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Lansdowne Park - City Releases 5 bold new designs Lansdowne - View the proposals resulting from the design competition

Ottawa's Lansdowne Park re-design plans are now availableThe 5 top design plans for Lansdowne Park have just been released from the city. Five bold plans all have a focus on the Aberdeen Pavilion ( Cattle Castle ) from green houses inside of it and housing the Ottawa Farmer's Market to bringing the waters of the canal right to it's door.

Just how many artists are there in Ottawa?

It is often said that the quality of life in a community has a good relationship to the number of artists that live there. This interesting study provides insight into Ottawa's arts community.
 
Ottawa – More than one-third of Canada’s artists (53,500) live in five of the largest cities according to a report released today. Based on 2006 data, the report ranks Ottawa fifth for number of artists (4,600) behind Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. Arts research firm Hill Strategies carried out the study, which identifies neighbourhoods with the largest concentration of artists and highlights their income and education against local labour force data.

Recommended Ottawa Mortgage Professionals that Provide Great Rates and Superb Service

There are many many places to get your mortgage but if you're looking for someone who will not only give you the best rates but will also give you superb service - then we highly recommend you call any of the people we list below.  Most of them will actually come to you - so no need to travel to a bank and look for parking etc.
Give any or all of them a call or email and tell them Eric and Steve sent you!.
 
Mike Hatch and Donna White from Dominion Lending Centres
Mike Hatch  -  (613) 203-2030
Donna White  - (613) 612-2111
info@ottawashometeam.com
www.ottawashometeam.com

 

Ottawa Rated Number 2 in Best Places to Live in Canada - Moneysense.ca

The 2009 Canada's Best Places to Live study by MoneySense magazine has chosen Ottawa as second only to Victoria out of 154 Communities across Canada. 

Ratings are calculated based on a number of features, including weather, housing affordability, incomes, conveniences, safety, transit facilities or walkability, percentage of people working in the arts.  No matter which way you cut it Ottawa came out consistently in the top 10.  Overall it was #2.

What they don't mention is that Ottawa's also a very good place to invest in Real Estate. Even in the current economic woes facing most of the country, Ottawa real estate values are holding their own with prices even still on the increase. 

Time to Mortgage your Future? - Are you missing a great opportunity to buy!

Many consumers are missing out on opportunities to determine how much they can afford and are overlooking available tools, writes Derek Sankey. By Derek Sankey, Canwest News Service -April 1, 2009

New lower fixed mortgage rates! - Feb 17, 2009 - Ottawa's Home Team

New lower fixed mortgage rates! Mortgage rates continue to move lower, definitely helping to motivate reluctant buyers. The following are our current specials, please see attached rate sheet for various term lengths and rates. (coutesy of Mike, Donna and Elyse of www.ottawashometeam.com )
 
1 year fixed @ 3.50%, 3 year fixed @ 3.75% and 5 year fixed @ 4.05%!
 
New Alternate Lender – VFC Home Mortgages is now open for business
VFC Hime Mortgages, a subsidiary of TD bank, is only available via the broker channel

Ottawa ‘world leader’ of new economy

City well-positioned for the creative age, leading scholars say in release of $2.2M study! - By Lee Greenberg, The Ottawa CitizenFebruary 6, 2009

TORONTO — The city of Ottawa, with its well-educated, service-oriented workforce, is ideally suited to a new vision of Ontario’s economy unveiled Thursday by two of the world’s leading scholars.

Urban theorist Richard Florida, author of the global best-selling book The Rise of the Creative Class, said Ottawa “is a world leader” in the ascent of what he calls a new, creative economy.

Ottawa Real Estate Market for January 2008

February 4, 2009 : Ottawa Real Estate Market Holds Steady!

Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 530 residential properties in January through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 652 in January 2008, a decrease of 18.7 per cent. There were 467 sales in December 2008.

“While the market in Ottawa may not be booming, it’s certainly not a bust either. Sales declined the same amount in January as they did in December, which tells me that buyer confidence is holding steady here in the national capital,” said Board President Rick Snell.

The Canada Revenue Agency warns Canadians of mail scam - Tax Alert

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is warning taxpayers to beware of a recent scam where some Canadians are receiving a letter fraudulently identified as coming from the CRA and asking for personal information. The letter is not from the CRA. A PDF version of the letter is available on the CRA Web site at www.cra.gc.ca/alert.

Perfect Pied-a-Terre just Steps from Parliament at The Gardens - 95 Bronson Unit 1203 - $317,000 -Sold-

Click on this photo to see more photos of Unit 1203 at 95 Bronson - The GardensPerfect pied-a-terre only a few blocks from Parliament and the Supreme Court in the heart of Ottawa’s downtown!  Escape to this oasis for lunch or between office meetings! -Sold-

Within minutes you can be home relaxing in your own spacious loft at one of Ottawa’s premier condo buildings—The Gardens built by Charlesfort on Bronson between Queen and Albert! 

Originally designed as a 1 bed + den, the den walls were removed at build-time to provide an expansive living and entertaining space.  Beautifully finished as one would expect in such a prestige building, with stainless high-end appliances, hardwood, granite and ceramic throughout.  High ceilings, lots of windows and private balcony provide great southerly views of the downtown cityscape.  Park your car in your heated underground parking spot and walk to all the hotspots in the Nations Capital.  No more commuting required! Feel like a workout? - just pop down to the gym on the main floor.

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