Ottawa is still a hot market and homes continue to sell at a rapid paste in many sought after neighbourhoods. The average days on the market for homes sold with the Ottawa Real Estate Board since the beginning of 2018 is 39 days for residential properties and 51 days on market for condos. This is a decrease of 14% for residential properties and a 24% decline for condos.

Lack of supply seems to be on of the driving force in this active Ottawa real estate market. When compared to 2015 and 2016,...

The neighbourhood of Vanier located east of Downtown Ottawa has been seeing lots of new construction projects include many different types. From infills of single family homes to semi-detached properties all the way to planned condominium developments to retirement homes. Vanier has been seeing lots of movement when it comes to real estate. Here are some real estate projects currently underway in the Vanier neighbourhood at the beginning of December 2018.

67-71 Marquette Avenue

Builders are no...

How will you find the top real estate agents in Ottawa to work for you and your family? Getting the "top real estate agent" in Ottawa could be quite a few things. Buyers or sellers must establish what is important to them during the home buying or selling process.

If numbers are the most important thing and you want a top real estate agent in Ottawa based on sales volume to note that many large real estate teams will credit their team lead or team leader for sales made by buyer agents working...

Last summer I wrote about the Salvation Army shelter project to see if it was affecting the property values in a 600-meter radius of the proposed Salvation Army shelter site at 333 Montreal Road.

What I had found is that announcement of the Salvation Army shelter for the 333 Montreal Road site did not affect the value of neighbouring properties or the number of properties that were sold in the vicinity of the proposed shelter.

It's time for us to revisit this question by comparing the number o...

Now that the Cannabis Act has passed many Ottawa landlords and tenants alike are wondering if they are allowed to smoke cannabis or grow cannabis plants in their Ottawa rental units.

Since October 17th Canadians can now legally smoke cannabis in the privacy of their homes. Tenants who live in an Ottawa's multi-family property wich many units may have more rules to follow.

If your rental unit is located in a condominium complex there could be bylaws preventing residents from smoking marijuana...

Whether your child is going to elementary school, middle school or high school in Ottawa you may want to look up what Schools located Downtown Ottawa service the home or condo you are looking to purchase.

There are a few options for French schools downtown Ottawa. One can choose from Public, Catholic or other private school options. Located East of Ottawa the area of Vanier has Trille des Bois & Mauril-Bélanger (French Public), the neighbourhood of Sandy Hill is home to Francojeunesse (French P...

Regional Group, an Ottawa based developer has bought the properties located along Montreal Road in Ottawa's Vanier neighbourhood located just East of Downtown Ottawa.

Regional Group is banking on the revitalization of the neighbourhood of Vanier in the coming years which in their opinion will make Vanier an attractive area to live and work.

In November we have seen some movement on the demolition of the two current buildings found at 234 and 240 Montreal Rd. Regional Group now owns many buildi...