The Ottawa Real Estate Brief – October 2026

Ottawa’s September 2026 market: 1,010 sales, down 6.6% year over year, months of inventory up from 4.5 to 4.8, and condos in a buyer’s market at 7.3 months.

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Real Estate Negotiation 101: The CALMER System

The six-step CALMER negotiation system I use on every Ottawa deal, with a real example of a $650,000 discount from list.

The Ottawa Real Estate Brief – September 2026

Ottawa’s August 2026 market: 1,002 sales, down 18.6% year over year, months of inventory up from 3.5 to 4.5, and single-family the only segment gaining ground.

The Ottawa Real Estate Brief – August 2026

Ottawa’s July 2026 market held steady: 1,325 sales, essentially flat year over year, and three property types heading in different directions. Here’s my read.

Should You Buy a Home Through the Listing Agent? Here’s What Every Ontario Buyer Should Know

It’s one of the most common questions I hear from home buyers: “If I found the house myself on Realtor.ca, why shouldn’t I just call the listing agent?” It’s a fair question. Many buyers assume that dealing directly with the […]

The Ottawa Real Estate Brief – July 2026

This month’s market, in five minutes. In brief: Ottawa’s housing market held its balanced footing in June, though the headline numbers mask a meaningful divide. This is less one market and more three running in parallel. Single-family homes continue to […]

The Ottawa Real Estate Brief – June 2026

The month’s market, in five minutes.  The latest Real Estate Statistics are in so let’s go through them and identify the key numbers that matter from this month’s report. In brief: May brought the seasonal lift we typically expect, but […]

The May 2026 Ottawa Real Estate Update

The May 2026 Ottawa Real Estate Market Update

The latest statistics are out from the Ottawa Real Estate Board, and they show Ottawa’s spring market running strong after a slow winter. April delivered a healthy month-over-month bump in activity, with 1,336 homes sold compared to 1,075 in March […]

March Ottawa Real Estate Update

The March 2026 Ottawa Real Estate Market Update

The latest statistics are now out from the Ottawa Real Estate Board for last month. They show that Ottawa’s winter slowdown continued in February and that we are entering the spring market a bit weaker last year, with lower prices […]

The February 2026 Ottawa Real Estate Market Update

The latest statistics are now out from the Ottawa Real Estate Board for last month. They show that Ottawa entered 2026 on a pretty balanced footing, with inventory slightly higher and prices slightly lower than in 2025. However, weakness in […]