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OREB said 1,165 homes changed hands last month. A total of 2,678 homes were sold in Ottawa through the first three months of 2024, a 13.1 per cent increase from the previous year.
Turning 50 next month was a big enough milestone to motivate Jill Bonk and Jennifer Miller to double-down on a goal they’d set for themselves long ago: to launch a brand new home furnishing and lighting showroom in Ottawa.
District Realty plans to redevelop an 11-storey office building at 200 Elgin St. into a multi-residential complex, real estate firms CBRE and Colliers said in their first-quarter Ottawa office market reports released this week.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling on the federal government to freeze the federal carbon tax and assess the possibility of implementing a simpler rebate program for small businesses.Â
Citing data from research agency Environics Analytics, Colliers Canada said Tuesday that Ottawa’s office occupancy rate is currently at 54 per cent of pre-COVID levels.
Martin Charron, owner of Ottawa-based delivery and courier service Gopher-It Deliveries, is taking calls from his car today as he drives throughout the city, delivering packages and satisfying customer orders. cAt the same time, he’s attempting to offset the rising costs associated with the latest increase in the federal carbon tax.