Imagine going into a bidding war on a house against your best friend. Well, I was the Realtor caught in the middle. It was a cold, snowy night in Ottawa. I was on my way to show a house that had just come on the market to some really close friends of mine. It looked […]
Second highest July sales on record For those of you who like really hot weather, this has not been the best summer. It has, however, been a good summer – at least so far – for real estate. Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,445 residential properties in July through the Board’s Multiple […]
Ottawa’s housing market continues to be strong and balanced as June’s numbers indicate. It is really a fair market for both Ottawa home buyers and sellers alike. This is indicated in a very reasonable “days on market” (the number of days from listing start until sold date). In Ottawa we have an average days on market that is holding […]
This year was a very active posting season here in Ottawa. I had the opportunity to work with some wonderful military clients relocating to the city. Every HHT is different. Just to give you an idea where my 2014 Ottawa HHT clients have purchased so far: Bridlewood (Kanata) Carlingwood (near Westboro) Morgans Grant (Kanata) Half […]
Spring Buyers have come out of hibernation! Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,792 residential properties in May through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 1,797 in May 2013, a decrease of 0.3 per cent. The five-year average for May is 1,765. April was a bit slow for the Ottawa market […]
Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,420 residential properties in April through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 1,569 in April 2013, a decrease of 9.5 per cent. With a late spring in terms of weather, it isn’t unexpected to see the market have a later upswing than normal. That being […]
The spring home buying and selling season is coming into bloom. Members of the Board sold 1,189 residential properties in March through the MLS® System, an increase of 2.5% over March of 2013. Things are heating up. The average sale price of residential properties, including condominiums, sold in March in the Ottawa area was $358,741, […]
It was a beautiful sunny morning in the capital. I was driving on a quiet Centertown street with a speed limit of 40km/hr. heading to show a house to a great client. As I approached the house I saw my client and waved. I checked the mirrors and went to make a three point turn. […]
The move of DND to the Nortel campus has a green light. The review is over and it has been formally announced that upwards of 9,000 Ottawa Military members will be moving their place of employment to the old Nortel Campus in Bells Corners. The campus will, eventually, be renamed. The first wave (approx. 3,300 […]
