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Residential

Ottawa Real Estate Board members have sold almost 13 per cent more houses and condominiums year-over-year since last March, according to numbers released Wednesday. The

Construction permits up 34% in February

Construction

A smaller number of larger construction permits this February boosted the combined value by 34.3 per cent year-over-year, according to municipal records. The value of

City declares default on Strandherd bridge contractor

Construction

The City of Ottawa will use a $23-million performance bond to see the construction of the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge through after declaring the general contractor, ConCreate

Community housing group seeks mortgage refinancing

Non-Residential

“A need for significant capital repair”, coupled with a lack of money to deal with it, is prompting the Ottawa Community Housing Corp. to ask the

Kimco buys $16.4M interest in Orleans shopping mall

Non-Residential

Kimco Realty Corp. has purchased a 50-per-cent ownership interest in the Orleans Gardens Shopping Centre for $16.4 million. The centre’s existing owner was North American Property

Public Works seeks 64,000 square feet of space

Non-Residential

Public Works is looking for “contiguous warehouse and special-purpose space” in a building in Ottawa’s east end. Local landlords and developers had less than two

Association releases site plan for $25M office building

Non-Residential

After being displaced from its property to make way for light-rail construction, a French-language association has submitted a site plan for the facility that will

Les Promenades gets new owners

Non-Residential

Gatineau’s largest shopping mall, Les Promenades de L’Outaouais, has changed hands to a dual ownership by Oxford Properties Group and investment firm Montez Corp. The 835,000-square-foot

Ottawa housing starts up 6% in February

Residential

Rowhouse starts were the engine behind a 5.7-per-cent rise in overall Ottawa housing starts in February, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. The

Ottawa resales up 7% in February

Residential

Ottawa Real Estate Board members sold 1,009 houses and condominiums in February, an increase of 7.3 per cent over last year. The average sales price