McGuigan Pepin Westmount Blog

Real Estate Market Surging, says Globe & Mail

Joan McGuigan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:33:05 -0500

The Globe & Mail provides some hopeful news for Canada's real estate market in a recent Report on Business: Real estate market surging Early signs indicate that Canada's hot real estate market surged again in January. Among the cities to report data, sales rose an average of more than 60 per cent, and prices more than 14 per cent, from a year earlier in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa, BMO Nesbitt Burns said. In Toronto, sales jumped...

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More information on McGuigan Pepin�s �Buyers 101� seminar!

Joan McGuigan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:09:44 -0500

By now, you may have heard that McGuigan Pepin is hosting a free home buyers’ seminar! We are teaming up with mortgage specialist Lesley Wright for a fun, informative evening! This incredibly useful seminar will prepare you to buy your home, whether it be your first home purchase or your fifth. Come meet with McGuigan Pepin’s experienced real estate agents in a relaxed, informal setting, and have all of your home buying and mortgage questions answered. The seminar will...

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Follow up on the 2010 LuxuryRealEstate.com European Conference in Rome, Italy!

Joan McGuigan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:04:22 -0500

What do Brian and Joan Pepin McGuigan have in common with George Clooney? We had the same private chauffeur! On Friday, January 22, Franko—who used to be Mr Clooney’s private driver at his Lake Como residence—picked us up at the train station in Florence for a drive of a lifetime. The 30 hours we spent in and around Florence were the highlights of our Rome Luxury Real Estate Conference. We drove in Franko’s super refurbished...

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Greetings from glorious sunny Roma!

Joan McGuigan — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:20:28 -0500

Buon giorno, greetings from sunny and glorious Rome! Here we are at the Luxury Real Estate Conference, the lone Canadian contingent, networking and socializing with 9 European and Asian countries and five US states, exchanging valuable information and statistics on the state of the real estate market all over the world. Tomorrow and Friday we will be joining one of our confreres in Florence on a private tour of the luxurious (6000 sq ft refurbished castles) Castello di Casole in Tuscany....

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LuxuryRealEstate.com Unveils New Version of Award-Winning Website

Joan McGuigan — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:56:33 -0500

Reposted from luxuryrealestate.com. Article written by Meghan Barry. Tuesday January 12th (Seattle, WA): LuxuryRealEstate.com unveils the new face of its award-winning website - the #1 online portal for global luxury properties and the professionals representing them. The redesigned home page is the first phase of a complete re-launch of LuxuryRealEstate.com. The new website will include a completely revamped property, agent, broker and luxury community search, along with better...

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McGuigan Pepin and Susan Pepler featured in the Westmount Independent.

Joan McGuigan — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:32:36 -0500

McGuigan Pepin and artist Susan Pepler were featured in yesterday's Westmount Independent. Susan Pepler's artwork can be seen at www.susanpepler.com. A number of her pieces are on display at our satellite office, located at 4431 Ste-Catherine Ouest in Westmount. Full text of the article: "It was a busy holiday season for the agents and staff of local real estate broker McGuigan Pepin. In November, they celebrated 15 years as an independent firm. On...

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McGuigan Pepin�s 15 year anniversary

Joan McGuigan — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:35:29 -0500

McGuigan Pepin's 15 year anniversary is a milestone worthy of a memorable gala. The party was a spectacular success, so we were told by all who attended. A big thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate in style. And a special thanks to Marc for making available his stunning Galerie d'Este on Greene Ave., Sylvie Thibodeau, for her outstanding catering services and the well-known Pierre Francois jazz trio, who kept everyone musically entertained all evening. Here are...

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Happy New Year from McGuigan Pepin Realty!

Joan McGuigan — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:16:35 -0500

From all of us at McGuigan Pepin Realty, we wish you every happiness this Holiday Season, and prosperity in the New Year.

McGuigan Pepin Welcomes a New Agent!

Joan McGuigan — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:46:04 -0500

Immobilier McGuigan Pepin Inc. proudly welcomesaffiliated real estate agent, Antony Kovic, to their teamand Westmount offices. Antony is American born,Montreal bred and internationally experienced. AnEngineer by profession, combined with many years ofArchitectural/Interior design & upscale renovation/Construction Management experience. As a seasonedWestmount & Montreal resident, Antony has theknowledge, skill, eye and passion for identifying thebest Real Estate. Ready to help...

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Presse Release ... McGuigans open first storefront

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:52:49 -0500

The Westmount Independent wrote an article about the opening of our new office at4431 Ste Catherine Ouest, Westmount. Westmount real estate firm McGuiganPepin has a new office at 4431 St. CatherineSt. (between Metcalfe and Kensington).The four-agent, five-person firm wasfounded 15 years ago, but this is its firststorefront. Hours are Monday to Friday (9am to 5 pm) and Saturday to Sunday (12noon to 4 pm), but the agents are available“pretty much 24/7,” said...

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