The Ottawa Real Estate Market continues to slow down as we enter a “balanced” market. I have noticed a large amount of rental listings on the market. The new vacant unit tax has forced owners of vacant properties to rush to get their units leased before the deadline. Will people lean towards a lease or purchase a home with a high interest mortgage? The average townhouse in the suburb’s rents for approximately $2200-$2400 a month. If you were to purchase that... [read more]

  Happy New Year to All! 2023 is off to a slow start as total sales and sold prices continue to drop. Mortgage rates will remain high for the foreseeable future. There is an abundance of inventory for sale and for rent. The median sold price vs original list price for December was approximately 90%. January so far has an 88% sold to list price ratio. My thoughts? I think the next 2-3 months will be slow moving until we get to the spring market. In the meantime, if you are looking to... [read more]

  We are officially in the spring market! As I predicted in the past, the downtown condo market has started to pick up. I have noticed more high-rise condos selling over list price in the past few weeks. I’m expecting that this trend will continue into the summer. Single homes in the 800k and higher price point seem to have slowed down in sales, many not receiving any offers on presentation day and remaining on the market for a few weeks. The townhouse market remains strong, and... [read more]

Hello March! As we start heading into the spring market, inventory will likely increase and hopefully provide more opportunities to buyers – especially for those in the market for a condo under 500k. Prices will continue to remain high and interest rates will remain the same for the foreseeable future. The only area where prices are not as competitive seem to be high rise condos in the downtown area. It could be because many have high condo fees that cost well into the 600’s/month... [read more]

  The average house prices continue to remain strong and overall, we are still in a seller’s market. Its not a crazy as it was in the earlier part of the year however, most homes are still getting 100k-200k or more over list price. I have noticed more sales of high-rise condos in Centertown and Westboro, many of which are getting over asking price. Days on market have also gone down to a few days or a week in many cases. New home construction continues to be challenging with... [read more]