• Ottawa homebuilders keep momentum in May

  June 10, 2013 - 10 h 26

  Despite predictions of a slowdown, Ottawa’s homebuilding industry appears to once again be off to a strong start to the year.

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• Remaking Somerset Street’s skyline

  June 10, 2013 - 8 h 45

  There’s an old saying that “a single spark can start a prairie fire.” It has its roots in China but could just as easily apply to a stretch of central Ottawa most closely associated with that Asian country’s diaspora.

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• $20M hydro generating station under construction in Renfrew

  June 5, 2013 - 12 h 36

  A Renfrew-based excavation company has won the largest portion of a contract to build a $20-million water power generating station in the Ottawa Valley.

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• Home resales down 4.6%

  June 5, 2013 - 10 h 55

  Ottawa realtors sold 4.6 per cent fewer homes in May 2013 than the same period a year earlier as the local market was unable to break out of a slow start to the year.

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• Unlicensed homebuilders emerging in Ottawa: regulator

  May 31, 2013 - 14 h 21

  The organization responsible for administering homebuilding laws on behalf of the provincial government is sounding the alarm about illegal construction in the Ottawa area.

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• Walton optimistic about opening land for development

  May 29, 2013 - 10 h 59

  The owners of a massive swath of land in southwest Ottawa say they’ll continue to press the city to open up a portion for development next year, despite losing a debate at City Hall earlier this year.

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• Loblaw files prospectus for $7B REIT

  May 24, 2013 - 8 h 41

  Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L) filed a preliminary prospectus Friday aimed at creating one of Canada's largest commercial real estate trusts including some 75 per cent of the company's real estate assets.

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• Huntington bets on commercial condo market

  May 24, 2013 - 8 h 40

  Condominiums have been a hot asset class in Ottawa in recent years as buyers look to build equity and take advantage of low interest rates.

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• $226M Queensway widening project begins

  May 17, 2013 - 13 h 58

  A major roadwork project intended to alleviate congestion for east-end commuters officially got underway Friday with a ceremonial groundbreaking to widen the Split between Highway 417 and Regional Road 174.

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• InterRent revenues grow on acquisitions

  May 14, 2013 - 11 h 16

  A growing Ottawa real estate investment trust says all of its key financial metrics increased in its first quarter as it added hundreds of new residential units to its portfolio.

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Other news

• May 13, 2013 Group Lepine eyes addition to Kanata Lakes apartment complex
• May 9, 2013 CIBC listed as 150 Elgin tenant
• May 8, 2013 Ottawa housing starts up 14.4% in April
• May 7, 2013 Richcraft proposes 48-storey condos on Carling
• May 6, 2013 Karen Kinsley stepping down as CEO of CMHC
• May 3, 2013 City plans rezoning for Arts Court site
• May 3, 2013 Home resales jump 0.3 per cent in April
• May 3, 2013 RioCan reports 'record' results
• May 2, 2013 Strandherd-Armstrong bridge delayed another year
• May 2, 2013 InterRent buys Bell Street apartments for $38.63M
• April 29, 2013 Public Works punts NCC proposal for former train station
• April 29, 2013 Domicile proposes 18-storey Rochester Street condo
• April 26, 2013 Otis Group files proposal for Greely shopping centre
• April 26, 2013 Industrial vacancy rate edges down in Q1
• April 25, 2013 Skyline completes Sheffield acquisition