Everybody wants to have a clean house, but we all know cleaning can be very time-consuming! The last thing you want to do at the end of a long work day is come home and start cleaning. Have kids? Then you’ll likely have twice the cleaning to do but half the time to do it!…
Moving to a new home can be stressful for your children. They are used to their neighbourhood, their school, and their home and can feel daunted at the prospect of all that changing. Some children may take a while to warm up to the idea of moving, while for others the excitement of moving to…
Earlier this week we gathered our Royal LePage Performance Realty team together for our Fall Company Breakfast Meeting. These meetings are an amazing way for our agents to connect with one another, while learning something new (and, of course, enjoying a delicious breakfast!) This week’s meeting was a huge success and we received excellent feedback…
Summer may have been a slow-starter in terms of weather this year, but the Ottawa real estate market has been scorching since spring! Year to date average prices for both condominiums and residential properties continue to show steady and sustained growth, rising 11.5 and 11.8 per cent respectively from the same time last year. …
As September rapidly approaches, it won’t be long before the kids are heading back to school. For some parents, this might mean your little one’s very first day of kindergarten. For others, your teen might finally be leaving the nest and heading off to university. Either way, it’s an emotional time! If your child is…
Buying a home is a huge decision and one that you should be extremely well-informed about before entering into. Do you feel prepared and knowledgeable about the process? To help you out, here are 7 important things we believe you should know before buying a home: Homeownership is not something to rush into There are…
Earlier this summer, we celebrated our 13th Annual Company Picnic at Proulx Farm in Cumberland. It was a fantastic day filled with fun activities for the entire family. Take a look at the video to see what we got up to!
Saving up for your first home can seem as daunting as climbing Mount Everest to many young professionals. While the amount needed might appear intimidating at first glance, we assure you that it’s more than doable if you save slowly but surely and treat it as an eventual goal instead of something that has to…
While summer is often viewed as a time to slow down and relax, this was not the case for the Ottawa real estate market last month. The Ottawa Real Estate Board recorded the highest number of July sales in 15 years. This could possibly be attributed to an upsurge in new listings in July —…
It’s an age-old question for homebuyers and one that can significantly impact the overall cost of your new home: where do you want to live? After all, it’s well-known that homebuying is all about location, location, location! Do you prefer the comforts of downtown city living, or would you rather the wide-open space…