
What will Ottawa look like in 2036?
Ottawa is in a time of transition. With new infrastructure and real estate projects such as light rail, Zibi and Trinity Centre at Bayview Station

What will Ottawa look like in 2036?
Ottawa is in a time of transition. With new infrastructure and real estate projects such as light rail, Zibi and Trinity Centre at Bayview Station

Jason Burggraaf moves in to lead Ottawa homebuilders’ association
Jason Burggraaf is no stranger to the homebuilding industry. The 39-year-old Newfoundland native, who came to Ottawa to study political science at Carleton University, spent

Ottawa OMB hearings drop 68% over two years
The number of contested hearings at the Ontario Municipal Board involving the City of Ottawa has dropped significantly since 2015. While the city chalks up

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

Hats off: Ottawa 2017 wins eight awards from International Festivals & Events Association
MediaStyle and the Ottawa 2017 Bureau are among those winning recent accolades in the city.

Homebuilding industry, councillor eye new rules to sideline problematic infill developers in Ottawa
A flurry of complaints have pushed Kitchissippi ward councillor Jeff Leiper to call for an industry-backed solution to what he says is “beyond disrespectful” behaviour
Ottawa home builders not betting on a big 2017
Ottawa home builders aren’t optimistic they’ll see a better 2017 after several years during which a shrinking public-service workforce weakened the local housing market. By
Council briefs: new permit regulations a sign of the times
Businesses in Ottawa will now have to obtain permits if they want put up new illuminated signs in their windows. That’s just one of the
Province’s affordable housing proposal rankles builders’ group
The Ontario government’s plan to allow municipalities to mandate affordable housing in new developments will hurt homebuyers by jacking up prices, a key local industry
The arrival of Ottawa’s first “micro-condo” development is another sign housing has become out of reach for many local buyers, a leading industry advocate says.
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