Eric’s Ottawa Real Estate Blog
Top 6 Home Design Trends To Watch in 2023
Over the past few years, many of us have spent extra time at home, and that means we appreciate the personal design touches that make a house cozy and comfortable more than ever. Some of us have adapted our dwellings in new ways, from creating function …
Resale Market Stabilizes in February with a Glimmer of Hope for Buyers and Sellers Alike!
Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) sold 855 residential properties in February through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System, compared with 1,411 in February 2022, a decrease of 39%. February’s sales included 633 in the freeho …
Ottawa Real Estate Resale Market Starts 2023 Slow as Buyers Remain Cautious
2023 appears to be heading back to the usual for Ottawa. Not quite as dramatic a spread between the number of new listings and the number of sales as was typical 10 years ago, but also not the tight market of the “covid years”, when not even the cold, …
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New Ottawa Vacant Unit Tax: YES, it does apply to you!
The vacant unit tax portal is now live. All residential property owners must submit an occupancy declaration, even if your property is your principal residence and even it was not vacant. The deadline to declare is March 16, 2023!! Read all about it he …
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Read The Ottawa Real Estate Market Report for December 2022
Ottawa Resale home prices up overall for 2022 Resale home prices in Ottawa ended 2022 above prices in 2021. Average condo prices were up about 7%, and average freehold homes were up about 4%. Interestingly, while condos averaged 11% higher in price in …
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Build Your Winter Preparedness Emergency Kit
BUILD YOUR EMERGENCY KIT With the ongoing effects of climate change causing more extreme weather in our city, more than ever residents need to be prepared for the unpredictable. Having a 72-hour emergency checklist is an essential tool to provid …
Remembrance Day In Ottawa – Nov 11, 2022
The City will fly the Poppy Flag at select City facilities during Veterans’ Week from Saturday, November 5 to Friday, November 11. All flags at City facilities will fly at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Remembrance Day. The National Remembrance Da …
See What’s Happened To Ottawa Real Estate (October 2022)
You may have read that home prices are dropping and that prices will fall dramatically. And most articles infer that it’s happening to Ottawa Real Estate but that is not really the case. If you look at the chart above, if you compare year over year ( 1 …
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