
Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts drop sharply in July
Housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau dropped off in July, mirroring a national downturn following near-record highs in new home construction across the country the previous month,
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Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts drop sharply in July
Housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau dropped off in July, mirroring a national downturn following near-record highs in new home construction across the country the previous month,

Lasalle purchases $135M stake in downtown Ottawa Minto Place complex
Ottawa-based Minto Group says it’s sold an additional stake in its namesake downtown office complex. On Wednesday, the firm said LaSalle Investment Management was purchasing

Ottawa Real Estate Show: Restaurants, service centres expected to open near Amazon warehouse
Construction of Amazon’s new Ottawa distribution centre has yet to officially begin, but the developer behind the project is already fielding inquiries from businesses interested

Vanson Transport eyes expansion of Carp headquarters
A west-end trucking and road maintenance company is looking to construct a new garage, office and storage space to facilitate the firm’s growth, according to

Ottawa home sales up 6% in July
A sizzling condo market pushed local realtors to their busiest July in more than a decade, according to the Ottawa Real Estate Board. OREB members

How do Ottawa’s property tax rates stack up?
A new ranking of Canadian residential tax rates is giving homeowners a glimpse into how their property tax bill compares to other markets across the

Taggart eyes new retail plaza in southwest Orléans
An Ottawa developer is looking to add a grocery store, restaurant, gas station and other retail shops in a fast-growing corner of the city’s eastern

New towers, preservation of heritage buildings, planned for Booth Street
The federal custodian of a disused laboratory complex in central Ottawa plans to rezone the property to permit a handful of new towers, rising up

Ottawa-based Windmill wins competition to lead Guelph property redevelopment
Guelph officials have selected an Ottawa-based real estate developer to turn a parking lot and several existing buildings in the southern Ontario city into a

Watch: Tomlinson tears down Harmer Avenue bridge as part of $13.5M rebuild
One of the city’s largest heavy construction firms made relatively quick work of a decades-old pedestrian bridge this weekend, demolishing the aging structure above the
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