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House prices to increase 4% in Ottawa this year, according to Royal LePage

The aggregate price of a home in Ottawa will increase four per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter last year, according to a forecast from Royal LePage released today. 

New Planet Fitness opens in Sun Life Centre as office complex beefs up offerings for tenants

Planet Fitness has opened a new location in the Sun Life Centre as the downtown mixed-use complex...

Tale of two cities: Office vacancies rising downtown, but suburbs faring better, Colliers says

As a commercial real estate broker who runs his own business, Denis Shank is not surprised that...

Affordability and supply continue to challenge home sales in Ottawa, OREB says

Home sales in Ottawa in December were up almost eight per cent from the year-ago period but lagged the five- and 10-year averages as a “wait-and-see” market in 2024 came to a close. 

Whole Foods, including Ottawa’s Glebe location, partners with food waste app Too Good to Go

The Lansdowne location of Whole Foods is participating in a new partnership with the popular service Too...

Ottawa business Juice Dudez opens ByWard Market location as part of expansion plans

An Ottawa entrepreneur’s ambitious plans to expand his business now include a location in the ByWard Market. Juice...

Business leaders hope new leadership on Hill brings ‘fresh eyes’ to issues facing downtown Ottawa

Shawn Hamilton prefers to see a looming change in leadership on Parliament Hill as a glass-half-full proposition...

ByWard business owners say turnover is a good thing and will add to revitalization of the area

Several businesses that have just opened in the ByWard Market say it’s natural to see even familiar names come and go and that the transition to new ideas can be good.

Savour the City: The six coziest coffee shops in central Ottawa to ‘work from home’

Ottawa’s coffee shop scene is one of the city’s most underrated strengths. The variety we have here...

Q&A: ‘Historic challenge’: Sutcliffe on downtown revitalization, the future of the ByWard Market and more

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says bringing more vibrancy to downtown Ottawa – especially the ByWard Market – is...
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