OTTAWA AREA HOMES

For years Ottawa has supported one of the country’s most stable markets for buying and selling homes. The benchmark price for a single-family home in December was $373,200 according to the Ottawa Real Estate Board — up just 9.4 per cent in five years. This is basically...

Ottawa City Council has made its final choice for the new central library's location, approving the site at LeBreton flats, with one dissenting vote and one abstaining.

Wednesday’s decision will mean city staff will begin the process of selling off the current branch of...

Home sales in the Ottawa market were up 11.5 per cent in January compared to the same month of 2016.

The 667 residential properties sold by members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board, also surpasses the 5-year average for the month (614) and prices also continued to rise...

For the wealthy, and those who aspire to be, investing in real estate can reduce risk and volatility in a portfolio.

Those with the money have myriad ways to play real estate. Some are easy, some are challenging. Here are a few, and their possible risks.

Individual comme...

Ottawa’s real estate market set another record in December as the average resale price surpassed $420,000 for the first time, according to realtor statistics.

The previous record was $411,791, set in May 2015, according to OBJ records.

The Ottawa Real Estate Board, which...

Some business owners are pushing back against a proposal to significantly redesign Elgin Street by lowering the speed limit and removing parking, among other measures.

Since last June, the city has been mulling a redesign of Elgin St. and its southern continuation, Hawt...