Now that Winterlude is over, you may be looking for something to do this weekend. We are hosting a number of open houses in the Ottawa area on both Saturday, February 26 and Sunday, February 27.

Visit our Ottawa real estate website’s Open Houses web page for details on each of our upcoming open houses, including:

• photo of the property
• address of the property
• details of the open house date and time
• link to a web page with more details, photos, virtual tours and a feature sheet of the property.

Come out and see us this weekend. If you don’t see the right house or condo for you and your family, we will find it for you!

Have a great weekend!

January 2011 Statistics

January 2011 Ottawa home sale statistics

The number of homes sold in January 2011 is slightly down from the same period last year.  675 residential homes were sold in Ottawa during the month of January, compared to 719 in January 2010. Of those Ottawa homes that were sold this January, 135 of those were Ottawa condos, while 540 were residential homes.

The average sale price for both residential and condominium combined was $329,657, which is an increase of 3% over January 2010.

Ottawa residential home sales for January 2011

The average sale price of a residential home in Ottawa for January 2011 was $353,055.  This represents an increase of approximately 4.7% over the sale of residential homes in Ottawa for the January 2010 period.

Ottawa condominium sales for January 2011

Condominiums in the Ottawa area sold at slightly lower prices (on average) as compared to the same period in 2010.  The average sale price for an Ottawa condo in January 2011 was $236,065, which is a decrease of 8.7% over last year.

2010 Statistics

2010 Ottawa home sale statistics

In 2010, Realtors in the Ottawa real estate board sold a total of 14,199 residential homes.  This is decrease over the number of Ottawa homes sold in 2009 of approximately 3.6%. 

As far as Ottawa home prices go, the average price of a home sold in 2010 was $327,225, which is an increase over the average home sale price in 2009 of approximately 7.7%.

For more information on Ottawa home statistics and what you can expect to receive on the sale of your Ottawa area home, contact Ray Otten or one of our professional Sales Representatives at 613-288-0090 or email mail@ottawaproperteis.com

We will be happy to answer any of your questions.

Winterlude has officially arrived!  For the next three weekends, you can get out and enjoy all that Canada’s winter has to offer, right in your backyard.

Take the family for a visit to Snowflake Kingdom at Jacques Cartier Park to see the Snow Hog family, various acts of entertainment, craft stations, snow and ice slides and more!

Visit Confederation Park for world class ice sculptures, Crystal Garden.  Which one will be your faviourite?

Of course, spend some time on the Rideau Canal, the world’s longest skating rink, all the way from Dow’s Lake Pavillion to the Rideau Centre.  If you don’t have skates, you can rent them, as well as sleighs for pushing those in your family who are not able to skate the length of the canal.  There is always something going on, from photos taken, draws for trips, snack giveaways and don’t forget the hot chocolate and beaver tails! They are definitely a true Canadian winter tradition.

So, have fun enjoying all that Ottawa has to offer!  If you are yearing for the sun, don’t worry – the groundhog did not see its shadow and spring is just around the corner!

We all know Ottawa is a great place to live, but now the Province of Ontario has given us another reason why – we have the purest air in southern Ontario!

The EMC report last week that an air quality report was issued by the Province of Ontario listing the best and the worst cities in the Province with respect to air pollutants.

Ottawa ranked near the top for the entire Province and the best of all of the southern Ontario cities.  Sudbury and Petawawa had the best in the Province, while Windsor and Sarnia had the worst.  For the complete report, visit:

http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/publications/8035e.pdf