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 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.

December 5, 2008 : Ottawa resale market balanced, prices still rising

From the Ottawa Real Estate Board website ... Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 646 residential properties in November through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 890 in November 2007, a decrease of 27.4 per cent. There were 964 sales in October 2008.

Ottawa, September 5, 2008 : Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,187 residential properties in August through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 1,307 in August 2007, a decrease of 9.2 per cent. There were 1,418 sales in July 2008.

House sold too fast and your new one is not ready yet.  Storing your furniture for a month or two and doing the two moves can run into thousands of dollars.

A new method called Pods might be the answer for you. 

PODS™ is a smarter way to move and store in the greater Ottawa area
PODS revolutionized moving and storage by introducing the concept of portable storage containers. With PODS, portable storage containers come to you, so you can pack at your leisure. When you're ready, we'll move your PODS container across town, across the country or to one of our secure Storage Centre facilities.
 

Ottawa has seen much debate over the past few years resulting in the understanding that we need some form of rapid transit rather than simply buses and bus roads.  The new Light Rail plans could help bring Ottawa into a new era.   To date we have just had the O-Train opened within the last couple of years, which sort of runs north-south through the city on an old track as a test site which is really taking people from nowhere to nowhere.

Just listed - Life at the top!  Sitting on the edge of the escarpment at Cambrian Heights, this home offers a superb lifestyle.  Skylights, vaulted ceilings and two-storey windows flood natural light throughout this elegant home and brings in beautiful vistas from every direction.  3 bedrooms up and 1 down, master and ensuite with views of the Ottawa River, main floor family room, main floor laundry, 3 car garage and finished basement are just a start to entice you i

Got a good client of yours moving to or from Ottawa?

Whether your client is wanting to sell or buy in the Ottawa area, I'd be happy to look after them with the utmost care and ensure they get the best possible service and results. My experience in Ottawa Real Estate, web and email technology lends itself very well to working with people who may need to deal from afar that may need that extra special service from time to time. Of course the standard referral fee would also be available upon successul completion of a transaction.

Each year the luxury homes market in Ottawa expands offering much more variety than ever before.  While the sale of homes in Ottawa over the Million dollar mark used to be largley restricted to Rockcliffe ( home to many of the embassies) sales of both condos and luxury homes well over 1 million dollars are occuring throughout the region. 

Click here to read more and see some of Ottawa's Million Dollar Properties.

In 2010 - This week's million dollar home opportunities in Ottawa.
There are currently around 118 homes and 7 condos in the million plus price range in Ottawa as of September 8th, 2010.  Want to get a glimpse - click on the links below.  (Note you must be logged in to view the links)
 

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Ottawa's Luxury Home Market is Growing
Over the past few years the Ottawa Real Estate Market has seen an increase in the number of homes and condos that sell for a million and up.  Used to be that only happened in Rockcliffe, but now we're finding homes of this calibre in at various locations throughout the city.