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Ottawa Real Estate News | June 2016 sets record for the highest number of sales ever

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WOW what a month in Ottawa Real Estate! Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,985 residential properties in June 2016 through the Multiple Listing Service® setting a record for the highest sales in any month ever in the history of the Ottawa Real Estate Board. While average price dropped slightly in both residential (slight decrease […]

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Second-best April on record for Ottawa Real Estate!

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[mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] [mp_row_inner] [mp_span_inner col=”12″] [mp_social_buttons align=”motopress-text-align-right” mp_style_classes=”motopress-buttons-32×32 motopress-buttons-square”] [/mp_social_buttons] [/mp_span_inner] [/mp_row_inner] [mp_row_inner] [mp_span_inner col=”12″] April was a busy month in Ottawa Real Estate…see the most recent market highlights below -information provided by the Ottawa Real Estate Board Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,714 residential properties in April through the Board’s

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Ottawa Real Estate Market Snapshot March 2016

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How Important Is Home Staging?

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Because the Internet has changed the way we buy and sell homes, most real estate professionals believe home staging is critical to selling success. Almost all home buyers begin their search online meaning sellers need to make a good first impression so potential buyers want to see their home in person. Hence, staging has taken

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Real Estate Snapshot February 2016

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[mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″ classes=” motopress-space”] [mp_space] [/mp_span] [/mp_row] [mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] [mp_text]   What a difference a day makes!  An extra day in February saw 46 sales on that day (February 29th) as per the Ottawa Real Estate Board’s news release March 3rd.   See the full Ottawa Real Estate market snapshot for February and the

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Don't tax my dream campaign succeeds

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    The efforts of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) and the Progressive Conservatives were recently rewarded when the provincial government decided they would NOT be expanding the municipal land transfer tax program.   Liberals keep election promise   In an unexpected announcement during the legislature’s question period, Municipal Affairs Minister Ted McMeekin ended

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Canadian Home Prices Are Growing At One Of The Fastest Paces In The World

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  The Canadian real estate market continues to boom, according to this Financial Post offering.  With a year-over-year increase of 8.2%, Canada ranked 4th of the 23 countries studied in Scotiabank’s report Global Real Estate Trends, behind Ireland (13.3%), Sweden (10.5%) and Australia (8.3%).  However, the report warns the trend could change if economic uncertainty

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The Number of Real Estate Appraisers Is Falling. Here’s Why You Should Care

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  According to this realtor.com post, the number of real estate appraisers is dropping to the point where parties on both sides of real estate transactions could suffer. Since most residential mortgages need an appraisal before a sale closes, a shortage of appraisers will affect buyers, who rely on accurate valuations to structure their offer, and

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