Condominiums! Once looked upon as the cheap answer to an expensive housing market, they have recently been taking the market by storm in Ottawa; offering owners the chance to have their own slice of higher-end living at affordable prices.
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Quebec Steps Up to Aid Eddy St. Fire Victims
After much back-and-forth, the government of Quebec is providing $10,000 to a local charity that will assist the displaced victims of the February 2nd fire in Gatineau. This new comes just as the city was set to discontinue supporting the three dozen or so victims. The organization that will receive the money is Entraide familiale […]
Victims of Eddy St. Fire Caught Up in City Squabble
The City of Gatineau and the government of Quebec were in disagreement as to who will have to assume the costs of the February fire that left three dozen people homeless earlier this month. After a lengthy series of meetings, Gatineau decided to pay for the damages. Councillor Denise Laferriere of Hull-Val-Tetreau has been urging […]
Ottawa Housing Prices Continue to Increase
This month, Statistics Canada announced that the price of new homes in the Ottawa-Gatineau market increased more rapidly in December than any other city. The price of new houses in Ottawa-Gatineau rose faster in December than in other cities, Statistics Canada said Thursday. The increase of 0.8 per cent is double the average for country. […]
Survey: Ottawa is "Moderately Affordable"
According to a survey released last month, the city of Vancouver is among the most unaffordable, or expensive, housing markets in the world. Montreal and Toronto are also up there, not trailing far behind Vancouver. Ottawa, however, has been able to maintain a “moderately affordable” market in comparison. The research, which was done in the […]