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January 2011 - Posts
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Another strong year for Ottawa area home owners! Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 620 residential properties in December through the Board's Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 687 in December 2009, a decrease of 9.8 per Read More...
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Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,042 residential properties in October through the Board's Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 1,197 in October 2009, a decrease of 12.9 per cent. Year to date, the number of properties Read More...
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In law Suites can now be legal. Have you ever wanted to bring down your mortgage payments? Most people have experienced that feeling at the end of the month were there is more month than there is money. What if you could have an extra $1000 a month to Read More...
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Better supply of properties for sale brings balance to housing market; prices rise steadily Ottawa, September 3,2010 :After an HST- influenced dip in sales in July, August saw a return to a more normal number of sales. Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Read More...
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Still a seller’s market in Ottawa; prices rise steadily Ottawa, August 5,2010 :Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,149 residential properties in July through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 1,578 in Read More...
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Solar Panels For Urban Homes. With so much talk today about the environment, people have been searching for alternative energy sources. Most of the time these options are just to costly for the average home owner. However with housing costs rising and Read More...
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One3One by Domicile. Domicile developments has released it's newest addition to their long list of condominium projects. With 34 years experience in the development business they have seen and developed a lot of different sites. One3One looks to add Read More...
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Hottest April on record for resale housing market Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,841 residential properties in April through the Board's Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 1,591 in April 2009, an increase of 15.7 per Read More...
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With spring on the way it is a great time to take the right steps to preserve your largest asset. You can use this checklist to cover the all the right items. 1. After consulting your hot water tank owner’s manual, carefully test the temperature Read More...
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Sales up for February, Ottawa remains great place to sell your home. The Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,118 residential properties in February through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 787 in February 2009, an increase Read More...
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Cooling Off The Market? Well it happened, we had been hearing for some time that changes were going to be made to the home purchase qualification process and today it came down the pipe from Finance Minister Jim Flaherty . The reasoning according to Flaherty Read More...
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It Happens once a year. Once a year the Canada’s National Capital region celebrates its own Winter Carnival it’s called Winterlude. Well that time of year has come. Starting Saturday February 5th the canal the world’s longest outdoor Read More...
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Dows Lake view Condos Dows Lake view condos do not come a long all the time. The Radcliffe by Domicile Developments is the last phase of their project at Carling and Loretta just steps from Dows Lake. This location offers buyers a lot as you are centrally Read More...
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Westboro Luxury Condos Westboro luxury condos ready in 2012! Did that grab your attention? Will it should have as 111west will be the number one condo building when it opens its doors in 2012. It is sort of like the launching of the Titanic it will ground Read More...
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Westboro boutique condos If you want to live in Westboro Village like so many other people than I present to you an opportunity that you can move into this year. Phoenix homes have a 37 suite, 4 floors building in Westboro Village at the intersection Read More...
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How Much Home Can You Afford? What is CMHC Mortgage Loan Insurance? The shortest answer to that question is: it depends on a number of factors. The most important are your gross household income, your down payment and the mortgage interest rate. Lenders Read More...
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How to keep up with your house. In Ottawa we see all types of weather from the humid, hot days of July and August to the bitter cold of January and February. That' s why it's so important to keep up with the maintenance of your single largest Read More...
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Ashcroft Breaks ground Westboro luxury condos almost sold out. When the site at 101 Richmond rd. was launched in the spring of 2009 people lined up to get the best units. People saw it as a not only a great investment but also a great place to live for Read More...
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Sandy Hill Heritage condos Daly Square condominiums was launched in November of 2009 by Phoenix Homes . With 1 and 2 bedroom condos starting at $260,000 and going up to $375,000 it is hard to find a better price per square foot in the city. These prices Read More...
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Rideau River View Condos Just steps from the Rideau River you will find a fantastic condominium site that is almost sold out. It is called the River Court Lofts and is built by Domicile Developments. People have started to move into this site which is Read More...
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Glebe Condos are not on the market very often but when they are they usually sell fast. That’s why it is so shocking that when 2 nd avenue west was launched it took longer than expected to sell a substantial percentage. With that being said 2 nd Read More...
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Soho Parkway luxury condos are almost sold out if you are looking for a great condominium site to invest in or live this is the one. There are only 7 opportunities left so don’t miss out on a great opportunity. Located in Hintonburg just down the Read More...
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The HST or Harmonized Sales Tax is a combination of the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and the Goods and Services Tax(GST) equaling 13%. It will come into effect July 1, 2010. This tax will increase the cost of certain items however it will create credits Read More...
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When working with clients I am often asked what kind of closing costs can I expect? The charts below are very useful to in giving any potential home purchaser an idea of what to expect upon purchasing their next home. Deposit Lawyer Home Inspection CMHC Read More...
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Renovating can be a great way to add value to your home. It can make your house more comfortable and environmentally friendly for you and your family, and even reduce your energy bills. And now, with the the new Home Renovation Tax Credit(HRTC), this Read More...
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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced three new rules for Canadian mortgages on Monday because he believes they will "protect the stability of the economy." This is because according to the Bank of Canada Canadians "domestic debt burden Read More...
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