Ottawa Real Estate Blog by Brian Hobbs

March 3rd, 2010 With almost 1.5 million Canadian homes heated by Oil, you would think home insurance for homes equipped with oil furnaces was a no-brainer, but apparently the Canadian Insurance industry is starting to have second thoughts. Increased claims...

February 17th, 2010 The Federal Finance Department's changes to the rules regarding Government backed insured mortages should may prevent some buyer's form entering the market, but should be positive for the housing market over the long run. The...

February 15th, 2010 My father was a small builder and energy efficient homes has been an interest of mine for many years. In 1977 I designed and built a home, which at the time was insulated to almost double the then Ontario Building Code requirements....

February 12th, 2010 In 2009 Ottawa witnessed a record numbers of resales,, many in multiple offer bidding wars. What was not widely reported was that Ottawa also witnessed record numbers of Expired, Canceled and Withdrawn listings, over 7000 in total....

February 8th, 2010 I like all the homes on my street have a city mandated lamppost which operates from dusk to dawn 365 days of the year for which I pay the hydro fees. Always looking for ways to reduce my Hydro bill I did some research on alternatives...