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Lots of potential potholes in Ottawa real estate for 2016
07 February 16 02:46 PM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Like it or not, our local economy is dominated by Federal government activity and there are a lot of potential potholes we may face as the new government sets out to try and keep all the promises it has made. Will Liberal history repeat itself? Trudeau Read More...
Optimism lifts residential and condo sales in Ottawa November 2015 results
15 December 15 11:45 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Optimistic unit sales for both residential and condo markets in November: Ottawa buyers and sellers were active in November in the fresh optimism generated by the new Federal Government. Unit sales were very positive for the month with residential sales Read More...
Ottawa real estate market report Sept. 7th, 2015
07 September 15 08:40 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Ottawa real estate has had a pretty good summer all things considered, though prices are still pretty flat and we still have some listing inventory concerns, August was a pretty good month with decent unit sales increases for both residential properties Read More...
Ottawa real estate Q1 2015: modest sales, potentially scary listing inventory above $500K
09 April 15 11:43 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Is it a flood of spring sales in Ottawa real estate….or just listings? April 9 th , 2015 Unit sales grew seasonally in March (from February), as usual but not enough to melt down a glacier of listing inventory and in fact, it appears the growth Read More...
Ottawa real estate Feb 2015: Listing inventory continues to pile up while sales and prices stagnate
05 March 15 04:12 PM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Frigid February 2015 Freezes Ottawa Real Estate: No surprise that it was tough sledding in Ottawa real estate in February. Record setting cold during the month certainly deterred many buyers, so hopefully they will be back in the market for the spring Read More...
Ottawa homeowners: don't "over renovate" in this real estate market
30 January 15 11:20 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Sellers face a very competitive market in 2015: We have excess listing inventory and sellers also face fierce competition from new construction inventory from builders. This has resulted in buyer’s market conditions with significant price pressure Read More...
Is it the 1990's all over again in Ottawa real estate?
28 December 14 11:30 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Is it “déjà vu, all over again” in Ottawa Real Estate? We have suffered through another slow year in Ottawa real estate in 2014 with flat sales and overall prices barely in positive territory. A Federal restraint program and Read More...
Ottawa real estate: residential average selling prices in negative territory in October 2014
19 November 14 10:44 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Ottawa real estate residential prices showed a 3.2 % decrease in the average price of properties sold in October, compared to Oct 2013. While one month does not make a trend, it is only the 2 nd time this year that average selling prices in a month have Read More...
Excess listing inventory the dominant factor in August 2014 Ottawa real estate results
06 September 14 09:44 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Ottawa Real Estate Market Results August 2014 Residential sales steady, condos lag, listing inventory high, prices flat A tougher market environment for most sellers continues in Ottawa, based on August 2014 results from the Ottawa Real Estate Board. Read More...
Why are so many Ottawa listings overpriced?
24 August 14 09:19 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
...it has been a long spring and summer for many Ottawa sellers: why is that? Our Ottawa real estate market has been slowing for two years and we have been accumulating excess listing inventory steadily during that time to the level where we now have Read More...
Good news and bad in Ottawa real estate 2014
08 August 14 09:01 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Well in to August and our real estate market has demonstrated a middling performance at best. Transactions and prices are pretty flat compared to previous years in the resale market and the new home market is also flat but is 17% off the 5 year average. Read More...
Ottawa sellers adjust price expectations to get deals done in July 2014
07 August 14 11:32 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Our continuing heavy listing inventory conditions continue through mid-summer and we believe sellers adjusted their price expectations to get deals done in July. July sales transactions trend: On a transaction basis, sales were pretty good in July: residential Read More...
Is a buyer's market coming to Ottawa real estate? ...or is it already here?
07 July 14 07:05 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Ottawa Real Estate: June 2014 results Listing inventory level remains key issue in very competitive Ottawa Market June Sales: Depending on your point of view, June sales were either steady or lacklustre with residential properties showing a slight increase Read More...
Ottawa real estate: May sales OK but listing inventory levels critically high
06 June 14 08:31 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Ottawa May Real Estate Results 2014 May Sales OK but listing inventory surges to worrisome levels Sales: Sales results were generally steady (or flat, depending your perspective) in May 2014. Residential sales transactions showed a slight increase over Read More...
REALTOR® experience and assistance can be invaluable in new construction home purchase
15 April 14 08:55 AM | Gord McCormick | 0 Comments   
Many buyers do not realize that real estate professionals are also on top of builder offerings in the area. We have to be, as builder properties are very much a competitive issue in the marketplace and impact pricing and marketability of our resale listings. Read More...
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