OWNING A HOME IS MORE THAN JUST AN INVESTMENT
Posted on Jan 30, 2023 in Buying or Selling in Ottawa
THE EMOTIONAL AND NON-FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF OWNING VS RENTING
With higher mortgage interest rates in Canada, I have no doubt you are questioning whether or not this is the best time to buy a home. Of course the finances are a huge part of the equation, but there are also important other reasons you want to own vs rent. Some of these benefits are:
Own...
WHY DOES HOME INVENTORY MATTER IN OTTAWA?
Posted on Jan 30, 2023 in Buying or Selling in Ottawa
HOUSING SUPPLY OR HOME INVENTORY EXPLAINED FOR THE OTTAWA REAL ESTATE MARKET
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At the end of December, we in Ottawa had 4.4 months of resale housing inventory on the real estate market. Let’s break down that 4.4 months measure:
This number tells us how many months it would take for all the current homes for sale on th...
TIMING IS EVERYTHING IN OTTAWA REAL ESTATE
Posted on Dec 07, 2022 in Buying or Selling in Ottawa
PLAN AHEAD WHEN YOU ARE BUYING OR SELLING YOUR HOME
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Like all seasons in Ottawa, things are either very cold or very hot. We have two distinct hot real estate markets here. There is the spring season, which actually starts mid-winter (early-mid February) and goes to early June. Then there is the fall market. This starts imm...
WHAT IS AN AUTISM-FRIENDLY REALTOR®?
Posted on Dec 07, 2022 in Buying or Selling in Ottawa
AND WHY DOES IT MATTER TO PEOPLE BUYING AND SELLING IN OTTAWA?
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RIGHT-SIZING YOUR OTTAWA HOME
Posted on Dec 07, 2022 in Buying or Selling in Ottawa
You have no doubt heard of down-sizing, but you may not have heard of right-sizing.
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The traditional down-sizer has grown children and just doesn’t need as much space in their home. But changing the size or location of your home to meet your needs can happen at any stage of life. And that’s why I prefer to call it right-sizing.
Right-s...
WESTBORO: THE MICRO-NEIGHBOURHOODS WITHIN IT
Posted on Dec 07, 2022 in Buying or Selling in Ottawa
There are three distinct micro-communities within what locals consider to be Westboro.
Within these boundaries, you will find three distinct communities of:
- Highland Park/McKellar Park
- Laurentianview/Hampton Park
- Westboro Beach/Westboro North