Nancy Benson's Blog

There’s good news from the Ottawa Real Estate market in August, with sales numbers higher than August of 2014 and also better than the five-year average for the month.  Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,279 residential properties in August through the Multiple Listing Service system...

Selling your Home? Our Photos help Get People in your Door  44 Marsh Sparrow Private "Marshes Village" Kanata )When clients contact me to help them sell their home, I tell them that we will usually have a few weeks of preparation work to do before we can put up a “For Sale” sign on the front lawn...

1076 Ashton Station RoadOttawa, OntarioSOLD! This 2 storey, brick home sits on approx. 35 acres with a wonderful covered front porch. 3 spacious bedrooms, modern 4 piece bath + main floor powder room. Recently updated kitchen with granite counters and loads of cabinetry. Separate living/dining ro...

420 Lewis Street Suite # 601Centre Town CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIRTUAL TOUR  This suite offers 2 spacious bedrooms + 2 full bathrooms in the heart of downtown Ottawa. Custom kitchen with granite counters, hardwood and ceramic tile flooring in a lovely open concept design. This suite offers two large ...

Average sale prices stable as Ottawa Remains a Buyer’s Market, July Real Estate numbers showOttawa’s Real Estate scene has been a buyer’s market in recent months, and that continued to be the story in July, the Ottawa Real Estate Board has reported.In the press release posted on its website (www....

With a buyers’ market and lower interest rates, it’s a good time to be a buyer in OttawaIf you live in the Ottawa area and you’ve been thinking of buying a house or condo, you’ve possibly already heard that it’s a good time to be a buyer, thanks to the buyers’ market we’ve been experiencing for s...

6E 260 Metcalfe St 'The Mayfair'Click to View Virtual Tour  "The Mayfair" is an elegantly appointed 6 storey building in the heart of Ottawa with the look and feel of a New York "Flat". Great location close to Elgin Street Restaurants, the Rideau Canal and everything that downtown living has to o...

Hang in there: there’s reason for hope  We’re in the midst of what is usually the busy summer home-buying season, but if your home happens to be for sale in the summer of 2015, you’ve probably noticed what sellers and agents across the city have been noticing: the Ottawa summer market has been a ...

105 Crichton StreetNew Edinburgh OttawaSOLD! Exquisite 3 storey brick home with a great blend of old world charm & modern features! 4 great bedrooms, 4 renovated bathrooms, family room/library with gas fireplace, eat-in kitchen with access to the two tier patio & garden. Large master bedroom with...

 Ottawa’s housing sales for June of 2015 were up slightly over the same month last year and were also slightly above the five-year average for June, the Ottawa Real Estate Board has reported. In a press release on the board’s website (www.oreb.ca), the board also reported that sales in the Ottawa...