Martels Blog

Opinion: Canada’s foreign buyer ban will have little impact

Canada’s new foreign buyer ban will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, with a whisper rather than a bang.  Like most experts, at IQI Canada we believe the ...

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Resale Market's Adjustment and Correction Continues

OTTAWA, November 3, 2022 - Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 987 residential properties in October through the Board’s Multiple Listing ...

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Home staging: What, why and how?

Every real estate agent knows the value of home staging when selling a property. These simple and cost-effective steps can result in a quicker sale ...

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Evicting a tenant for personal use of your property

This article relates to an Ontario landlord and tenant matter – specifically, when tenants think they have more ownership over a property than the ...

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How to make your investment property more affordable …for you

I recently looked at the government’s substantial revenue stream from investment properties and realized that government has an affordable housing ...

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Has Spring Sprung Early in Ottawa’s Resale Market?

Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,421 residential properties in February through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® System, compared ...

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Canadian home buyers face record listings shortage to begin 2022

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales remained historically high in December 2021, as ...

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Would a ban on blind bidding make homes more affordable?

Several pledges by the Liberals concern the housing market in Canada. Among other things, the party declared that a ban on blind bidding during real ...

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Reviewing a Builder’s Agreement of Purchase and Sale

Builders appear to have all the bargaining power and individual purchasers interested in new subdivisions or condominiums are seemingly at their whim. ...

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How to win a bidding war

The strength of this sellers’ market is unprecedented in my 35 years in real estate.

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