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Ottawa Market Insights – April 2025

Ottawa Market Insights – April 2025

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 1,306 units in April 2025. This represented an 18.4% increase from March 2025, but an 11.2% decline from April 2024. Home sales were 17.6% below the five-year average and...

Ottawa Market Insights – March 2025

Ottawa Market Insights – March 2025

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 1,103 units in March 2025. This represented a 6.2% decline from March 2024. Home sales were 24% below the five-year average and 19.3% below the 10-year average for the...

Ottawa Market Insights – February 2025

Ottawa Market Insights – February 2025

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 809 units in February 2025. This represented a 10.2% decline from February 2024. Home sales were 19.1% below the five-year average and 15.4% below the 10-year average for...

Ottawa Market Insights – January 2025

Ottawa Market Insights – January 2025

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 617 units in January 2025. This was a 4.2% decrease from January 2024. Home sales were 13% below the five-year average and 9.6% below the 10-year average for the month of...

Ottawa Market Insights – December 2024

Ottawa Market Insights – December 2024

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 613 units in December 2024. This was a 7.9% increase from December 2023. Home sales were 6.8% below the five-year average and 2.7% below the 10-year average for the month...

Ottawa Market Insights – November 2024

Ottawa Market Insights – November 2024

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 1,059 units in November 2024 — a slight dip down from the 1,179 units sold the month previous. Home sales were 3.1% below the five-year average and 0.5% below the 10-year...

Ottawa Market Insights – October 2024

Ottawa Market Insights – October 2024

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 1,179 units in October 2024 — an increase over the 1,047 units sold last month. Home sales were 3.9% below the five-year average and 0.9% below the 10-year average for the...

Ottawa Market Insights – September 2024

Ottawa Market Insights – September 2024

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 1,047 units in September 2024. This was an 11.4% increase from September 2023. Home sales were 17.4% below the five-year average and 15.4% below the 10-year average for the...

Ottawa Market Insights – August 2024

Ottawa Market Insights – August 2024

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 1,100 units in August 2024. This was a 10.2% increase from August 2023. Home sales were 11.4% below the five-year average and 14.1% below the 10-year average for the month...

Ottawa Market Insights – July 2024

Ottawa Market Insights – July 2024

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 1,241 units in July 2024. This was a 13.6% increase from July 2023. Home sales were 7.1% below the five-year average and 8.8% below the 10-year average for the month of...

Ottawa Market Insights – June 2024

Ottawa Market Insights – June 2024

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 1,439 units in June 2024. This was a marginal increase of 0.1% from June 2023. Home sales were 7.5% below the five-year average and 13.2% below the 10-year average for the...

Ottawa Market Insights – May 2024

Ottawa Market Insights – May 2024

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 1,545 units in May 2024. This was a decrease of 9.2% from May 2023. Home sales were 3.7% below the five-year average and 13.2% below the 10-year average for the month of...

Ottawa Market Insights – April 2024

Ottawa Market Insights – April 2024

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 1,456 units in April 2024. This was an increase of 8.9% from April 2023. Home sales were 2% below the five-year average and 6.9% below the 10-year average for the month of...

Ottawa Market Insights – March 2024

Ottawa Market Insights – March 2024

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board totaled 1,165 units in March 2024. This was an increase of 10% from March 2023. Home sales were 21.5% below the five-year average and 15% below the 10-year average for the month of March....

Ottawa Market Insights – February 2024

Ottawa Market Insights – February 2024

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board totaled 886 units in February 2024. This was an increase of 15.2% from February 2023. Home sales were 13.8% below the five-year average and 5.7% below the 10-year average for the month of...

Ottawa Market Insights – January 2024

Ottawa Market Insights – January 2024

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board totaled 629 units in January 2024. This was an increase of 16.5% from January 2023. Home sales were 10.7% below the five-year average and 3.9% below the 10-year average for the month of...

Ottawa Market Insights – December 2023

Ottawa Market Insights – December 2023

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board totaled 565 units in December 2023. This was an increase of 7.6% from December 2022. Home sales were 16% below the five-year average and 11.9% below the 10-year average for the month of...

Ottawa Market Insights – October 2023

Ottawa Market Insights – October 2023

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board totaled 816 units in October 2023. This was a small reduction of 2.7% from October 2022. Home sales were 36.4% below the five-year average and 30.8% below the 10-year average for the...

Ottawa Market Insights – September 2023

Ottawa Market Insights – September 2023

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 946 units in September 2023. This was unchanged from September 2022. Home sales were 29.6% below the five-year average and 23.6% below the 10-year average for the month of...

$1,000 to Cover Life’s Expenses

$1,000 to Cover Life’s Expenses

As I reflect on the approaching eve of my 21st anniversary in real estate, I can't help but feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude toward all of you – my tribe. Your unwavering support and generosity has been the driving force behind my success. To express my...

Features Today’s Home Buyers are Seeking

Features Today’s Home Buyers are Seeking

If you’re thinking about selling your home, you can gain an advantage by anticipating what buyers will want to see. What’s on their wish list? The desires of home buyers are changing rapidly. Beyond the usual request for spacious kitchens and energy efficiency, a few...

Google Reviews: The New Word-of-Mouth

Google Reviews: The New Word-of-Mouth

We know that Google has become the “preferred” platform when it comes to helping you choose a business you want to work with or spend your money at… So we’re looking for YOUR help in getting us to 100 Google Reviews!  To enter the contest, simply share your...

Ottawa Market Insights – August 2023

Ottawa Market Insights – August 2023

Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) sold 1,196 residential properties in August through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System, compared with 1,130 in August 2022, an increase of 6%. August’s sales included 903 in the freehold-property class,...

Ottawa Market Insights – July 2023

Ottawa Market Insights – July 2023

Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) sold 1,263 residential properties in July through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System, compared with 1,102 in July 2022, an increase of 15%. July’s sales included 979 in the freehold-property class, up 18%...

Ottawa Market Insights – June 2023

Ottawa Market Insights – June 2023

Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) sold 1,658 residential properties in June through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System, compared with 1,493 in June 2022, an increase of 11%. June’s sales included 1,234 in the freehold-property class, up...

Are you Technology’s Tool?

Are you Technology’s Tool?

Perhaps a seemingly ridiculous and controversial question at first glance, but did you find yourself immediately going into defense mode? Maybe there was a pause, or an internal outcry asserting that you are not a mere tool of technology; instead, technology is your...