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An Ottawa-based defence firm has beat out three other companies to outfit hundreds of vehicle shelters for the Canadian military. DEW Engineering & Development ULC,

Feds look for firms to help implement border agreement

Defence and Security

The federal government is looking to pay technology contractors in seven different areas to help implement a border agreement with the United States, including positions

Construction permits plunge 20%

Construction

The value of new construction projects approved in November dropped by 20.1 per cent year-over-year, with the number of permits falling to the lowest level

Temple Hotels buys 50% stake in ByWard Market hotel

Non-Residential

A real estate investment company based in western Canada has moved into the Ottawa market with the purchase of an interest in the Courtyard by

Housing starts fall 32% in December

Residential

Housing starts in Ottawa declined in December 2012 compared to a year earlier, figures released Wednesday by Canada’s national housing agency show. The number of

Claridge proposes 14-storey hotel in ByWard Market

Non-Residential

Claridge Homes has officially applied to convert a ByWard Market office building into a hotel. The developer has submitted an application to the city requesting

Ottawa home prices to rise 1.3% in 2013: Royal LePage

Residential

Ottawa home prices will rise at a rate slightly higher than the national average in 2013 despite a slowdown in the first part of the

Office vacancy rate climbs to 8.5%

Non-Residential

Tenants in Ottawa’s office market are opting for renewals and relocations, rather than growth and expansion, causing an increase in vacancy rates, according to a

Real estate market cools in December

Residential

Home sales in Ottawa dropped 11 per cent year-over-year in December, which meant the local real estate market finished the year slightly behind 2011 levels,

BTB buys Brewer Hunt buildings

Non-Residential

A growing real estate investment trust says it’s closed its purchase of a Kanata office complex, the latest in a string of acquisitions in the