Selling a home during the winter months?
While it is true that spring is often the season when home sales move most briskly, winter can be a great time of year to make your home stand out. With less competition on the market, you can use the beauty of the season to the play up your home’s cozy charm for potential buyers. […]
Your Home and Winter Travels
January is often a time to make travel plans. In fact, the winter months are quite possibly the most traveled; holiday visits to family members aside, some of us just simply need to get away and enjoy a little warmth in the sunny south. So if all the shoveling, ice scraping and bundling has got […]
2016 proves to be a record-breaking year for Ottawa resales
Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 715 residential properties in December through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® System, compared with 703 in December 2015, an increase of 1.7 percent. The five-year average for December sales in 656. The total number of residential and condo units sold through the Board’s MLS® System throughout all […]
Safe Snow & Ice Removal
Keeping driveways and walkways clear is essential for winter safety, but did you know that thousands of people end up in the emergency room every year due to injuries acquired while shoveling? Muscle strains, falls, and even heart attacks are not uncommon when people approach winter yard work without taking the proper safety measures. If […]
Inventory levels trending downwards in November
Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 995 residential properties in November through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® System, compared with 986 in November 2015, an increase of 0.9 per cent. The five-year average for November sales is 939. The condo market appears to be on the rise now, a welcome change compared to […]
Second Thoughts on Open Floor Plans
In previous eras, an impressive home was one with many rooms, each intended for a separate family activity. But in the past fifty years, builders have realized that, by designing connected spaces with fewer interior walls, they can fit more usable living space into the same square footage. Open floor plans are popular with many […]
5 Ways to Make a New House Feel Like Home
Moving into a new house is an exciting occasion and the chance for a new beginning. At the same time, a new house may not instantly feel like home. It takes time to settle into your new surroundings and make a place your own. Here are five of our favourite tips to speed up the […]
Condo sales lead the way
Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,214 residential properties in October through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® System, compared with 1,159 in October 2015, an increase of 4.7 per cent. The five-year average for October sales is 1,130. While residential sales are identical to that of October 2015, condominium sales have soared – […]
How to Navigate Real Estate when Blending Families
When things are going well in a relationship, the desire to cohabitate is nearly inevitable. However, when you each have kids from previous relationships, and separate homes and finances, it’s easy to get cold feet. With blended families representing one out of every eight two-parent families in Canada, clearly love finds ways! Read on for […]
Little House on the Property: Ottawa’s Coach House Proposal
Are tiny houses about to start popping up in Ottawa backyards? If proposed new zoning bylaws gain solid footing, it will soon be legal to build and rent small separate dwellings, referred to as ‘coach houses’, under certain conditions. These units may offer solutions to many dilemmas facing homeowners and buyers, such as the need […]