The Average Price of a home in Ottawa in the year 2000 was $159,511 – last month in March 2015 it was $361,572 (including Residential & Condos!) What was the Average the year you bought your first house? The year you were born? The year you got married? Check the chart below for details. Interested in finding out what your home is worth today?  We’re happy to provide you a free home evaluation, contact us today!
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Is now the right time for YOU to buy or sell?  For a full report of what’s going on in your Ottawa area neighbourhood talk to your Royal LePage Sales Representative  or if you’re looking for a great Realtor®, e-mail Kent Browne kent@royallepage.ca or 613-725-1171. Helping YOU is what we do. _______________________________________________________________________ Busy spring season arrives amidst March snow banks! – Ottawa Real Estate board Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,208 residential properties in March through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 1,184 in March 2014, an increase of two per cent. The five-year average
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  Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 853 residential properties in February through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 868 in February 2014, a decrease of 1.7 per cent. The five-year average for February sales is 914.   “Even though we had one of the coldest months on record, resales for the month of February are only slightly down from last year,” says President of the Ottawa Real Estate Board, David Oikle. “Looking at residential properties alone, 13 more properties were sold this February over last February – a 1.9 per cent increase; while the condo
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OTTAWA RECORDS FLAT HOUSING MARKET IN THE THIRD QUARTER High inventory leads to an uneventful third quarter OTTAWA, October 15, 2014 – The Royal LePage House Price Survey released today saw prices for homes in Ottawa remain relatively flat. Detached bungalows and standard two-storey homes increased 1.2 per cent year-over-year to $403,091 and $406,264, respectively. Standard condominiums saw a slight decline in price, dropping 0.3 per cent to $258,132. “Buyers had a surplus of inventory to choose from this quarter, with much of the inventory left over from slower than usual winter and spring selling seasons,” said John Rogan, broker manager, Royal LePage Performance Realty. “However, there
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From the Ottawa Real Estate Board September/October 2014 “Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,133 residential properties in September through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system, compared with 1,118 in September 2013, an increase of 1.3 per cent. The five-year average for September sales is 1,103. “Our community is fortunate to enjoy one of the most stable real estate markets in Canada,” says Randy Oickle, President of the Ottawa Real Estate Board [and President/General Manager of Royal LePage Gale Real Estate]  “This is evidenced by the fact that the units sold and the average sale price in August and September
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