After two weeks of hearing from assorted witnesses that he was a lying snake, the jury finally heard from the lying snake himself: Sam Altman. At the end of the testimony, his lawyer William Savitt asked him how it felt to be accused of stealing a charity.
“We created, through a ton of hard work, this extremely large charity, and I agree you can’t steal it,” Altman said. “Mr. Musk did try to kill it, I guess. Twice.”
Altman was fully in “nice kid from St. Louis” mode, and did a passable impression of a man who was bewildered at what was happening to him. When he stepped down from the stand holding a stack of evidence binders, he even look …
<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/victorian-style-apartments-buildings-exterior-on-montreal-district-in-downtown-montreal.jpg?id=56627438&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=132%2C0%2C132%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Looking to <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/montreal-rent" target="_blank">rent an apartment in Montreal</a>? You better pick your neighbourhood wisely.</p><p><a href="https://liv.rent/blog/rent-reports/february-2025-montreal-rent-report/" target="_blank">Liv.rent's monthly Montreal Rent Report for February 2025</a><a href="https://liv.rent/blog/rent-reports/february-2025-montreal-rent-report/"> for February 2025</a> just dropped, unveiling a striking spread of rental prices across 10 of the city’s hippest neighborhoods. </p><p>City-wide, one-bedroom unfurnished apartments average $1,746 (up 0.61%), while furnished units dip to $1,714 (down 0.46%). Yet, the gap is stark: a whopping $511/month separates the priciest and cheapest Montreal areas on the list. We're still paying a lot less than Toronto or Vancouver, but location can make or break your budget. </p><p><span style="background-color: initial;">Liv.rent's reports draw from their listings and manual data collection — covering basement suites, apartments, condos, townhouses, and houses across various areas.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: initial;"></span><span style="background-color: initial;">Here's a clear breakdown of unfurnished and furnished rents for 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units in 10 key Montreal neighbourhoods, ranked from most to least expensive based on unfurnished unit prices:</span></p><ol><li><strong>Verdun</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($2,033, ↑), 2-br ($2,640, steady), 3-br ($2,691, ↑) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($2,007, ↑), 2-br ($2,886, ↑), 3-br (no data)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Westmount</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,830, ↓), 2-br ($2,694, ↑), 3-br ($3,553, ↓) </li><li>Furnished: No data</li></ul></li><li><strong>Downtown</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,954, ↑), 2-br ($2,729, ↓), 3-br ($3,126, ↑) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($2,065, ↑), 2-br ($2,878, ↑), 3-br ($3,402, ↑)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Le Plateau-Mont-Royal</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,901, ↑), 2-br ($2,438, ↑), 3-br ($2,944, ↑) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($1,702, ↓), 2-br ($2,479, ↑), 3-br ($2,959, ↓)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Saint-Henri</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,700, ↓), 2-br ($2,026, ↓), 3-br (no data) </li><li>Furnished: No data</li></ul></li><li><strong>Saint-Laurent</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,681, ↑), 2-br ($2,158, ↓), 3-br ($2,809, ↓) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($1,702, ↑), 2-br ($2,112, ↑), 3-br (no data)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Ahuntsic-Cartierville</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,658, ↑), 2-br ($1,811, ↑), 3-br ($2,275, ↓) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($1,573, ↓), 2-br ($1,973, ↑), 3-br ($2,557, ↑)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Notre-Dame-de-Grâce/Côte-des-Neiges</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,623, ↓), 2-br ($2,262, ↑), 3-br ($2,840, ↑) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($1,507, ↓), 2-br ($2,174, ↑), 3-br ($2,355, ↓)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Hochelaga-Maisonneuve</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,554, ↓), 2-br ($1,950, steady), 3-br ($2,175, ↓) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($1,592, ↓), 2-br ($2,004, ↑), 3-br ($2,194, ↑)</li></ul></li><li><strong>Villeray-Parc-Extension</strong>: <ul><li>Unfurnished: 1-br ($1,522, ↓), 2-br ($2,058, steady), 3-br ($2,386, ↑) </li><li>Furnished: 1-br ($1,568, ↓), 2-br ($2,178, ↓), 3-br (no data)</li></ul></li></ol><div>While some of these prices may be hard to swallow, the news isn't all bad. According to liv.rent, rental prices for unfurnished one-bedrooms have barely budged over the past six months, with just a $34 change between September 2024 and February 2025. You can check our their entire report <a href="https://liv.rent/blog/rent-reports/february-2025-montreal-rent-report/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div>Looking for something on the cheap side? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-cheap-apartments-rent" target="_blank">recent article exploring places you can rent for less than $1,000</a> across the city.</div><div><br/></div><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em><div><br/></div><em>AI tools may have been used to support the creation or distribution of this content; however, it has been carefully edited and fact-checked by a member of MTL Blog's Editorial team. For more information on our use of AI, please visit our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/editorial-standards" target="_blank">Editorial Standards page</a>.</em><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>
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