Construction material scarcity driving prices up in Montreal

“You order material and suppliers will say two weeks, but then six, eight, 10 or 12 weeks go by, and this is what we’re seeing in most of our projects,” said Patrice Groleau, owner of McGill Real Estate.

“The average cost of a one-bedroom unit in Toronto was $1,866 a month last November,” said a report from LowestRates.ca. "“This represents a 19% year-over-year decrease."

"“I have noticed more supply coming out on the market in the last week and a half or two weeks, so spring supply is here," said Toronto-based Alex Balikoti, SVP of sales with Balikoti Real Estate Group.