New homeowners often find there’s more to keeping up a house than cutting the grass and clearing snow from the driveway. Tools To start with, a new homeowner needs to have on hand a ‘basic tool kit’. A number of basic tools are a must C a metal hammer, screwdrivers with a variety of heads,…
When buying a home, the neighbourhood you select will not only play a pivotal role in your family’s life, but in the resale value of the property. One person’s ideal neighbourhood however may vary greatly from another’s. But, regardless, there are some needs and wants that generally do not change. The distance from your new…
So you’ve decided you want to stop paying rent and buy your first home. You’re not alone. With interest rates at their lowest in decades, many people have discovered that mortgage payments can be significantly lower or at least comparable to the rent they are currently paying. Making the decision to become a homeowner is…
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The pace of housing construction fell slightly in December in yet another sign that Canada’s once-hot real estate market may be headed for a soft landing with home sales declining while prices remain stable. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said on Wednesday the pace of housing starts fell in December, reaching 197,976 starts compared…
Steady as she goes for the Ottawa resale market in 2012 Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 618 residential properties in December through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 695 in December 2011, a decrease of 11.1 per cent. The five-year average for December sales is 617. The total number of…
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Dec. 13, 2012) – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its latest Rental Market Survey results for the Ottawa Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) today in the Ottawa Rental Market Report, fall 2012 edition. Ottawa’s apartment vacancy rate rose to 2.5 percent in 2012 mainly due to a strong expansion in the…
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With the cooler weather, comes a slight “cool down” in the Ottawa resale market. While the average sale price increased, the number of units sold decreased on a year over year analysis. Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 931 residential properties in November through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 1,023…
As the leaves continue to fall in Ottawa, we are seeing an increase in units sold, as well as an increase in average sale price. Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,073 residential properties in October through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 1,059 in October 2011, an increase of 1.3…