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  OTTAWA -- The COVID-19 stay-at-home order didnt stop homebuyers from going on a shopping spree in Ottawa in May. The Ottawa Real Estate Board reports a 71 per cent increase in homes sold in May compared to the same month last year, with 46 per cent of homes selling for more than $700,000. Newly released data shows 2,296 residential properties sold last month, compared with 1,342 in May 2020. "Although Ontario was in a lockdown in both May 2020 and May 2021, the impact they had on Ottaw...

  OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Real Estate Board says COVID-19 restrictions caused Ottawa’s real estate market to sputter last month, but the cost of a new home still jumped more than 40 per cent. The average sale price for a residential class property was $743,204, up 42 per cent from a year ago. The average sale price for a condominium was $427,145, up 30 per cent from last year. A total of 2,402 residential properties were sold in Ottawa in April, compared with 911 in April 2020 and 2,026 in...

Tue, 04/27/2021 - 5:35pm admin Our duck and goose hunter and fisherman, Craig Dixon, decided it was time to cross the Rainbow Bridge on April 21, 2021, to pick up our nine very special fur babies and head to heaven. Debra and their fur baby Pebbles were by his side.   Little did he know, when Debra stepped on his toe, they would be together for 30 years.  He was born on July 12, 1961, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of William and Pat Kaplinger Dixon. The hunting a...

Unity Missionary Baptist Church celebrates 150 years DIONNE GLEATON, The Times and Democrat April 23, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail EUTAWVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The members of Unity Missionary Baptist Church in Eutawville look back on their history with pride and joy because the church has lived up to its name after 150 years and continues building upon its foundation in changing times. ‘STILL MOVING FORWARD’ Located at 14152 Old Number Six Highway, the church celebrated its 150th church annivers...

Article content Wright noted, too, that the COVID-19-related state of emergency that was declared in March 2020 pushed down sales then, a contributing factor to this year’s comparative increase. The portion of resales in the Ottawa area that sold for more than the asking price also increased, from 60 per cent a year ago to almost 80 per cent in 2021. Six per cent sold for the asking price this March, while 14 per cent sold for less than asking. Meanwhile, March’s average sale price for a co...

The average price of a residential-class property jumped 27 per cent to nearly $720,000 last month compared with February 2020.

Author of the article: Anita Murray Publishing date: Mar 04, 2021  •  March 4, 2021  •  5 minute read  •  The most expensive listing currently is this Charleston Lake retreat, which offers six villas and four other buildings rather than a principal house. It’s listed by Marilyn Wilson Dream Properties for $12 million. Photo by Photo dreamproperties.com Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission...

House Hunting in Canada: Octagonal Riverfront Views Outside Ottawa After lagging behind larger Canadian cities for years, Ottawa saw home prices balloon in 2020, fueled by a surge in demand and ‘inventory at historic lows.’ By Michael Kaminer $3.77 MILLION ($4.795 CANADIAN DOLLARS) Set on the banks of the Rideau River, this custom-built four-bedroom home is in Manotick, a village about 15 miles south of Ottawa, Canada’s capital city. The 3.4-acre property includes 264 feet of water fronta...

  OTTAWA -- The COVID-19 pandemic didnt slow down Ottawas real estate market in 2020, with a record $10 billion worth of properties sold in the capital. A total of 18,971 residential and condo units were sold in Ottawa in 2020, compared with 18,613 in 2019.  The Ottawa Real Estate Board says the average sale prices of both homes and condominiums increased 20 per cent and 19 per cent over 2019 respectively. "When analyzing the year-end figures, what clearly stood out what that although th...