
Prices spike as supply tightens across segments of Ottawa’s rental market
Ottawa’s rental vacancy rate held steady in 2018, but the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment rose by its highest level in more than 15

Prices spike as supply tightens across segments of Ottawa’s rental market
Ottawa’s rental vacancy rate held steady in 2018, but the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment rose by its highest level in more than 15

Ottawa housing market less vulnerable than national average: CMHC
Ottawa’s housing market is staving off the vulnerability plaguing some of Canada’s other large municipalities, according to a report released Thursday from the Canadian Mortgage

Majority of first-time buyers maxed out budgets to buy a home: CMHC
The country’s real estate market may be taking a breather, but a new survey suggests the vast majority of recent homebuyers are maxing out their

Developers racing to cash in on hot Ottawa rental market
A consortium of local developers made headlines this week with an ambitious proposal to build Ottawa’s tallest highrise in a project that will feature more

Canadians believe foreign buyers are inflating real estate prices
Foreign buyers might make up a small sliver of Canada’s biggest real estate markets, but homebuyers in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal still believe they are

Ottawa homebuilders putting brakes on new multi-residential projects: CMHC
The city’s homebuilding industry is shifting gears in the first few months of 2018, collectively launching construction on more single-family and row houses at the

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts up 7% in April
Homebuilders in Ottawa are off to a hot start this spring despite the cooler-than-normal temperatures, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported on Tuesday. Developers

Foreigners have minimal interest in Ottawa condos, new housing data suggest
One of the most comprehensive pictures of foreign home ownership levels across the country suggests that non-residents play a minor role in Ottawa-Gatineau’s real estate

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world this week
Trans Mountain melee continues: Oral submissions continue next week as the National Energy Board considers a motion from Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC, which argues that

Strong demand for rentals drives down Ottawa’s vacancy rate: CMHC
Ottawa’s rental market tightened in 2017 as more people chose to rent rather than own, leaving fewer and fewer vacancies in the city’s purpose-built rental
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