Blog

OTTAWA MARKET UPDATE: JANUARY 2020

OTTAWA MARKET UPDATE JANUARY 2020 We have talked quite a bit about inventory in the past few months or the lack thereof. Right now this is the Ottawa real estate market’s biggest challenge. There were only 1082 properties that came for sale in January 2020. That is about 50% less than the average. Then you […]

ANNUAL REAL ESTATE REPORT: OTTAWA 2020

OTTAWA REAL ESTATE REPORT RECAP OF 2019 It was an incredible year of growth and price appreciation in the Ottawa real estate market. Prices were up in all categories. Year-end figures show the average freehold property sale price was $486,590 in 2019. This represents an 8.9% increase over the previous year. In the condo market […]

OTTAWA MARKET UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2019

OTTAWA MARKET UPDATE NOVEMBER 2019 Another year is almost in the books! This one has flown by. This year has been the most active housing market I have experienced. The numbers bear that out. In November new listings were being absorbed by buyers at a record-setting pace. Here is what our board president had to […]

OTTAWA MARKET UPDATE: OCTOBER 2019

OTTAWA MARKET UPDATE OCTOBER 2019 It is a winter wonderland out there already. What the heck is going on! A snow day on Nov 12th is madness!! Some people may be wondering if the cold weather will put a chill in this hot real estate market. I am not sure that will be the case. […]

WHAT IS A BULLY OFFER?

What is a bully offer? Every day I look through the hot sheet from the Ottawa Real Estate board. It is a list of all new properties to the market. One thing that almost every one of them has in common is that they were holding offers. This means the seller is waiting till a […]

OTTAWA MARKET UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 2019

OTTAWA MARKET UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2019 The fall market is feeling a bit like the Spring market this year. There is the same sense of urgency with buyers and sellers are getting premium prices for their homes. Our team just had a house go up for sale last week and we priced at the higher end […]

WE’RE HIRING!

FULL-TIME LICENSED SALES PARTNER ABOUT US We’re a team of 3 producing big results Our vision is to be the team of choice for hundreds of families in Ottawa every year Our philosophy is to have a small team of higher producing agents in a fun and collaborative work environment. We are not looking for […]

OTTAWA MARKET UPDATE: AUGUST 2019

OTTAWA MARKET UPDATE AUGUST 2019 Summer is over and the fall real estate market is getting back into full swing. I have noticed already just a few days into September that activity is picking up with buyers and sellers. The fall is typically a very busy time to buy and sell in Ottawa. This year […]

ARE WINDOWS REQUIRED IN A BASEMENT BEDROOM?

ARE WINDOWS REQUIRED IN A BASEMENT BEDROOM? Ottawa is a great place to purchase investment properties. Our vacancy rates are low. As real estate prices in Ottawa continue to increase, some buyers are looking at ways to supplement their mortgage payments. Owner-occupied main levels, with tenants renting out the basement, is a common cost-efficient approach […]

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SQUARE FOOTAGE VS LIVING SPACE

  As part of a full-service real estate team, each week I preview and show several properties to various buyers, and host open houses for our seller clients whenever possible. The 2 most common questions I hear day-to-day are: 1) Why are the current owners selling? 2) What is the square footage of the house? […]