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Montreal is now attracting more interest than Vancouver on China’s most popular international property website, Juwai.com.

So far this year, there have been more searches for Montreal on the site than for any other Canadian city except Toronto, according to a report released by Juwai.com.

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It’s a change that appears to have taken place in recent months — in 2016, Montreal ranked third, after Vancouver, among Canadian cities searched for on the site.

That increase in searches comes as the number of Chinese buyers in Montreal is growing.

“We’re feeling it for sure,” said Angela Langtry, a real-estate broker at Century 21 Immo-Plus.

She believes that taxes on foreign buyers in Vancouver and Toronto are behind the growth, she said.

It’s not just people from China, Langtry said. She’s also seeing a large number of buyers coming from the United States.

“We’re feeling a surge in foreign buyers,” Langtry said. “All eyes are on Montreal. People are hearing about the affordability of it.”