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Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts up 47% in November: CMHC

Residential

Builders working largely on apartments and other multi-unit builds fuelled a 47 per cent increase in Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts last month, according to new data

Growing labour force pushes Ottawa’s unemployment rate up to 4.4% in November

Ottawa

The region’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly in November as a rise in the size of the labour force outpaced a slight increase in the

Zip line connecting Ottawa and Gatineau to open in summer 2020

Tourism

Ottawa-Gatineau residents and visitors to the National Capital Region will get the chance to take in an exhilarating new perspective of the Ottawa River and

Second Cup owner acquiring Bridgehead in play to take coffee brand beyond Ottawa

Retail

Ottawa’s most prominent local coffee retailer is turning to new ownership with deeper pockets in a bid to jumpstart its plans to expand beyond the

Lenders keen on Ottawa commercial real estate heading into 2020: CBRE

Non-Residential

Lenders both domestic and foreign signalled a growing interest in Ottawa’s commercial real estate market heading into the new decade, according to a survey from

Ottawa housing market sees price hikes across all property classes in November: OREB

Residential

The average sale price of a residential-class property in Ottawa broke the half-million-dollar mark in November as homebuyers continued to snap up what little inventory

Brigil applies to build second tower at Parkdale Avenue ‘luxury’ development

Residential

Developer Brigil has applied to build a 28-storey apartment building next door to its upcoming 32-storey highrise on Parkdale Avenue across from Tunney’s Pasture