
Ottawa office vacancy inches up as market withstands initial COVID-19 hit
Citywide office vacancy rate increases to 7.2%, according to report providing one of the first looks at the performance of the local commercial real estate
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Ottawa office vacancy inches up as market withstands initial COVID-19 hit
Citywide office vacancy rate increases to 7.2%, according to report providing one of the first looks at the performance of the local commercial real estate

Ottawa home prices to decline in 2021: CMHC
Report predicts weaker demand for homeownership due to job and income losses.

Surging office sublease market signals COVID-19’s lasting impact, brokers say
More firms are looking to shed real estate as they rethink what the traditional office space might look like in a post-pandemic world, experts say.

Feds plan gradual return to offices; civil servants encouraged to keep working remotely
‘Re-opening access to federal worksites will be gradual and will vary from organization to organization, each according to their own operational circumstances’

Coping with COVID-19: How tenants can access rent subsidies and deferrals
OBJ publisher Michael Curran speaks with Joshua Moon, a partner and real estate law expert at Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP about the options available

Amor Construction lands $259K Experimental Farm asbestos abatement contract
Constructed between 1936 and 1938, the K.W. Neatby Building at 960 Carling Ave. is a recognized federal heritage building containing the Eastern Cereal and Oilseed

How will COVID-19 permanently affect Ottawa’s economy?
As the local economy emerges from COVID-19, the Welch LLP Ottawa Business Growth Survey is taking on an even greater importance.

Ottawa launches bidding process for central library construction
The $192.9-million project is expected to be completed in 2024.

Builder proposes 30-storey mixed-use tower near Westboro transit station
Plan calls for 2,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 353 apartment units.

COVID-19 may not be the end of office space, but survey of Ottawa tenants suggests many employees will continue working from home even after the
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