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Housing starts stay strong in January thanks to multi-unit builds, CMHC says

Ottawa homebuilders started work on 450 new dwellings in January, up from 371 starts in the same month in 2020, the federal agency reported this week.

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TD Place to host 2022 Canadian figure skating championships

It will be the 12th time Ottawa has staged the country's premier figure skating event.

T.O. real estate firm launches new fund aimed at financing expanded Ottawa portfolio

Crown Realty Partners says the fund has closed its first round of financing with more than $140 million worth of commitments from institutional investors and family offices.

Planning committee gives thumbs-up to revised Chateau Laurier design

Plan for controversial addition to the iconic downtown hotel will now go to full council for consideration on Feb. 24.

Ottawa’s unemployment rate drops to 6.7% in January

The number of people working in Ottawa-Gatineau rose by about 9,600 last month, Statistics Canada said, while the labour force also grew.

Average Ottawa household spent 16% of its income on mortgage payments in 2020: study

That's up slightly from 10 years ago but still well below the “affordability threshold” of 30 per cent, according to the new report from real estate search portal Point2.