The Molly & Claude Team

The Molly & Claude Team Realtors Ottawa, Royal LePageTeam Realty

Cottage prices near Ottawa to jump significantly in 2022

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Phil Soper President and CEO of Royal LePage, states in a recent press release that recreational properties will have double digit gains.

Prices in Ontario are expected to jump 13 per cent on average. Ontario median prices are $738,000. In 2021 Ontario prices went up 34.6 per cent. Waterfront properties 31.8 per cent. Details for Rideau Lakes, Peterborough, Kawarthas, Georgian Bay here. The press release and National details can be found here.

Real Estate Forecast 2022 – Why Ottawa Remains a Top Choice For Homeowners

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Today I feature 3 articles on the Ottawa Real Estate Market. The first one is on CBC.ca, it relates the story of Kevin Shaw and his husband. The second, from ocanada.com is the recent experience of Dean Tester and his wife. The final article is from the Royal LePage teamrealty.ca site, it states why Ottawa remains a top choice for homeowners.

Home Sales Forecast to Ease but Remain Historically Strong in 2022-2023

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On March 23, 2022 the Canadian Real Estate Assocation (CREA) provided an update to its forecast for 2022 and 2023. They address several factors affecting the real estate market:

  • interest rates
  • stress test
  • housing policy changes
  • the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Remember of course, as you are reading national statistics, that provincial, and then city-specific statistics can be quite different.

Understanding Household Water Systems

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Living Room by Realtor.ca proposes a blog post “Ebb and Flow: Understanding Household Water Systems:

  • water supply systems;
  • waste water systems;
  • city water and sewer services, and;
  • well and septic systems.
It’s good to read about, nice to have a better understanding of something we in the city can sometimes take for granted. Of course, if you live in the country, water, be it the obtaining or the disposal of, is not so taken for granted as you need to understand your system.

A couple of years ago at Doors Open Ottawa I had the opportunity of visiting the Lemieux Island Water Purification Plant. What a great visit! Below is a PDF with regards the Ottawa Drinking Water Quality should it be of interest.

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City of Ottawa to mandate short-term rental permits April 1

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CityNews is reporting that effective April 1 the City of Ottawa will mandate short-term rentals. The following the list of requirements:

  • Contact information of the property owner, holder or manager
  • Proof the property the urban or rural village property is a principal address
  • Proof of ownership of a secondary property
  • Proof of insurance
  • Registration on a short-term rental platform
  • Floor plans of the residence, along with all the exits
  • Approvals from any condominium corporation or property owner, should the permit applicant be renting the principal residence
  • A list of the number of bedrooms to ensure the numbers of guests do not exceed capacity limits
  • All the necessary emergency contact information, including 911
  • Listing the city’s bylaws to customers such as noise, parking and property maintenance regulations
Details here.

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Ottawa, Ontario