Rejuvenate yourself each day relaxing on the deck overlooking the lake and enjoying the sunset! 

Located just 12 miles south of Parliament Hill, in the exclusive enclave of Sunset Lakes, you'll feel pampered year round whether you're simply enjoying your own private space on the lake or partaking of the many resort facilities included like tennis, salt water pool, nature trails etc.

Wonderful 4 bedroom 2-storey family home in Russell.  This spacious well-designed home is a perfect place for the whole family to come home to. 

Main floor boasts a huge kitchen open to the warm and comfortable family room with wood stove.  Formal dining and living room lends itself well to entertaining.  4 large bedrooms await upstairs, the master features it's own ensuite with new stand-up shower.  Downstairs already drywalled is another bedroom and recreation room in case you need some extra space. 

Enjoy the summers in the comfort of your own screened in gazebo on the huge 24 foot deck.  Large landscaped lot with beautiful perrenial gardens, fish ponds still leaves lots of room for fun activities such croquet or badminton. Everyone will want to be at your place!

You'll feel right at home in this very well-maintained all brick 3 bedroom bungalow in the wonderful mature neighbourhood of Cardinal Heights.  Backyard lovers will enjoy viewing their large and private backyard haven from the 3 season Solarium, the 24' deck and the gazebo.  Perennial gardens provide an ever changing scene. Beautiful new hardwood floors were installed in 2006.  Create fabulous meals in your large kitchen with recently installed oak cupboard doors.  The large kitchen boasts either an eat-in area or use it as the current owner does - as a den.  You'll probably want to spend all your summer out in the solarium, enjoying sunshine breakfasts and evening barbeques.  Truly a lifestyle. 

Ottawa, June 3, 2009

Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,969 residential properties in May through the Board's Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 1,896 in May 2008, an increase of 3.9 per cent. That number also represents a 19 per cent increase over the 1,594 sales recorded in April 2009. Of those sales, 348 were in the condominium property class, while 1,621 were in the residential property class. The condominium property class includes any property, regardless of style (i.e. detached, semi-detached, apartment, etc.) which is registered as a condominium, as well as properties which are co-operatives, life leases and timeshares. The residential property class includes all other residential properties.

The elegance of the past brought forward! This great home in coveted Civic Hospital area has been very well maintained and thoughtfully updated. It retains the architectural uniqueness of the era while incorporating all the modern comforts one has come to expect of today. 

Unique Investment Opportunity in Ottawa - This beautifully renovated Duplex returns positive cashflow with as little as 10% down.  Or perhaps live in one half and rent the other. Only $364,900!  - SOLD

The 2009 Canada's Best Places to Live study by MoneySense magazine has chosen Ottawa as second only to Victoria out of 154 Communities across Canada. 

Ratings are calculated based on a number of features, including weather, housing affordability, incomes, conveniences, safety, transit facilities or walkability, percentage of people working in the arts.  No matter which way you cut it Ottawa came out consistently in the top 10.  Overall it was #2.

What they don't mention is that Ottawa's also a very good place to invest in Real Estate. Even in the current economic woes facing most of the country, Ottawa real estate values are holding their own with prices even still on the increase. 

Many consumers are missing out on opportunities to determine how much they can afford and are overlooking available tools, writes Derek Sankey. By Derek Sankey, Canwest News Service -April 1, 2009