The Ottawa Real Estate Podcast

This week we welcome Penny Torontow the President of the Ottawa Real Estate Board to talk about the ever changing market and get her thoughts on patterns in real estate across the city. Time Stamps:   00:00 Intro 04:14 Ottawa Market Update 09:19 Special Guest Penny Torontow OREB President 40:40 Mood Boosts and Outro Get 20% off your purchase at https://northbrew.ca/ by entering code PODCAST a...

This week we tackle some comments about raising the rates in Canada, Greg gives us a rundown of the Ottawa numbers, we touch on buyer fatigue and finally do some speculating about what to expect in the Ottawa Market come the spring of 2022. Time Stamps:   00:00 Intro 03:12 The Question of Raising Rates 15:18 Ottawa Market Update 19:02 Buyer Fatigue 25:43 Speculation on the Springtime Market 3...

Happy New Year! We kick off the year looking at the state of the market in Ottawa right now and how it might play out over the next few months and discuss recent revelations that there are merely 100 thousand home listings for the entire population of Canada. Time Stamps:   00:00 Intro 07:41 State of the Market Jan 2022 15:16 100k Canadian Listings 27:43 Mood Boosts and Outro Get 20% off your...

This week we take a look back at Jan 2021 to try and get an idea of what awaits us in the Jan 2022 market, we also take a look at the ongoing levels of inflation across Canada and what that may mean going forward. This is the final episode of The Ottawa Real Estate Podcast for the year 2021. We will return with a new episode on Tuesday January 11th 2022! Happy Holidays! Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 06...

This week we get Dave’s comments on house flipping taxes, speculation on what new announcements are coming down from the federal government, and Dave says his piece about variable vs fixed rate mortgages. Time Stamps:   00:00 Intro 04:30 Dave’s Comments on House Flipping 12:30 Variable Rates Rant 30:15 Mood Boosts and Outro Get 20% off your purchase at https://northbrew.ca/ by entering code P...

This week Paul and Greg discuss some interesting headlines about home flippers and our good ol’ friends down at the CMHC. Time Stamps:   00:00 Intro 07:11 What’s the Market look like? 08:37 House Flippers 21:38 CMHC: “It’s Not a Bubble” 32:54 Mood Boosts and Outro Get 20% off your purchase at https://northbrew.ca/ by entering code PODCAST at checkout! Get in touch with us!  Paul Stevenso...

This week we’re joined by our very special guest from House Sigma, Director of Business Development Michael Carney. We discuss their app, trends their seeing in the Ottawa market, and where they hope to take their company in the future. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 07:11 What is House Sigma 14:29 Relationship with Realtors 18:25 Ottawa Market Trends 23:23 How Big is HouseSigma’s Brokerage 26:20 Where...

This week we talk about home buying apps and whether or not they can make up the difference when opting to buy or sell without a realtor. How AI is being used in the industry and a recounting of our producer’s first time home buying experience. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 04:49 Greg’s Ongoing Deals 07:54 Apps for homebuying 15:54 AI in the Industry 22:57 Producer Steve’s First Time Home Buying Experi...

We’re joined this week by Francis Desjardins, a realtor on the Quebec side of the river. Francis gives us some great comparisons between the markets and explains why many Ontarians may see Quebec as a more affordable option. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 05:56: Francis Desjardins joins us 35:46 Mood Boots and Outro Contact Francis: francis.viacapitale@gmail.com   Get 20% off your purchase at https...

This week is all about the state of the Ottawa market, we get some updated year over year numbers from Greg and also discuss the 5 billion dollars in LTT paid to the government by Ontarians. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 06:00 Ottawa Market Update 10:48 Land Transfer Tax 33:06 Mood Boots and Outro Get 20% off your purchase at https://northbrew.ca/ by entering code PODCAST at checkout! Get in touch with...

In a rapid fire episode we look at what it looks like to be both a buyer and a seller in the current Ottawa market, and we dive into claims that $10 billion has been handed down to kids to buy houses in the last year. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 03:56 Ottawa Market Update 15:05 Family Money 21:53 Mood Boots and Outro Get 20% off your purchase at https://northbrew.ca/ by entering code PODCAST at check...

We go Dave-less this week and talk about buyer and seller representation and what you should expect from your realtors and brokers. We touch on some misleading headlines about the Ottawa market and interest rates in Canada as well. Check out the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0owUhGyRfX4 Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 05:07 Comments from last week 08:21 Buyer/Seller Representation 24:27 Click Bait H...

Greg returns with news of a very different Ottawa market than we’ve seen in recent months, we touch on the potentially rising interest rates in Canada and finally take a dive into the recent CBC Marketplace piece on realtors steering clients away from low commission properties. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 03:09 Ottawa Market Update 11:37 Rising Rates 17:53 This Week’s Listings 21:36 CBC Marketplace D...

This week we’re a man down so Paul and Dave take us down the mortgage rabbit hole. We look at when is the right time to buy, is Unreserved the best way to buy under ask, and what does the real estate landscape look like for those living abroad who want to repatriate themselves? Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 08:30 Is Now the Right Time to Buy 10:07 Unreserved Auctions Surprisingly Reserved Prices 16:47...

Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 07:07 Unreserved is Everywhere 14:48 Evergrande Update 22:44 Quick Lists 28:13 Interest Rates Go Up 34:57 Mood Boosts and Outro Episode Description It’s a long one this week with 2 new listings from Greg Campbell (links below), we touch on Unreserved and it’s prevalence in the Ottawa market, new information about Evergrande and the effects it may have on distant markets. T...

Is half of Canada moving this year? Greg fills us in on what’s been happening with the housing giant Evergrande and what its potential bailout could mean for Canadian Markets, Paul gives us some quick refreshers when it comes to mortgages. Finally we look at some recent reports that indicate the Canadian market is in dire need of space. This Week’s Listings: https://93adelinest.relahq.com - 93 Ade...

We discuss what’s happening to Preston St, look at a couple of listings, monitor how things are changing now that the summer has left us, and find out what’s really behind the ever-shrinking supply of homes and rental properties in the city. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 04:00 Ottawa Market Update 11:02 Quick Lists 16:39 The Summer is Over 19:52 The Cost of Red Tape 26:31 Mood Boosts and Outro Check ou...

This week we get an Ottawa Market update from Greg and talk about all the ebbs and flows in Ottawa that may soon be changed by election and possibly even more lockdowns.  Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 06:15 Ottawa Market Update 09:52 Preparing for an upswing in Ottawa 30:55 Mood Boosts and Outro Get 20% off your purchase at https://northbrew.ca/ by entering code PODCAST at checkout! Get in touch w...

In our 50th episode, we touch on the existing federal housing platform and how they’ve held up in the last 4 years, and Greg gives us the rundown of Unreserved auctions and how they are affecting the buying experience for buyers and realtors alike. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 03:23 More on Housing Programs 11:22 Inside Unreserved Home Auctions 27:11 Mood Boosts and Outro Get 20% off your purchase at...

All of the Federal parties have announced their housing plans, we break down the good and the bad and also which ones would really go great together. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro and Comments from last week 08:50 Federal Housing Platform 2021 50:00 Mood Boosts and Outro Get 20% off your purchase at https://northbrew.ca/ by entering code PODCAST at checkout! Get in touch with us! Paul Stevenson - Refer...

How would a conservative government add 1 million new homes to the Canadian market in 3 years? Plus, what’s going on with rental homes in Ottawa right now? We look at these questions plus some of yours in this week’s episode. Get 20% off your purchase at https://northbrew.ca/ by entering code PODCAST at checkout! Get in touch with us! Paul Stevenson - Referral Mortgages Email: paul@referralmortgag...

This week we touch on some new details about how Unreserved operates, comment on stories of buyer’s remorse due to work from home measures, what the Federal election might mean for the Ottawa market, and how the backlog of home appraisals in Ottawa is affecting closing dates. Time Stamps 00:00 - Intro 13:02 - WFH Buyer’s Remorse 20:15 - Federal Election 36:04 - Mood Boosts and Outro Get 20% off yo...

It’s the condo episode nobody really asked for, we discuss the rise of the self-managed condo, what those fees are really doing for you, and how buying a condo can drastically change your pre-approval amounts. Time Stamps 00:00 - Intro 09:29 - Self Managed Condos 16:55 - Condo Fees 27:34 - Mood Boosts and Outro Get 20% off your purchase at https://northbrew.ca/ by entering code PODCAST at checkout...

We take a dive into the new homebuying service making its way around Ottawa, discuss the logistics or bully offers, and pontificate on whether or not the industry is due for a serious change to its modus operandi. Time Stamps 00:00 - Intro 04:35 - Bank of Canada on Inflation 09:55 - Bully Offers 17:07 - Unreserved 31:34 - Mood Boosts and Outro Get 20% off your purchase at https://northbrew.ca/ by...

We’re happy to be working in a much more predictable market in Ottawa. We’re even confident we can tell you what's coming in the next few months. We also take a look at Ottawa’s 50-year numbers and see that things may not be as out of hand as they seem. Time Stamps 00:00 - Intro 04:06 - Market Update 11:32 - Increase In Mortgage Debt Among Canadians 13:52 - Owner Forced to Demolish Multi-Million D...