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Sales of new homes jump 75% last month compared to December 2023

New home sales continue to rise year-over-year, according to the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association. 

Eastern Ontario manufacturers make contingency plans in face of looming Trump tariffs

Businesses and officials in Eastern Ontario are bracing for potential fallout from the sweeping tariffs proposed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, whose inauguration will be held Monday.

Tech firms look to Europe for direction after prorogation wipes parliamentary bills

Canadian tech companies say they are patching together their own standards, mostly borrowed from European laws, to...

KingSett’s $36.8M acquisition of Gladwin Crescent building caps off busy 2024 for local industrial sector

KingSett Capital’s $36.8-million acquisition of an east-end building highlighted a busy finish to 2024 for Ottawa’s industrial...

Housing starts drop in 2024, prompting city to establish task force to speed approval processes

Housing starts in the region dropped 15 per cent last year from 2023, prompting Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to tell homebuilders that the city will be establishing a task force to find ways to cut red tape on the housing approval process and shave as much as two months off application timelines.

Regional Roadtrips: How to get ‘Hot Frosty’ in some of the region’s most romantic spots

For a unique way to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, you could take your cue from Hollywood....

Landlords seeing a ‘flight to experience’ as tenants flock to high-end office spaces, CBRE says

Tenants trading up to smaller, more modern and well-equipped spaces are fuelling a widening gulf between the haves and have-nots in the National Capital Region’s office market, the new managing director of CBRE’s Ottawa office says.

Porter extends service on Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale direct routes from YOW

Porter Airlines will be extending service for two of its routes to U.S. destinations that were launched in the fall. 

‘Strong upward trend’: Visits to ByWard Market in last quarter of 2024 exceed those of 2019

Monthly visits to the ByWard Market for the last quarter of 2024 exceeded numbers seen in 2019 for the same time period, suggesting a “strong upward trend,” according to the ByWard Market District Authority.

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