A few tips to help you successfully buy a power-of-sale (the term used in Ontario referring to foreclosed homes): 1. Banks always sell “as is” The lender has never been in the property and cannot warranty its condition. Usually if an owner can’t pay the mortgage, home maintenance can take a serious hit. It’s very important to…
Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,133 residential properties in September through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 1,118 in September 2013, an increase of 1.3 per cent. The five-year average for September sales is 1,103. “Our community is fortunate to enjoy one of the most stable real estate markets in…
Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,203 residential properties in August through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 1,216 in August 2013, a decrease of 1.1 per cent. The five-year average for August is 1,199. “As usual, we are seeing a typical end-of-summer slowdown, especially in comparison to July’s record sales,”…
Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,661 residential properties in June through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 1,593 in June 2013, an increase of 4.3 per cent. The five-year average for June is 1,636. “It is now very apparent that the long winter we experienced delayed the start of the…
Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,792 residential properties in May through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 1,797 in May 2013, a decrease of 0.3 per cent. The five-year average for May is 1,765. “Looking at the units sold this year in comparison to last year, there is only a…
Not every renovation or fix-up project ends in smiles and a pat on the back. If you want to know the six renovation undertakings to avoid at all costs, read on… 1. Removing all the trees: It might be tempting to pull out the chainsaw and sought that depressing looking willow tree out once…
That’s the lowest five-year fixed rate among the big banks, and comes in slightly below the 2.99 per cent rate that Bank of Montreal has sparked controversy with in recent years (Bank of Montreal’s current five-year fixed rate is 3.29 per cent). When Bank of Montreal and Manulife Bank dropped their five-year fixed rates below…
Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,126 residential properties in March through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 1,160 in March 2013, a decrease of 2.9 per cent. “Sales picked up month over month, with 256 more properties switching hands in March than in February,” says Randy Oickle, President of the…
