Beyond City Limits: Life in Ottawa’s Suburbs Part 1: East of Ottawa The East of Ottawa has always been a popular place for families to settle. There is so much to do in the area that you never really need to leave it to find exactly what…

LOVE IS IN THE AIR… Win a spa manicure & pedicure basket from Beauticontrol by Joan Jesion or a Romantic ‘Tour of Italy’ Evening at Cuisine & Passion with executive Chef Marc Miron How to enter: It’s simple!…

It is a well know fact that kitchens and bathrooms sell homes. They are the two most important rooms in a house since, if we’re going to be politically incorrect, women spend 99% of their time in the kitchen and men 99% in the bathroom, right?…

The year 2011 is over, the holidays are over and it's time to get back in to the regular routine. Have you been thinking about buying a home in Ottawa You are not sure where to start, what to do, who to call, etc… There are so many options out…

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Can you believe it’s 2012 already? A New Year means one thing for most people… Resolutions! How many resolutions have we all made (and broken) by now? Hey, it is the 6th keeping that ‘no junk food’…

For Christmas, I wish you Gifts under the tree, turkey in the oven and family and friends to surround you. And for every day, may you be granted Peace, Health, Happiness, Love, Joy and Laughter I want you to be safe and reading and…

Open House - 1494 Ridgebrook When: Saturday December 17, 2011 Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm This beautiful renovated 4 bedroom home is ready for you to move in and enjoy. The brand new kitchen will be the "piece de resistance". It has been…

Today is the perfect day for trimming back tree limbs, especially those that are hanging dangerously over your or your neighbour's house. Last year, Brain Madigan (my favourite lawyer and real estate expert in Canada) wrote a wonderful post about…

Yesterday I bought a bird. We went to the Lansdowne Market. Normally, the market ends in the fall but the Cattle Barn has been let to the local producers for a few Sundays. The guidelines for the market are locally produced goods and food…

Welcome to The Christiane Lafleur REAL ESTATE Team's CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CONTEST :) How does it work?! From November 19th 2011 to December 15th 2011 you are able to make multiple entries to enter my Christmas Holiday contest. So… to be eligible to…

Are you ready for the Hot New Listing coming out next week? ~ 4 bedrooms ~ hardwood throughout ~ brand new kitchen ~ granite counter tops ~ finished basement ~ corner lot ~ new fence This beautiful renovated 4 bedroom home is ready for you to…

Halloween comes only once a year. Why would you leave squeaky doors and drafty windows for Buyers to see and experience the other 364 days? If your doors slowly close themselves or don’t close even when you pull them shut, it will look…

On Wednesday I was walking home and saw the most wonderful coloured maple tree. Oh, there are going to be some that will be better but this is the first tree in the neighbourhood that has fully turned and is now dropping its leaves. The sky…

There are many signs that seasons are changing. One of them is the honking of the Canada Geese as they fly over my house. In the spring they are flying north for nesting and in the fall they are heading south. Doesn't that make you see that we are…