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Resale Housing Sales Ottawa Ontario June 2009
Ottawa, June 3, 2009 : Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,895 residential properties in June through the Board?s Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 1,685 in June 2008. This is an increase of 12.5 per cent. Listing inventory is at a very low level, which has led to competitive bidding on many [...]
Ottawa-Record-Breaking number of Resale Homes Sold in May
Ottawa, June 3, 2009 : Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,969 residential propertiesin May through the Board??s Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 1,896 in May2008, an increase of 3.9 per cent. That number also represents a 19 per cent increase over the 1,594 sales recorded in April 2009. Of those sales, [...]
MPAC- delivers Free Information about your Property (Ontario)
No one likes thinking about their property tax assessment, but wouldn?t you love it if there was a way to help is make more sense to you? You should know that the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, or MPAC, undertook some major changes last year, and one of theirnew and helpful features is the About My [...]
OTTAWA Home Sales Comparison April 2009
Ottawa, May 5, 2009 : Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,594 residential properties in April through the Board??s Multiple Listing Service®® system compared with 1,560 in April 2008, an increase of 2.2 per cent. There were 1,162 sales in March 2009. Of those sales, 323 were in the condominium property class, while [...]
A Home that?s the right Fit for your Family - Ottawa City emap resource
A home is more than an investment: it?s where you live. Your home is your family?s place of refuge and respite from your job, commute, and other obligations. So when you buy a house,what you?re also buying is a lifestyle. The question that every home buyer needs to ask is: does this home fit the [...]
Social Networking and Your Realtor
Traditionally, finding a REALTOR® to work with usually happened one of two ways: either you picked a name that you saw on a For Sale sign in someone?s yard, or you got a referral from a friend or family member who had worked with a REALTOR® to buy or sell their home. These days, there are [...]
A Home for Now-and for Later
The 2006 census reported that one out of every seven Canadian citizens is now a senior (aged 65 and older). That?s over 4 million Canadians. Many of those Canadians, as well as those in the age group 55-64, are homeowners. The needs of those homeowners are very likely to change as they age. If the home [...]
Ottawa Housing Stats for March 2009
Ottawa, April 3, 2009 : Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,162 residential properties in March through the Board?s Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 1,084 in March 2008, an increase of 7.2 per cent. There were 788 sales in February 2009. Of those sales, 250 were in the condominium property class, while [...]
Dazed & Confused? Ottawa?s February Residential Sales
Ottawa, March 4, 2009 : Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 787 residential properties in February through the Board??s Multiple Listing Service®® system compared with 980 in February 2008, a decrease of 19.7 per cent. There were 530 sales in January 2009. “What I am hearing from fellow REALTORS®® is that many buyers [...]
Spring is here! Rainy Days, Roofs and Runoff
Spring is on its way, and with it the rainy days that wash away the grey snow and dirt of winter. As the rain comes down, it reminds homeowners of the importance of a watertight roof (especially when it isn??t) and a well-tuned system for channeling water runoff away from the foundation.Your roof should be [...]