When the time comes to selling your home in Orleans, the choices can be confusing and overwhelming. Who do you chose to handle (most often than not) your biggest asset you own? Do you just pick a name out of a hat? Did you know that there are over 2,900 Real Estate Agent in the Ottawa area? This makes it even more difficult to find the right person.

Here is a small sample of the thing my Team and I do when we get new listings. We have a long list of things we do every single time we get a new home to sell. This makes our lives easier as we never miss a step.

Stunning 4 bedroom home in Fallinbrook

You want to make sure that the Real Estate Professional will work hard for you and will also have YOUR best interest in the forefront. It’s not just about putting up a “For Sale” sign in your front lawn. There is a lot more than just that in order to make sure your home is seen and sold.

My way of thinking is “No Gimmicks, No Nonsense, Only Straight Talk on Real Estate”

Have you heard recently about this new interprovincial bridge that might be coming to the the Orleans area? I attended a meeting earlier this evening for the Convent Glen Orleans Wood Community Association and heard a bit more information about this potential bridge coming in our back yard. You can see below the proposed sites of the bridge.

Interprovincial bridge in Orleans - proposed sites

It seems that there isn’t too much information in the news about this proposed bridge. Did you know that this interprovincial bridge, if accepted might be right in our back yard? It could be going through the Green Belt!! It could be as high as 10 stories! This would be the tallest structure in Orleans. It would potentially increase the traffic (based on some studies) of more than 3,000 cars per day accessing the 174 towards Ottawa. How a bout the added noise in the neighbourhood? How much would that affect the rush hour in the morning AND the evening.

I am not sure about you, but I think that as Orleans residents we should be aware of how this could potentially impact all of us.

Keep an eye out as there will be a public meeting held some time in May with additional information. You can also visit the web site dedicated to keep us all informed of what is happening regarding this matter ( www.CommonSenseCrossings.com ). You can also visit another web site which will keep you informed of the Convent Glen Orleans Wood Community Association.

In my books family is the most important part of my life. It’s what keeps me going on. Family is often overlooked, specially with our busy lives. Take the time to stop and smell the roses and also spend some quality time with your family. It doesn’t matter what you do, as long as you are with your family. It’s very important and you should take the time!

Enjoy your special day!!

The Ottawa Real Estate stats are out for the month of January 2012. The numbers are good and it is feeling like the Spring market will be good for Ottawa residents. The number of transactions went up from last January and the prices are on the rise. The Ottawa market has been pretty stable for the past few years.

If you would like a more detailed report on stats in your neighbourhood, feel free to contact me at any time.

February 7, 2012 ~ Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 684 residential properties in January through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 677 in January 2011, an increase of one per cent. The five-year average for January sales is 652. Of those sales, 138 were in the condominium property class, while 546 were in the residential property class. The condominium property class includes any property, regardless of style (i.e. detached, semi-detached, apartment, stacked 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.

“The results indicate it’s been a typical month of January for the Ottawa and area resale housing market” said Board President Ansel Clarke. “It is interesting to note that the inventory of properties for sale is considerably higher than a year ago, offering a lot of choice to buyers.”

The average sale price of residential properties, including condominiums, sold in January in the Ottawa area was $349,415, an increase of 5.6 per cent over January 2011. The average sale price for a condominium-class property was $253,210, an increase of 6.8 per cent over January 2011. The average sale price of a residential-class property was $373,731, an increase of 5.5 per cent over January 2011. The Board cautions that average sale price information can be useful in establishing trends over time but should not be used as an indicator that specific properties have increased or decreased in value. The average sale price is calculated based on the total dollar volume of all properties sold.

The Ottawa Real Estate Board is an industry association of over 2,775 sales representatives and brokers in the Ottawa area. Members of the Board are also members of the Ontario and Canadian Real Estate Associations.

Source : Ottawa Real Estate Board