February 2013 - Posts

Condo Act review consumer input due by March 11th
22 February 13 11:32 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   

Condo Act Review: time is running out for consumer input The Ontario Condominium Act is currently in the final phases of being reviewed to determine updates to the legislation and what changes are needed. With the proliferation of condos, many problems Read More...

Filed under: Real Estate, Oasis Realty Brokerage Ottawa, Ottawa real estate, Ramsayville Rd. real estate, Ottawa home buyer tips, condo tips, condo buyer tips, condo buyers, condo governance, Ministry of Consumer Services and condos, Condo Act Review

Home Seller Tips: Last minute checklist for listing, showing and open houses
20 February 13 09:26 AM | Gord McCormick | 98 Comments   

There seems like there are a million and one things to do to get a house ready for sale and never enough time to get everything done. Here is a list of small but potentially important little chores that can often get forgotten. Good time to recruit help; Read More...

Filed under: Seller Information, home seller mistakes, Ottawa real estate, Ottawa real estate brokers, Seller strategies, seller tips, Ottawa home seller Last Minute Checklist

Hot Water Tanks: 4 things 75% of us don't do!
10 February 13 06:13 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   

Hot water tanks are largely forgotten in the corner of the basement near the furnace and as long as they work, most of us are happy to leave them alone. However, like any mechanical device or system, they need maintenance to ensure effective and efficient Read More...

Filed under: Real Estate, home buyers, Ottawa real estate, Ottawa home buyer tips, hot water tank rental, hot water tank maintenance, buy out your hot water tank, home maintenance ideas, home owner tips

Things sellers can do to facilitate winter showings
07 February 13 08:49 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   

Here is a list of what may seem to be pretty obvious tips to make it easy and comfortable for a broker and their buyer(s) to visit a listed property for a private showing during the winter. I say "pretty obvious" as all these things are common Read More...

Filed under: Oasis Realty Brokerage Ottawa, Ottawa real estate, Ottawa real estate brokers, Seller strategies, seller tips, winter showing tips

"Chilly" January continues 7 month trend in Ottawa real estate
07 February 13 05:16 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   

Transactions and residential average selling price dip: Ottawa got off to an even slower start than usual, posting an 11.7% decrease in the number of sales transactions in January with 602 residential and condo units being sold. The average residential Read More...

Filed under: Market Conditions, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Oasis Realty Brokerage Ottawa, home buyers, house hunting, home search, moving to Ottawa, Ottawa real estate, Ottawa real estate market results, Ottawa House prices, monthly sales results, residential unit sales, buyer tips, Ottawa home buyer tips, 2013 Ottawa Real estate outlook, key questions for 2013, OREB January 2013 results

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DND IRP Review could impact Ottawa real estate
05 February 13 06:14 AM | Gord McCormick | 1 Comments   

What is IRP? A recent article (Jan 29 th , 2013) in the Ottawa Citizen discusses a review being conducted by the Pierre Daigle, the DND Ombudsman in to the Military Integrated Relocation Program (IRP). This program is used to move large numbers of military Read More...

Filed under: Market Conditions, Buyer Information, Oasis Realty Brokerage Ottawa, home buyers, house hunting, home search, moving to Ottawa, Ottawa real estate, Ottawa real estate market results, Ottawa real estate brokers, Ottawa home buyer tips, HHT, Inegrated Relocation Program, DND, Department of National Defence, IRP