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By Lara Kaplan, Ottawa Real Estate Questions
(Keller Williams Ottawa Realty)
One of the Ottawa Real Estate Questions I often get asked is whether somebody should buy out in the country or closer to the city ? Of course you may say that the answer to one of these seriously important Ottawa Real Estate Questions is that "it depends", yes, but many people are wanting a calmer lifestyle to deal with everyday stresses and so the option of country living PRIOR to retirement is often an option.In Ottawa East, the country areas of Cumberland and Rockland are my personal favourites, and if you can arrange your transportation to get to work, well, what are you waiting for ? For these and other Ottawa Real Estate Questions, please contact me at my website at http://OttawaRealEstateQuestion.com  
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By Darryl Bandoro
(The Mortgage Group - TMG)
Looking to beautify your home or neighourhood? The City of Ottawa has a Trees, Reforestation and Environmental Enhancement (TREE) Program a tree planting program that you can take advantage of. Started in 2007, the City hopes to plant 100,000 trees by 2010. To reach the City’s goal, Ottawa residents are eligible to register for a tree to plant on their property, which will be delivered right to your door at no cost. As this is the last year of the TREE program, residents may be eligible to receive a second tree if they already received one in the past. Trees come delivered in a pot, with instructions, compost and mulch. See this link to find out what kinds of tree species are available. The City of Ottawa is looking to recruit volunteers for this program. Volunteers can plant trees, fi...
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By Szabolcs Pall
(RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc., Brokerage)
This is a fantastic story that I must share with you, and I couldn't believe it when I heard it from my taxi driver on Sept 16th. I was sharing with him my experience of selling my own home. And it reminded me of a mentor of mine, who said every realtor should have to sell his/her own home every 5 years just to experience the process and have empathy for our own clients. He was only half kidding, but it truly was an emotional experience having lived in this (my first) home for 7+ years. As I relayed this story to my driver, he mentioned he didn't think it was such a big deal, having purchased his home privately not so long ago. A few friendly questions later, he revealed to me that they got caught up in the excitement, and purchased the home pretty quickly. "Sometimes you can save money...
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By Szabolcs Pall
(RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc., Brokerage)
Financing Assistance is just another service that I provide to all my clients. This is your home, and it's kind of a big deal. Know how and where to get a mortgage (banks are just one source), and what financial incentives and assistance is available to you. ie. tax credits, rebates, RRSP. What sort of costs you can expect at closing? It's stuff that can put money in your pocket and is helpful before you start looking for your home.
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By Lara Kaplan, Ottawa Real Estate Questions
(Keller Williams Ottawa Realty)
One of the Ottawa Real Estate Questions I always ask myself as a Sales Representative is how can I stay more focussed ? Well the answer was revealed to me today in a Training session at Keller Williams Ottawa Realty where I work called Goal Setting 441.It spoke of setting your annual real estate targets, then your monthly targets and then your weekly targets.Make yourself ACCOUNTABLE to someone else each week, and have a RITUAL OF FOCUS in terms of daily time Management and Time Blocking. If you have some Ottawa Real Estate Questions of your own and  are somewhat unhappy where you are working in real estate  right now, and want to join a great real estate company that offers great training about 5 times a week, please send me a private and confidential e-mail and I'll make sure you get ...
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By Roch St-Georges, Real Estate Agent | Agent Immobilier
(EXIT Realty Matrix LTD., Ottawa, ON)
First off... Couch surfing is when you share your couch with visitors coming to your city. Visit CouchSurfing.org to sign up or learn more about this non for profit organization. This website allows travellers to connect with locals giving travellers access to a couch for a night and sometimes the local will show them their city for free. This is a great way to learn a new culture and have lots of fun meeting new people when traveling. Just for the fun of it I checked how many couches we're available in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and I found more than 1000 couches. So come down to my beautiful City, Ottawa and try this new travelling style.
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By Roch St-Georges, Real Estate Agent | Agent Immobilier
(EXIT Realty Matrix LTD., Ottawa, ON)
Let's face it Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is full of government workers and people that work in the downtown core. Now keeping this in mind : Where should one buy a home in Ottawa if they rely on Bus Transportation (OC Transpo) for their Monday to Friday commute to work? Here's how long it would take you to go from your home in Ottawa to your work downtown for 8 o'clock on a Monday morning. If your home is in Avalon / Notting Gate / Fallingbrook (Corner of Innes Rd. and Tenth Line Rd.) in Orleans it would take you 47 minutes. If your home is in Fallowfield (Corner of Fallowfield Rd. and Richmond Rd) the commute would take you 39 minutes If your home is in Greenboro (Corner of Hunt Club Rd. and Bank St.) it would take you 29 minutes. If your home is in Kanata (Corner of Palladium Dr. and Ter...
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By Mary Caird & Dan Salhany
(Keller Williams Ottawa Realty)
A Gorgeous 2 Storey Home in Hunt Club 3507 Wyman Cres $639,900 Spectacular, all brick custom built family home in Hunt Club's exclusive neighbourhood, Richlin Estates. Lovingly cared for by the original owners, this home boasts an open concept entertainment floor plan featuring 9ft ceilings, a sweeping staircase, over sized transient windows providing an abundance of natural light, a gourmet sized chef's kitchen with walk-in pantry, gleaming hardwood floors, private landscaped rear yard and more. Virtual Tour: http://www.Obeo.com/563865 For More Information On A Gorgeous 2 Storey Home in Hunt Club Please Click
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By Lara Kaplan, Ottawa Real Estate Questions
(Keller Williams Ottawa Realty)
One of the Ottawa Real Estate Questions I often ponder myself is the concept of "the moment of the madness"That moment when a Buyer makes an offer on a Property out of sheer emotional desire and is not even sure if they are doing the right thing but they do it anyway because it just feels RIGHT.Then the rational mind kicks in, and a second guessing of oneself and a form of Buyer's Remorse.So in answer to one of these big Ottawa Real Estate Questions, always remember that you would not have put yourself into that "Moment of Madness" position, if you had not carefully considered your reasons for doing so before hand.A lot of thinking got you to the point of drafting that offer.So GO MAD UNASHAMEDLY.Put pen to paper, and live with the smile and satisfaction that comes with Home Ownership l...
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By Lara Kaplan, Ottawa Real Estate Questions
(Keller Williams Ottawa Realty)
One of the Ottawa Real Estate Questions I always get asked by people from out of town, is "where are the nature walks and reserves in Ottawa?" Well Ottawa has such a huge selection from Gatineau Park famous for the great outdoors in both summer and Winter, to my personal favourite, the Ottawa River that runs parallel to the Rockcliff Parkway between Orleans and Downtown Ottawa.This morning I went on my weekly 17 km run along the gravel path that goes right along the river's edge, through the magnificent trees changing from green to the oranges and the reds of the Fall- it was magical.Like a fairy tale book.For these and other Ottawa Real Estate Questions please contact me through my website at http:OttawaRealEstateQuestions.com  
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By Christiane Lafleur
(Keller Williams Ottawa Realty)
XTRA XTRA! For those of you out there house hunting and not up to date with the Ottawa real estate market, i'd like to announce that we are in a SELLERS MARKET! By definition, a Sellers market is a market which has more buyers than sellers. Higher listing prices result from this excess of demand over supply. I was asked by a few clients, who are looking to buy a home in Orleans, WHY there are so FEW homes for sale right now in Ottawa.  There is no 1 answer to that question and several other Realtors in Ottawa probably have their own thoughts - however I believe that the lowered interest rates are taking a tole on our sellers.  Since there has been such a drop in interest rates this year, banks have been utilising the IRD (interest rate differencial) instead of just the usual 3 months in...
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By Lara Kaplan, Ottawa Real Estate Questions
(Keller Williams Ottawa Realty)
One of the Ottawa Real Estate Questions we often get asked, is "where are the best restaurants to eat in Ottawa?" Well today my husband and I ate at Canal Ritz on the Rideau Canal, a magnificent Italian Restaurant with views to die for on the Canal, and food worth relishing.The hostess "Yvette" co-owner of the restaurant was fabulous.We sat on the sun-filled glass encased patio and their mussels starter was great, my husband had a grilled Pork Tenderloin with Greenpepper sauce and I had aTeriyaki Chicken Salad.For these and Other Ottawa Real Estate Questions please contact me at my website at http://OttawaRealEstateQuestions.com
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By Mary Caird & Dan Salhany
(Keller Williams Ottawa Realty)
Last Saturday September 19th the Salhany Caird Team were out planting trees with the rest of the crew from Keller Williams and The Ottawa Rotary Club to help give back to our community.  The Ottawa Rotary Club opened in 1982, the facility is there to help and give extra support to families dealing with their children that have physical disabilities.  Our company Keller Williams Ottawa Realty has grown to become one of the largest and most influential real estate brokerages in the Ottawa area.  Keller Williams Ottawa Cares raises over $65,000 from it's members each year, this money is given to much needed causes within our community that are underfunded.  The September 14th week was the "Keller Williams Ottawa Week" and Saturday the 19th was declared "Red Day" when many of us will don ou...
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By Lara Kaplan, Ottawa Real Estate Questions
(Keller Williams Ottawa Realty)
One of the frequent Ottawa Real Estate Questions I always ask myself is "how can I do better in business ?" As such I continue to educate myself by attending seminars, conferences ,training and the like.Keller Williams Ottawa Realty where I work puts on great training for their agents, but I also like to attend seminars by outside speakers like I attended today, The TRUMP IN OTTAWA" conference.There were a series of great speakers there ,Terry Matthews, Brett Wilson and Donald Trump himself were my personal favourites of the day and of all the Ottawa Real Estate Questions I consistently  ask myself as to how to succeed in business and in life, these were some of the answers that I found collectively across these great titans of business: Terry Mathews said that " PERSISTENCE is the most...
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By Christiane Lafleur
(Keller Williams Ottawa Realty)
If you're a buyer that's interested in new home sales located in an established community this new development in Pineview could be just right for you and your family! Campanale Homes, a very reputable home builder is now allowing pre-registration for their new executive townhomes in Pineview. This new community is called Stonehenge Park and will welcome approx. 50 new families to the neighborhood. Located in a great area near local and express transit, schools, shopping, parks and HWY 417 access these homes are sure to impress! As a new home buyer in Pineview it's important to hire the services of a Realtor to advise you and be your advocate at the time of your purchase.  It's important to understand that the Builder sales representatives are there to sell the product - they ultimately...
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By Roch St-Georges, Real Estate Agent | Agent Immobilier
(EXIT Realty Matrix LTD., Ottawa, ON)
Today I've decided to find what was the cheapest property one can buy in and around Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Now for the lowest priced property in Ottawa: You can find a duplex with 3 bedroom, 3 bath. home in Sarsfield/Bearbrook with 2 a 2 car garage for $149,900. This home is located approx 40 minutes from Parliament hill. You can find a Mobile home with 3 bedroom and 1 bathroom for $35,000 approx. 35 minutes from downtown Ottawa. As for the Ottawa's most expensive home: It's a beautiful 4 bedroom, 6 bathroom home on river front with 1.4 acres of land. Bungalow has inground pool, hot tub, a tennis court, boat launch and dock. High ceilings with lots of natural light. Private cinema. This home is truly a gem and is located only 9 minutes from downtown Ottawa. It's price? $5,500,000   
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By Roch St-Georges, Real Estate Agent | Agent Immobilier
(EXIT Realty Matrix LTD., Ottawa, ON)
OTTAWA WALK FOR FARM ANIMALS to expand our awareness of the suffering animals raised for food endure on a daily basis. Everyone welcome. Walk from 2:30 – 4:30. September 26th, 2009 Registration 2 p.m The Green Earth Restaurant, 354A Preston Street. Info: Ottawa@walkforfarmanimals.org About Walk For Farm Animals For more than two decades, Farm Sanctuary’s annual Walk for Farm Animals has helped spread the word about the treatment of animals on factory farms and raised vital funds for our rescue, education and advocacy work. The Walks are an important part of Farm Sanctuary’s history and our outreach and fundraising efforts. They are also a great way for supporters to help send a positive message of compassion and hope for farm animals. Visit their website for more information. Farm Anima...
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By Roch St-Georges, Real Estate Agent | Agent Immobilier
(EXIT Realty Matrix LTD., Ottawa, ON)
Visiting the buildings and grounds of Parliament Hill is rewarding. As a site of architectural beauty, historical significance and federal decision-making, the Hill belongs not only to those who work here, but to all Canadians. For more information on planning your visit check out : http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/Visitors/planning-e.asp The cost for tours are FREE of charge! Where you should go when you arrive From September 8, 2009 to May 18, 2010: Go to the Visitor Welcome Centre for detailed information on program availability and to obtain tour tickets. The entrance is located under the Peace Tower and to the right of the main doors at the Centre Block.      Roch St-Georges, Sales RepresentativeExit Realty MatrixDirect: 613-889-7732 - Office: 613-837-0011 Visit my website - VIP Bu...
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By Lara Kaplan, Ottawa Real Estate Questions
(Keller Williams Ottawa Realty)
One of the Ottawa Real Estate Questions I think most thought about by most Buyers and Sellers , is this: "Am I making the right decision?"Anthony Robbins says that "it is in the moments of your decisions that your destiny is shaped". I think the Ottawa Real Estate Questions decisions revolve around the following commonly pondered over questions: "Should I accept this offer and sell my house , or should I hold out for a better offer?" Answer...........Your first offer is usually your Best Offer.So if you are a serious Seller and it is a fairly good offer, ........take it.Spare yourself the aggravation and regret that comes with passing up a good offer and staying on the market longer, and having additional mortgage holding costs and rather spare asking yourself one of these Ottawa Real E...
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By Irene Bilinski, Real Estate… It's All About You
(RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Group Ottawa)
OTTAWA - September 4, 2009: Members of the Ottawa Real Estate  Board sold 1,216 residential properties in August through the Board's Multiple Listing Service system compared with 1,181 in August 2008. This is an increase of 3 per cent.   Of those sales, 259 were in the condominium property class, while 957 were in the residential property class. The condominium property class includes any property regardless of style (ie: detached, semi-detached, appartment, etc.) which is registered as a condominium, as well as properties which are co-operatives, life leases and timeshares. The residential property class includes all other residential properties."August was another solid month for home sales in Ottawa. With strong sales and a listing inventory that is still very low, the capital remain...
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