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...

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...

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...