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Ottawa MLS® Market Shows Early Signs of a Buzzing Spring Market

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board totaled 1,165 units in March 2024. This was an increase of 10% from ...

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The real cost of selling: Understanding home staging expenses

Home staging, while recognized as a powerful tool in selling a property, sometimes causes people to raise their eyebrows over the apparent expense. ...

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Home inspections focus on detecting major risks for your clients

It’s important to understand that the main objective of a home inspection — whether the inspector is examining their current property or the home ...

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Ottawa’s MLS® Market Activity Shows Strong Start to the Year

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board totaled 886 units in February 2024. This was an increase of 15.2% ...

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What $1 million can buy in Canada’s housing market: Royal LePage

A new report by Royal LePage delves into the purchasing power of a budget hovering around $1 million in Canada’s major housing markets, shedding light ...

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Ottawa’s MLS® Market Thawed in January but Sales Still Slow

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 629 units in January 2024. This was an increase of ...

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Year-in-review and what lies ahead for Canadian real estate in 2024

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released its housing market statistics for the final month of 2023 last week, closing out a year that ...

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Survey shows 87% of Canadians choose real estate investing over stocks for extra income in 2024

Despite economic and global challenges, Canadians still turn to real estate investing as a way to build extra income and generational wealth, a survey ...

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Ottawa MLS® December Home Sales Close Out Year in Steady State

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board totalled 565 units in December 2023. This was an increase of 7.6% ...

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Ottawa MLS® Home Sales Stable in November Amid Growing Supply

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board totaled 724 units in November 2023. This was a small reduction of ...

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