April 14th, 2025
The April Spring Real Estate Update: Prices, Rates & a Musical Chairs Market
The Ottawa Real Estate Board has released their statistics for last month (March 2025) and it looks like while low interest rates are drawing in value-conscious buyers, inventory continues to creep up into buyers market territory which is creating a […]
March 19th, 2025
The March Ottawa Real Estate Update
I hope you are enjoying the spring weather after a long and snowy winter! The spring real estate market is upon us here in Ottawa and things are getting interesting. Read on for more on what is happening and how […]
February 20th, 2025
The Ottawa Real Estate Market Update – February
The Ottawa Real Estate Board have released their statistics for last month (January 2025) and it looks like 2025 is off to a strong start price wise as prices are up over 2024 all across the board. Let’s look at […]
January 30th, 2025
Year In Review – The 2024 Ottawa Real Estate Statistics
The Ottawa Real Estate Board have released their final statistics for 2024 and we finally have the final verdict on how the Ottawa Real Estate Market performed over the past year. How The Ottawa Real Estate Market Performed in 2024 […]
December 10th, 2024
December Ottawa Real Estate Market Update
The Ottawa Real Estate Board has released their statistics for last month (November 2024) and what’s notable this month is that the statistics are showing a growing divergence between apartment (condo) units and single family homes. Let’s look at Novembers […]
November 8th, 2024
November Ottawa Real Estate Market Update – The Ball Starts Rolling
The Ottawa Real Estate Board has released the statistics for last month (October 2024), and we are seeing some positive movement in the market. Consumer confidence appears to be strengthening, and another Bank of Canada interest rate cut is making […]
October 12th, 2024
October Market Update Part 2 – Regulatory Changes
I have divided my Market Update this month into two segments because there was just too much to talk about in one post. As I mentioned in my previous post, the Ottawa real estate market is stable, leaning towards a […]
October 12th, 2024
The October Ottawa Real Estate Market Update – Interest Rates Falling Like Autumn Leaves
The Ottawa Real Estate Board has released the statistics for last month (Sept 2024). The overall market is stable but heading further into “buyer’s market” territory, while mortgage rates are coming down and the Federal government has made some big […]
September 16th, 2024
What Canada’s New Mortgage Rules Mean For Home Affordability
The Trudeau government has just today announced new changes to the mortgage rules that are intended to make homes more affordable for Canadians and also incentivize new homebulding. They introduced two significant changes: Increasing the cap for insured mortgages from […]
September 10th, 2024
The September Ottawa Market Update – Interest Rates and Inventory in Balance
Well the August numbers are in from the Ottawa Real Estate Board and in general the news is mostly good – prices are flat from August 2023, but interest rates are going down rapidly, and inventory is only slightly […]