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Ottawa Real Estate Market Update

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Real Estate Agent with Royal Lepage Performance Realty, Brokerage

Hello everyone,

For those of you who were wondering what is going on with the Ottawa Real Estate market.

Here is what CMHC has to say:

Forecasting for 2009

MLS Sales are expected to decrease by 4.3%
New home construction starts are expected to decrease by 12.4%
MLS prices are expected to increase by 3.6%
Unemployment is expected to increase by 0.8%

We are very lucky to be living in Ottawa! We are sheltered from some of the exterior elements that are seriously affecting other major cities through out the world.

If you have any questions with respect to the Real Estate Market in Ottawa or you would like to know what locations and type of housing is doing better than others, please feel free to ask away.

 

Todd

Darryl Bandoro
The Mortgage Group - TMG - Ottawa, ON

Looks like a good forecast!  Another great thing about real-estate in 2009 is that interest rates are near 50 year lows.  This is making it more affordable than ever to buy a home or refinance.

A highlight of current rates include: 5-year at 4.39%, 3-year at 3.75%, and 1-year at 3.50%

Cheers,

Darryl (http://activerain.com/blogs/djbandoro)

Jan 30, 2009 01:06 AM