Since Canopy Growth opening shop in the old Smith Falls Hershey Chocolate the town of Smith Falls just outside of Ottawa, Ontario has been seeing good growth in not only cannabis plants but in real estate prices. :-)

With a market value of more than $127 million and many new contracts poised for more growth Canopy Growth / Tweed is becoming a large player in the cannabis game.

The company now employs around 750 employees at their Smith Falls HQ.

Smith Falls normally sees around $100,000 a yea...

When moving to Ottawa buyers often ask about the best neighbourhoods of Ottawa and what Ottawa neighbourhoods to avoid.

The question is hard to answer as each buyer has different priorities and is ultimately looking for different things. Some would argue the neighbourhoods would the lowest crime rates would be the most appealing.  Certainly, a buyer moving to Ottawa with his families could focus on the best and worst neighbourhoods of Ottawa and gauge where he would like to buy.

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In June of 2017 the Salvation Army announced plans to move their Lower Town / ByWarm Market homeless shelter to the Vanier area. A new modern shelter is planned for the land at 333 Montreal Road at the corner of Granville Street. The new shelter will be able to house a larger amount of people with their planned 350 beds.

Many residents and business owners have protested the new shelter and have formed SOS Vanier which have a Twitter account.

How does this Salvation Army shelter proposed develo...

Prefer to walk, bike or take public transit? With the opening of the Ottawa LRT (light rail train) in early 2019 there's more and more talk about living within walking distance to work, friends, families or your favourite hang out spot in Ottawa.

One quick and easy way to get around Ottawa will be through the Ottawa LRT which will, once fully completed in 2023, make 70% of households of Ottawa within 5 km of an LRT station.

You can visit the popular WalkScore.com website and enter your address...

With the Ottawa LRT opening in the coming months, many large Ottawa builders are pushing large residential and commercial projects near many Ottawa LRT Stations. Trinity Developments has a few sites lined up including a 65 storey project at the Bayview LRT Station.

The company is now looking for approval on a large project near the Trillium Line station at Gladstone. They are looking to build 3 towers on Loretta Avenue. The City wants high-density projects along the new LRT line and in close pr...

One of Ottawa's largest builders Claridge Homes has announced the revival of their downtown tower plans next to the Lyon LRT station. Claridge has a piece of land between Albert Street and Queen Street in Downtown Ottawa.

With the Ottawa LRT / O-Train Lines opening early next year Claridge feels this is a great time to start the project. They predict lots of demand for rentals and condo units near the downtown core. The vacancy rate for rentals in Ottawa is quite low and Claridge as well as oth...

When I think of board games my mind goes straight to the Monopoly game. It's a great game that brings real estate and entrepreneurship to board games. 

Scott McLaren who was a recipient of Forty Under 40 awards has partnered up with Urban Logic to create a custom Monopoly board game of Ottawa. Scott and his team are hoping to produce a version that would see popular Ottawa businesses featured on the popular Hasbro game. 

Since producing a custom Monopoly game is quite expensive the promoter is...