Article content Buying a new-build home in Ottawa is a challenge in a COVID-19 world. Constantly escalating prices, chronic temporary sell-outs, tiny lot releases that are immediately snapped up: the market for newly built homes has shifted drastically, making it difficult for buyers to find their dream home. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or The new homes marketplace: A renewed sense of urgency in the Ottawa area Back to video “I don’t think anyone’s seen anything like it,” says Tanya Buckley, vice-president of sales at Cardel Homes. In November, Cardel released six townhome lots at Blackstone in Kanata in a virtual release. “We had 225 emails in the first five minutes,” she says.