight or over the weekend. Ask who will be at the door: the broker you met, or a stand-in.
In Quebec, a real estate broker is governed by the OACIQ and works under a brokerage contract, exclusive or not. Ask to have the term, the clauses and the agreed remuneration explained before you sign anything.
Before signing anything, you can look up a real estate broker's licence in the OACIQ register. It is public and free to consult.
Tétreaultville sits in the eastern part of Mercier-Est, inside the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough. It stretches between Rue Sherbrooke Est and Rue Hochelaga, with Montréal-Est right next door.
The housing stock mixes single-family homes, condos and small plexes. Each type sells differently: a duplex buyer does not read a listing the way a family looking for a fenced yard does.
Philippe Laroche lives in Montreal’s east end and works it year-round. The projects he handles here rhyme: moving up as the family grows, downsizing once the kids leave, selling the plex held for years.
Two paths, the same markers. You always know which step we're on and what comes next.
We walk through the property, look at comparable sales in the sector and talk honestly about your timeline.
We sign the brokerage contract, complete the seller's declarations, then get the property ready for photos.
Photos, exposure, guided showings. I'm there in person with buyers, not just on the phone.
We review every offer, negotiate, then follow the conditions through: financing, inspection, documents.
The notary verifies title and prepares the deed. I stay available right up to the handover of keys.
We start from your borrowing capacity, confirmed with your financial institution or a mortgage broker.
Type of building, streets, budget: we pin it all down, then only visit what actually holds up.
We build a defensible offer from local comparables and the conditions that protect you.
Inspection, condo association documents when they apply, financing confirmed. If something shows up, we adjust.
Final walk-through, reading of the deed, tax adjustments, then the keys are yours.
Timelines vary with the market, the condition of the property and the financing. I give you a realistic schedule at our first meeting and correct it along the way if things shift.
Before you sign anything, you deserve to know who pays what. Here are the line items that come up in a Montreal residential transaction.
It is set out in the brokerage contract and agreed with the seller before the property goes to market. We discuss it openly at the first meeting.
The welcome tax is paid by the buyer, after closing, when the city sends its invoice. The calculator here gives you an order of magnitude.
The buyer chooses the notary and pays for the deed of sale and the hypothec deed. Ask for a written estimate before retaining them.
The pre-purchase inspection is the buyer’s cost. On a plex or an older east-end house, extra checks are sometimes worth it.
Municipal and school taxes, fuel, condo fees: the notary splits everything as of the closing date. Add moving and hooking up services.
Exact amounts vary from one file to the next. Have them confirmed by your notary and your financial institution before you commit.
Enter a price, a rate and a term to see what the payment would look like. Your lender remains the official source.
A preview of the transfer duties to budget for after the purchase. The city issues the official bill.
These calculators are for planning, not for committing. For a figure-by-figure picture of your Tétreaultville project, write to me and we will build it together.
Mercier-Est, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Anjou, Montréal-Est: the properties Philippe Laroche represents near Tétreaultville.
$374,900
$589,900
$724,900
$364,900
Listings in the east end move fast. Write to me about the ones not yet online.
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Sellers and buyers from Montreal’s east end. These are their words, not mine.
Nous avons un délais serré pour la vente de notre maison et Philippe à réussi haut la main ainsi que le prix qu’on voulais tout en répondant toujours à nos questions dans un délais rapide et professionnel! Merci encore Philippe de ton beau travail
Quand j'ai rencontré Philippe, j'avais fait affaire avec 2 autres agents. Mon condo était longtemps resté sur le marché. Avec Philippe, nous avons établi une stratégie. Son professionalisme, son sens de la communication, sa présence ou assistance, et sa diligence ont facilité la vente du condo dans les délais définis dans notre agréément. Tout au long du processus de vente, Philippe était présent. Il répondait aux questions, facilitait les correspondences avec l'acheteuse. Il n'a pas hésité à m'accompagner dans la recherche de mon prochain logement. Je referrai affaire avec Philippe sans réserve.
Philippe pense vraiment aux besoins de ses clients et ça se sent! Il connaît son domaine sur le bout des doigts et prend le temps de bien expliquer chaque étape. Grâce à lui, tout s’est passé super bien et sans stress. Je suis vraiment satisfait de ses services et je le recommande à 100 % !
Nous sommes très satisfaits de notre expérience avec Monsieur Philippe Laroche. Il est toujours très disponible et assiste aux visites en personne. Son approche est professionnelle et courtoise. Il agit avec éthique et respect. Nous le recommandons sans hésiter. Merci, Monsieur Laroche !
Très satisfaite des services de Philippe. Un courtier professionnel et de confiance qui est à l'écoute de son client. Offre un bel accompagnement tout au long du processus d'achat. Je recommande fortement!
Merci! Nous avons eu une expérience inoubliable avec toi Philippe dans la vente de notre maison. Ton professionnalisme, ton écoute et ta disponibilité en tout temps sont des atouts importants. Ta présence est sécurisante dans le processus de la vente et le stress en fût diminué. Je te remercie pour tout Je le recommande fortement
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Philippe Laroche is a residential real estate broker with RE/MAX Cité. He lives in Montreal's east end and works there every day: single-family homes, condos and small plexes.
Tétreaultville is part of his regular territory: he knows the streets, the building types and the kind of buyers who look there.
A neighbourhood isn't only read in numbers. Living in the east end means seeing what sells, what lingers and what makes a buyer hesitate, street by street.
That shows up as sharper pricing, better-targeted showings and less time wasted on both sides.
The fee is negotiated and written into the brokerage contract before anything goes on the market. On a residential sale, it is generally the seller who covers it, as set out in that contract.
I walk through it line by line at our meeting, including what it covers. Nothing gets signed until it's clear to you.
It depends on the property type, its condition, the asking price and where the market sits when you list. A well-prepared condo doesn't move at the same pace as a tenanted duplex.
Instead of promising a timeline up front, I give you an honest read of today's market for your address, and we adjust as we go.
It's the number one question for families moving within the area. The answer depends on your financial room, your tolerance for risk and the conditions we can write into the offer.
We talk it through before anything moves, and your lender confirms the scenario.
In Quebec, real estate brokers and agencies are governed by the OACIQ. The forms used — including the brokerage contract and the seller's declaration — are part of that framework.
You can check any broker's licence in the OACIQ register before signing anything.
These answers are general. For your specific situation — amounts, taxes, conditions — confirm with your notary, your lender and the current official sources.
No call centre, no voicemail loop. You write, we talk, and we look at your Tétreaultville project together before deciding anything.
A few lines are enough: the address or the sector, and what you want to do. I get back to you personally.
Your details are used only to answer your request. No obligation: a conversation is not a brokerage contract.
