Real Estate

Coverage commercial, industrial and residential real estate, breaking news on land development, major projects, and trends impacting real estate in the Ottawa area.

Suburban office vacancy rates stable, buck downtown trend: C&W

Non-Residential

Office vacancy rates in Ottawa’s suburbs are bucking the trend seen in other areas of the city by staying “remarkably stable,” according to a new

Construction intentions rise in March

Construction

A higher number of permits helped boost the year-over-year increase in the value of newly approved construction projects last month, according to City of Ottawa

Ottawa home prices plunge in March: Teranet

Residential

Ottawa home prices fell on both a month-over-month and year-over-year basis last month, according to the latest numbers from the Teranet-National Bank house price index.

Vacancy up, prices down as demand for office space softens in Q1: Colliers

Non-Residential

Higher vacancy rates in office buildings are pushing rents down in Ottawa, according to a new report by real estate firm Colliers International. By Jacob

UPDATE: Slow start to 2014 continues despite jump in March home sales: OREB

Residential

Ottawa real estate agents sold more homes last month than they did during the same time a year earlier but the local market is still

Charitable organization plans 3.5-storey apartment building for Vanier

Residential

A not-for-profit that works with underprivileged people who have come into conflict with the law is asking the City of Ottawa to allow for a

Halifax landlord buys two buildings in Vanier

Residential

Halifax-based Killam Properties (TSX: KMP) has acquired two apartment buildings in Vanier. The residential landlord says it paid $12.5 million for the 75-unit building at

Housing starts still down for 2014 despite March boost: CMHC

Residential

The number of housing starts in Ottawa shot up in March, but not enough to reverse the home construction market’s tepid start to 2014. There

Ottawa endured ‘extreme’ slowdown in housing market during Q1: Royal LePage

Residential

The price of detached houses in Ottawa edged up as condo prices fell during the first three months of 2014, according to a new survey

Value of building permits up $400M in 2013: city report

Construction

The City of Ottawa received $400 million more worth of applications for building permits than the year before, according to a new report from the