1 00:00:00,174 --> 00:00:04,754 Welcome to She Sells Ottawa, your go -to podcast for all things real estate and 2 00:00:04,754 --> 00:00:05,434 beyond. 3 00:00:05,434 --> 00:00:10,494 Featuring your hosts, Sonya Crites, Tamara Vallati, Cori Kugler and Tara Kugler. 4 00:00:10,494 --> 00:00:14,414 Fun fact, we're not just colleagues who work on different teams, we're amazing 5 00:00:14,414 --> 00:00:18,774 friends with a passion for real estate and uplifting our local Ottawa community. 6 00:00:18,774 --> 00:00:23,454 Join us for each episode as we dive into the local market trends, share insider 7 00:00:23,454 --> 00:00:25,998 tips and provide invaluable insights. 8 00:00:25,998 --> 00:00:29,938 Whether you're a seasoned investor or a first -time homebuyer, SheSells Ottawa is 9 00:00:29,938 --> 00:00:33,998 your one -stop shop for useful takeaways and entertaining conversations. 10 00:00:33,998 --> 00:00:36,713 So grab your coffee and get ready to be inspired. 11 00:00:50,289 --> 00:00:54,950 Well hello and welcome to another episode of She Sells Ottawa. 12 00:00:54,950 --> 00:00:59,270 In this episode we're going to discuss the ever -changing Ottawa real estate market 13 00:00:59,270 --> 00:01:03,490 and how it can change so much from one week to the next, the pros and cons of 14 00:01:03,490 --> 00:01:04,614 buying in Gatineau, 15 00:01:04,614 --> 00:01:10,254 and a peek into the ultra luxury market in Ottawa because who doesn't enjoy a look 16 00:01:10,254 --> 00:01:12,854 into the lifestyles of the rich and famous? 17 00:01:12,854 --> 00:01:17,274 And of course, a visit to a fabulous local business was in order. 18 00:01:17,274 --> 00:01:21,714 I am your host, Cori Kugler with Right at Home Realty and I'm here with my friends 19 00:01:21,714 --> 00:01:23,294 and co -hosts. 20 00:01:23,294 --> 00:01:27,654 Hello, I'm Sonya Crites and I'm with Ottawa Property Gals and Right at Home 21 00:01:27,654 --> 00:01:28,474 Realty. 22 00:01:28,474 --> 00:01:32,230 Hi, I'm Tamara Vallati with eXp Realty. 23 00:01:32,230 --> 00:01:36,350 And hello, I'm Tara Kugler with Right at Home Realty and one half of the Kugler 24 00:01:36,350 --> 00:01:37,090 team. 25 00:01:37,090 --> 00:01:38,270 Welcome everybody. 26 00:01:38,270 --> 00:01:39,030 Hello. 27 00:01:47,858 --> 00:01:51,378 So ladies, you're gonna have to fill me in all about the real estate market over the 28 00:01:51,378 --> 00:01:51,838 past week. 29 00:01:51,838 --> 00:01:56,098 As you know, I was out of town, so I kind of, I was on holiday. 30 00:01:56,098 --> 00:01:57,048 So welcome back. 31 00:01:57,048 --> 00:02:01,678 Thank you, with very spotty internet connection, unfortunately, or fortunately. 32 00:02:01,758 --> 00:02:04,858 So fill me in, what happened in the last week, guys? 33 00:02:04,898 --> 00:02:08,288 Well, I've definitely seen a bit of a slowing in the market. 34 00:02:08,288 --> 00:02:10,578 I don't know if you guys have all seen that. 35 00:02:10,578 --> 00:02:17,538 But I've spoken to several agents who are saying that showings are much slower than 36 00:02:17,538 --> 00:02:18,295 you. 37 00:02:18,531 --> 00:02:22,552 And yeah, when you go to book a showing, I see that there's, you know, unlimited 38 00:02:22,552 --> 00:02:24,552 availability for showings. 39 00:02:24,552 --> 00:02:28,392 So that's quite a change from what we've seen. 40 00:02:29,112 --> 00:02:32,972 But I did speak to a home inspector, I was on an inspection this week, and he said 41 00:02:32,972 --> 00:02:35,072 he's super, super busy. 42 00:02:35,072 --> 00:02:37,772 So I'm not sure how that connects. 43 00:02:37,992 --> 00:02:40,892 Could be there are more buyers waiting for more rate drops. 44 00:02:40,892 --> 00:02:42,642 I'm not sure. 45 00:02:42,642 --> 00:02:46,562 But the risk is that when the rates drop, you know what happens to house prices, 46 00:02:46,562 --> 00:02:47,132 they go up. 47 00:02:47,132 --> 00:02:52,642 So it's probably, you know, for buyers, I think this is really a really good time to 48 00:02:52,642 --> 00:02:53,662 lock down something. 49 00:02:53,662 --> 00:02:55,822 Yeah, we've been telling our buyers that as well. 50 00:02:55,822 --> 00:03:01,302 We do have, we have quite a few buyers suddenly signed that are waiting to see 51 00:03:01,302 --> 00:03:03,002 homes. 52 00:03:03,002 --> 00:03:05,032 You know, they have favorited all their homes. 53 00:03:05,032 --> 00:03:08,532 We can actually see when somebody favorites a home with a little heart. 54 00:03:08,532 --> 00:03:11,250 So that's kind of neat and it comes right to our phones. 55 00:03:11,250 --> 00:03:14,610 So when we try and book things with them, they're saying that they want to book into 56 00:03:14,610 --> 00:03:15,830 the next week. 57 00:03:15,830 --> 00:03:19,050 So they're in certainly not in a rush for sure. 58 00:03:19,050 --> 00:03:21,120 They're in they're in summer session. 59 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,670 I think summer session is in. 60 00:03:23,670 --> 00:03:27,010 Hey, we're just hitting the end of June going into July. 61 00:03:27,010 --> 00:03:28,940 We're coming into a nice big long weekend. 62 00:03:28,940 --> 00:03:33,690 And I think, I think the graduation as you were saying, graduations happening and I 63 00:03:33,690 --> 00:03:38,230 think that really played into what was happening with the buying and the selling. 64 00:03:38,354 --> 00:03:41,494 People just want to enjoy, they want to enjoy the time, they want to enjoy their 65 00:03:41,494 --> 00:03:42,514 spaces. 66 00:03:42,614 --> 00:03:48,654 We have some buyers putting their buying journey on hold just temporarily because 67 00:03:48,654 --> 00:03:50,974 they want to enjoy the summer, they want to go and travel. 68 00:03:50,974 --> 00:03:55,134 But keep in mind, you know, we're still looking for these perfect properties for 69 00:03:55,134 --> 00:03:58,094 them and when that property comes up, well, they're going to jump. 70 00:03:58,094 --> 00:03:59,074 Like this is... 71 00:03:59,074 --> 00:04:03,394 It seems active enough, just like not really a fire at the moment. 72 00:04:03,394 --> 00:04:04,574 Yeah. 73 00:04:04,914 --> 00:04:08,894 I mean, I definitely see from what I when I was talking to Cori while I was away, it 74 00:04:08,894 --> 00:04:13,254 was definitely somewhat active, but just no real urgency. 75 00:04:13,254 --> 00:04:14,674 There's no urgency. 76 00:04:14,854 --> 00:04:15,074 Definitely. 77 00:04:15,074 --> 00:04:19,594 And it's funny because we had we just had a buyer reach out this week and they 78 00:04:19,594 --> 00:04:23,034 wanted to see a listing that's out in Rockland. 79 00:04:23,034 --> 00:04:25,714 And it seemed like a very, very attractive price. 80 00:04:25,714 --> 00:04:30,454 It was listed at, you know, $700 ,000 and, you know, it looked like an awful lot of 81 00:04:30,454 --> 00:04:31,124 house for the money. 82 00:04:31,124 --> 00:04:33,298 So she reached out to us and said. 83 00:04:33,298 --> 00:04:35,198 Yeah, I really want to see this. 84 00:04:35,198 --> 00:04:36,278 What's the catch? 85 00:04:36,278 --> 00:04:38,758 So of course we can look and they were holding offers. 86 00:04:38,758 --> 00:04:40,518 They were holding a presentation date. 87 00:04:40,518 --> 00:04:42,878 So I explained to her and she's okay. 88 00:04:42,878 --> 00:04:43,358 All right. 89 00:04:43,358 --> 00:04:44,998 So what do you think it's worth? 90 00:04:44,998 --> 00:04:48,938 So like just doing a quick glance I figured, you know, this is gonna go for at 91 00:04:48,938 --> 00:04:49,788 least $8 .50. 92 00:04:49,788 --> 00:04:51,378 And it was listed at what price? 93 00:04:51,378 --> 00:04:52,078 $6 .99. 94 00:04:52,078 --> 00:04:52,878 Wow. 95 00:04:52,878 --> 00:04:53,658 Yes. 96 00:04:53,658 --> 00:04:59,018 So we do the research and you know, tell her that we booked the showing but 97 00:04:59,018 --> 00:05:00,114 before... 98 00:05:00,114 --> 00:05:03,634 before the showing time she just decided, you know what, I don't want to get 99 00:05:03,634 --> 00:05:07,554 involved in this kind of competitive stuff and we're not quite ready anyway. 100 00:05:08,534 --> 00:05:15,534 So long story short, I see this house come back on the market last night listed for 101 00:05:15,534 --> 00:05:18,274 $995 ,000. 102 00:05:18,274 --> 00:05:18,754 Wow. 103 00:05:18,754 --> 00:05:20,402 So that was the expectation. 104 00:05:20,402 --> 00:05:20,762 Yes. 105 00:05:20,762 --> 00:05:22,102 And they listed at $6 .99. 106 00:05:22,102 --> 00:05:22,242 Yeah. 107 00:05:22,242 --> 00:05:23,282 And it didn't happen. 108 00:05:23,282 --> 00:05:24,562 They didn't get it. 109 00:05:24,562 --> 00:05:26,082 That's very 2021. 110 00:05:26,082 --> 00:05:28,542 I mean, the buyers right now do not. 111 00:05:28,542 --> 00:05:30,022 It's so 2021. 112 00:05:30,242 --> 00:05:31,762 Such a different world. 113 00:05:31,762 --> 00:05:34,062 The buyers don't have a taste for that right now, I find. 114 00:05:34,062 --> 00:05:36,402 You know, they don't even expect to pay that much over here they are. 115 00:05:36,402 --> 00:05:40,722 I mean, if you're looking for a million dollars, like that might not be the 116 00:05:40,722 --> 00:05:41,742 strategy at this point. 117 00:05:41,742 --> 00:05:42,942 At this point, I agree. 118 00:05:42,942 --> 00:05:43,882 I agree as well. 119 00:05:43,882 --> 00:05:44,242 Yeah. 120 00:05:44,242 --> 00:05:45,322 That's not the way to go. 121 00:05:45,322 --> 00:05:46,770 So I thought that was kind of... 122 00:05:46,770 --> 00:05:49,390 That's an interesting story. 123 00:05:49,490 --> 00:05:49,790 Yeah. 124 00:05:49,790 --> 00:05:50,390 Yeah. 125 00:05:50,390 --> 00:05:54,360 We'll see what happens with that house now that it's listed at the desired price. 126 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:55,110 Will they get it? 127 00:05:55,110 --> 00:05:56,180 I'm going to be watching it. 128 00:05:56,180 --> 00:05:56,750 Yes. 129 00:05:56,750 --> 00:05:58,050 So is everyone else. 130 00:05:58,050 --> 00:05:58,620 Yes. 131 00:05:58,620 --> 00:06:00,870 And it's a little bit of a hike from Ottawa. 132 00:06:00,870 --> 00:06:01,770 It's Rockland. 133 00:06:01,770 --> 00:06:02,910 Rockland. 134 00:06:03,210 --> 00:06:03,910 Yeah. 135 00:06:05,050 --> 00:06:06,370 We're talking about Rockland. 136 00:06:06,370 --> 00:06:06,810 Yes. 137 00:06:16,409 --> 00:06:20,169 So speaking of the market and what's going on in the market over the past week, I 138 00:06:20,169 --> 00:06:25,869 think a really hot topic that we've been seeing on the news is those rental scams. 139 00:06:25,869 --> 00:06:25,969 Yeah. 140 00:06:25,969 --> 00:06:27,529 And that's been interesting. 141 00:06:27,529 --> 00:06:29,009 So what do we think? 142 00:06:29,789 --> 00:06:34,089 Yeah, it's been going on for a while, but this became, you know, big news. 143 00:06:34,089 --> 00:06:35,989 It was reported. 144 00:06:36,289 --> 00:06:41,629 And so unfortunately, you know, there are some terrible people that they're posing 145 00:06:41,629 --> 00:06:42,949 as realtors. 146 00:06:42,949 --> 00:06:44,345 And I guess this 147 00:06:44,345 --> 00:06:50,345 specific story that came out was that someone had called a locksmith to a home 148 00:06:50,345 --> 00:06:57,545 that was rented in Barhaven and an N -unit town home and they called a locksmith and 149 00:06:57,545 --> 00:07:00,633 unfortunately the locksmith opened it up for this person. 150 00:07:00,633 --> 00:07:05,493 And according to the person who actually ended up renting through them, the person 151 00:07:05,493 --> 00:07:08,433 posing actually even looked like the person on the sign. 152 00:07:08,433 --> 00:07:08,839 That's scary. 153 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:10,173 Full of the locksmith too. 154 00:07:10,173 --> 00:07:11,523 Full of the locksmith. 155 00:07:11,523 --> 00:07:15,843 And so the neighbors said that there were quite a few showings that day. 156 00:07:15,843 --> 00:07:19,913 So they did a full day of showings, took people's money. 157 00:07:19,913 --> 00:07:22,753 This particular person took the deposit. 158 00:07:23,213 --> 00:07:25,293 Which is typically first and last month, right? 159 00:07:25,293 --> 00:07:26,233 Exactly. 160 00:07:26,233 --> 00:07:27,933 So thousands of dollars. 161 00:07:28,393 --> 00:07:28,753 Yeah. 162 00:07:28,753 --> 00:07:29,818 So very sad. 163 00:07:41,058 --> 00:07:45,017 So how do you protect yourself against these kinds of scams? 164 00:07:45,017 --> 00:07:49,198 Well, the first thing that you should really note is that you never give a 165 00:07:49,198 --> 00:07:50,938 deposit to a realtor directly. 166 00:07:50,938 --> 00:07:51,348 Correct. 167 00:07:51,348 --> 00:07:53,078 Okay, so that's something that's never done. 168 00:07:53,078 --> 00:07:56,358 The deposit is always given to the brokerage. 169 00:07:56,358 --> 00:08:00,538 So that's something very, very important, you know, because first and last month can 170 00:08:00,538 --> 00:08:03,398 add up to $5 ,000 very easily. 171 00:08:03,738 --> 00:08:05,738 So that's something that you want to do. 172 00:08:05,738 --> 00:08:06,718 And never cash. 173 00:08:06,718 --> 00:08:08,028 And never cash. 174 00:08:08,028 --> 00:08:09,154 Exactly. 175 00:08:09,154 --> 00:08:12,574 So to the listing brokerage, never to the realtor. 176 00:08:12,574 --> 00:08:18,734 Yes, and then you can also verify with the person who's potentially the realtor, who 177 00:08:18,734 --> 00:08:21,494 you think is the realtor, you can always verify with them and you can ask them to 178 00:08:21,494 --> 00:08:23,224 provide their licensing material. 179 00:08:23,224 --> 00:08:24,444 We have to have that on us. 180 00:08:24,444 --> 00:08:29,374 We actually have to carry our license or RICO license membership with us on our 181 00:08:29,374 --> 00:08:30,694 person at all times. 182 00:08:30,694 --> 00:08:32,394 It's mostly on our phones. 183 00:08:32,394 --> 00:08:34,094 Yeah, we used to be that little piece of paper. 184 00:08:34,094 --> 00:08:37,054 That's right, that got all crumpled up. 185 00:08:37,826 --> 00:08:41,506 And it's, you know, it is unfortunate that you might now have to ask for 186 00:08:41,506 --> 00:08:42,806 identification. 187 00:08:42,806 --> 00:08:49,126 But with scams being so prevalent these days on marketplace on Kijiji, you really 188 00:08:49,126 --> 00:08:53,426 have to go that extra step and just protect yourself and make sure that you're 189 00:08:53,426 --> 00:08:57,506 not handing your money off to a scammer because it's so common these days. 190 00:08:57,506 --> 00:09:01,986 So I would never be offended if you want to ask to see my identification. 191 00:09:01,986 --> 00:09:03,726 I'd actually applaud that. 192 00:09:03,726 --> 00:09:04,476 So for sure. 193 00:09:04,476 --> 00:09:06,626 To all those, 194 00:09:06,626 --> 00:09:11,526 renters out there, just feel free to, you know, Google our names, make sure we match 195 00:09:11,526 --> 00:09:15,826 our, you know, the picture of the ad and just do your due diligence because, you 196 00:09:15,826 --> 00:09:18,166 know, these types of news stories are just tragic. 197 00:09:18,166 --> 00:09:18,406 Yes. 198 00:09:18,406 --> 00:09:23,166 And it's really unfortunate that it's happening to vulnerable people and they 199 00:09:23,166 --> 00:09:24,646 are finding out. 200 00:09:24,866 --> 00:09:26,766 Yes, on the day that they're getting the keys. 201 00:09:26,766 --> 00:09:30,046 And so this is putting these people in a lot of jeopardy. 202 00:09:30,046 --> 00:09:32,254 There's a lot more at stake. 203 00:09:32,290 --> 00:09:36,590 And I really have to feel for these people because, you know, as realtors, we really 204 00:09:36,590 --> 00:09:39,110 try and help out our rental clients as well. 205 00:09:39,110 --> 00:09:43,450 But we have less and less rentals available on our system. 206 00:09:43,810 --> 00:09:48,550 And we are referring, we're trying to look at places like Marketplace. 207 00:09:48,550 --> 00:09:55,570 And so a lot of people are turning to Facebook Marketplace, but this is really 208 00:09:55,570 --> 00:10:00,090 exposing yourself to potential scammers. 209 00:10:00,090 --> 00:10:01,986 So, you know, maybe 210 00:10:01,986 --> 00:10:06,406 let's go back and speak to the realtors again and and get to make sure you're 211 00:10:06,406 --> 00:10:08,996 being protected on on all aspects of that. 212 00:10:08,996 --> 00:10:13,706 Yeah and one thing when you are dealing with a real estate agent you will also be 213 00:10:13,706 --> 00:10:16,696 asked for ID because we need that for the government Fintrac. 214 00:10:16,696 --> 00:10:21,786 We also sign a RECO information guide with you and back to our previous episode where 215 00:10:21,786 --> 00:10:27,486 we spoke about the bra and there is a buyer leasing representation that we sign. 216 00:10:30,562 --> 00:10:34,522 And then when you have your application, we do recommend, you know, pre -fill it 217 00:10:34,522 --> 00:10:37,622 out, have an application filled out, ready to go. 218 00:10:37,662 --> 00:10:38,402 And your credit score. 219 00:10:38,402 --> 00:10:39,492 And your credit score. 220 00:10:39,492 --> 00:10:43,742 And the best credit score link that we provide is Borrowell. 221 00:10:43,742 --> 00:10:45,122 It's free. 222 00:10:45,122 --> 00:10:46,382 You know, I've signed up myself. 223 00:10:46,382 --> 00:10:48,022 I can check my credit any time. 224 00:10:48,022 --> 00:10:48,552 Yes. 225 00:10:48,552 --> 00:10:52,122 And try and improve your credit as well, because that's important. 226 00:10:52,122 --> 00:10:52,418 Yeah. 227 00:10:52,418 --> 00:10:53,958 And verify for accuracy. 228 00:10:53,958 --> 00:10:55,918 Make sure all the information is correct. 229 00:10:55,918 --> 00:10:56,278 True, yeah. 230 00:10:56,278 --> 00:10:59,838 But the main thing is, it's actually, it's free to work with a realtor. 231 00:10:59,838 --> 00:11:05,218 So even for people who are renting, you know, get yourself a realtor, you know, to 232 00:11:05,218 --> 00:11:07,108 help you finding the property. 233 00:11:07,108 --> 00:11:11,738 And then, you know, there's a lot less, a lot less risk of getting, getting scammed. 234 00:11:11,738 --> 00:11:12,078 Yes. 235 00:11:12,078 --> 00:11:15,698 And because we are looking on the Facebook and the Kijiji ads, but we know what we're 236 00:11:15,698 --> 00:11:16,478 looking at. 237 00:11:16,478 --> 00:11:16,698 We... 238 00:11:16,698 --> 00:11:17,122 Yes. 239 00:11:17,122 --> 00:11:21,882 we know we will never we were trained to trained identify to identify the exact 240 00:11:21,882 --> 00:11:24,482 yeah yeah yeah that's a good point 241 00:13:08,565 --> 00:13:10,905 So ladies, remember our first listener, Mary? 242 00:13:10,905 --> 00:13:13,765 Yeah, she asked, hi Mary. 243 00:13:13,765 --> 00:13:14,575 Yeah, shout out to Mary. 244 00:13:14,575 --> 00:13:20,545 She asked us a question that from episode two about the existence of a tax free 245 00:13:20,545 --> 00:13:22,725 savings plan for first time home buyers. 246 00:13:22,725 --> 00:13:23,265 Yeah. 247 00:13:23,265 --> 00:13:23,645 Yeah. 248 00:13:23,645 --> 00:13:26,905 So the F H S A that's a bit of a tongue twister. 249 00:13:26,905 --> 00:13:31,845 First time home savings account is a fairly new plan which started in 2023 that 250 00:13:31,845 --> 00:13:34,935 can help you save for your first home tax free. 251 00:13:34,935 --> 00:13:35,625 Awesome. 252 00:13:35,625 --> 00:13:36,305 Nice. 253 00:13:36,305 --> 00:13:38,992 So what are some of the reasons to invest in 254 00:13:39,179 --> 00:13:40,299 FHSA. 255 00:13:40,299 --> 00:13:44,209 Well, you can use it to save up to $40 ,000 for your first home. 256 00:13:44,209 --> 00:13:45,319 That's really good. 257 00:13:45,319 --> 00:13:48,919 Or you can contribute tax free for up to 15 years. 258 00:13:48,919 --> 00:13:53,559 Any unused contribution can be carried over to the next year for up to a maximum 259 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:55,639 of $8 ,000 annually. 260 00:13:55,639 --> 00:13:56,379 Nice. 261 00:13:56,379 --> 00:14:00,279 Yeah, so you can potentially reduce your tax bill and carry forward undetected 262 00:14:00,279 --> 00:14:02,453 contributions indefinitely. 263 00:14:02,453 --> 00:14:07,573 And lastly, but most importantly, you pay no taxes on any investment earnings. 264 00:14:07,573 --> 00:14:08,993 This is incredible. 265 00:14:10,313 --> 00:14:12,633 Thank you, Mary, for your question. 266 00:14:12,633 --> 00:14:13,513 Thanks, Mary. 267 00:14:13,513 --> 00:14:14,793 That was something was a comment, too. 268 00:14:14,793 --> 00:14:17,713 I think she was telling us that that one existed. 269 00:14:17,713 --> 00:14:24,949 So we wanted to explain it further. 270 00:14:24,949 --> 00:14:29,469 I just wanted to touch on, we have actually buyers that had owned a home 271 00:14:29,469 --> 00:14:34,169 previously and so they found out that since they have not owned a home for six 272 00:14:34,169 --> 00:14:37,749 years that they can also qualify for this. 273 00:14:38,129 --> 00:14:39,489 So such a great thing. 274 00:14:39,489 --> 00:14:40,169 That is amazing. 275 00:14:40,169 --> 00:14:40,908 Yeah. 276 00:14:40,908 --> 00:14:41,869 Definitely. 277 00:14:41,869 --> 00:14:43,409 I wasn't aware of that. 278 00:14:43,409 --> 00:14:44,019 Yeah. 279 00:14:44,019 --> 00:14:44,349 Yeah. 280 00:14:44,349 --> 00:14:45,369 That's really important. 281 00:14:45,369 --> 00:14:46,269 That's really, yeah. 282 00:14:46,269 --> 00:14:47,089 That's really good news. 283 00:15:12,069 --> 00:15:16,459 so Mary was also interested in finding out about recent listings or sales in the Pine 284 00:15:16,459 --> 00:15:17,409 View area. 285 00:15:17,409 --> 00:15:19,499 I'm guessing that's where Mary lives. 286 00:15:20,319 --> 00:15:23,769 Freehold town homes that are attached by garage only. 287 00:15:23,769 --> 00:15:27,619 So that's a very specific type of product. 288 00:15:27,619 --> 00:15:32,159 Well, there currently aren't any for sale, but typically these get snapped up very 289 00:15:32,159 --> 00:15:36,020 quickly because they feel more like a single home. 290 00:15:36,020 --> 00:15:40,780 There were recently two listed and sold on Seaviewer Croft that both were really 291 00:15:40,780 --> 00:15:47,060 nicely renovated and both were sold over asking price and went over the $600 ,000 292 00:15:47,060 --> 00:15:48,000 mark. 293 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,720 So there you go Mary. 294 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:53,394 Thank you for your question. 295 00:15:57,380 --> 00:16:02,540 So remember in our last episode we touched on the temptation of Ontario residents to 296 00:16:02,540 --> 00:16:05,940 purchase a home in Gatineau and work in Ottawa? 297 00:16:06,020 --> 00:16:09,540 And we said we'd go into more details about the pros and cons. 298 00:16:09,540 --> 00:16:12,460 So ladies, I think we all looked into this. 299 00:16:12,460 --> 00:16:15,300 What insights could we offer our listeners? 300 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:19,980 Tara, I believe before you purchased in Ottawa in 2020, you'd been looking mostly 301 00:16:19,980 --> 00:16:22,760 at buying a property in the Gatineau side, right? 302 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:22,890 Yes. 303 00:16:22,890 --> 00:16:29,900 My husband and I were thinking of making a move and we were living in Barhaven and it 304 00:16:29,900 --> 00:16:36,220 was far from my office and I had to take the commute every day, the LRT, I was kind 305 00:16:36,220 --> 00:16:37,690 of just going back and forth that way. 306 00:16:37,690 --> 00:16:38,880 It was easier than... 307 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:40,140 dealing with the traffic every day. 308 00:16:40,140 --> 00:16:41,880 So I'm like, why not move to Gatineau? 309 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:43,520 It's right over the bridge. 310 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:45,280 The pricing is great there. 311 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,260 Everything just seemed positive. 312 00:16:47,260 --> 00:16:49,410 It's right over the Champlain bridge. 313 00:16:49,410 --> 00:16:51,020 I can get downtown easily. 314 00:16:51,020 --> 00:16:53,540 The prices have worked fantastic. 315 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:55,840 So we were definitely looking into the Quebec side. 316 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,980 It was very tempting for us. 317 00:16:57,980 --> 00:17:02,800 And, you know, after we did a little research, you know, when we started kind 318 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:07,616 of uncovering some of these cons that we're going to talk about coming up. 319 00:17:07,616 --> 00:17:14,696 We decided against it and luckily because that was in 2019 and then 2020 happened 320 00:17:14,696 --> 00:17:19,576 and COVID happened and then they shut all the bridges down between Ottawa and 321 00:17:19,576 --> 00:17:20,236 Gatineau. 322 00:17:20,236 --> 00:17:22,996 Making Gatineau seem like it might as well be in Vancouver. 323 00:17:22,996 --> 00:17:25,376 You couldn't get to your family and friends, right? 324 00:17:25,456 --> 00:17:30,496 So again, so I was very thankful in that case, but we did uncover some issues as 325 00:17:30,496 --> 00:17:34,880 why it wouldn't be as easy as we thought to move over onto the Gatineau side. 326 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:41,120 Yeah, I was sort of deep into reading some online discussions and I think one of the 327 00:17:41,120 --> 00:17:45,740 top things that were cited by Quebec residents who work in Ontario are 328 00:17:45,740 --> 00:17:46,720 language. 329 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:47,220 Yeah. 330 00:17:47,220 --> 00:17:52,020 Like you really have to speak French to fully integrate into the Quebec scene, 331 00:17:52,020 --> 00:17:54,640 especially after they pissed. 332 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:58,080 Yes, they're pissed. 333 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:01,750 The Quebec residents are actually pissed. 334 00:18:01,750 --> 00:18:03,040 They're pissed or pissed. 335 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:07,139 They're upset at the language law, especially the business owners. 336 00:18:07,139 --> 00:18:07,710 For sure. 337 00:18:07,710 --> 00:18:08,860 Exactly. 338 00:18:08,860 --> 00:18:09,580 Yeah. 339 00:18:09,580 --> 00:18:13,360 So the horrendous commute times also, trying to cross any of the bridges from 340 00:18:13,360 --> 00:18:17,360 Quebec, is another example that they cite. 341 00:18:18,700 --> 00:18:19,720 Yeah. 342 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:25,400 And if healthcare in Ontario isn't bad enough, it's apparently much worse even on 343 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:26,720 the Quebec side. 344 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:27,950 I hear that, yeah. 345 00:18:27,950 --> 00:18:31,360 Yeah, well there's definitely no denying that the housing prices and rents are 346 00:18:31,360 --> 00:18:34,060 significantly cheaper on the Quebec side. 347 00:18:34,060 --> 00:18:38,656 For example, the average one -bedroom rental in Ottawa is $19 .97. 348 00:18:38,656 --> 00:18:42,016 for a one bedroom and in Gatineau it's $1732. 349 00:18:42,016 --> 00:18:44,636 So that's pretty significant. 350 00:18:44,636 --> 00:18:50,776 The average single family home in Ottawa is about $758 ,000 and in Gatineau it's 351 00:18:50,776 --> 00:18:52,276 still in the mid $500 ,000. 352 00:18:52,276 --> 00:18:53,296 Significant. 353 00:18:53,296 --> 00:18:54,935 A huge difference. 354 00:18:54,935 --> 00:18:59,416 Things are cheaper like electricity, which is also used for the heating, car 355 00:18:59,416 --> 00:19:02,336 insurance, as much cheaper daycare is cheaper. 356 00:19:02,336 --> 00:19:05,076 People were going over just strictly for that at one point. 357 00:19:05,076 --> 00:19:06,296 I remember. 358 00:19:06,296 --> 00:19:08,596 $10 a day. 359 00:19:08,610 --> 00:19:13,210 Yeah, we're in Ottawa's astronomical, so I mean that was definitely attractive for a 360 00:19:13,210 --> 00:19:13,970 lot of people. 361 00:19:13,970 --> 00:19:15,110 Lots of perks. 362 00:19:15,790 --> 00:19:19,850 Car repairs can be a little bit less expensive, so you'd think everyone would 363 00:19:19,850 --> 00:19:21,790 just pack up and move to Gatineau, right? 364 00:19:21,790 --> 00:19:23,910 Well, not so fast. 365 00:19:23,990 --> 00:19:27,520 Tamara, do you have some of the cons on relocating to Gatineau? 366 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:31,800 Yes, well, Cory was just speaking about Bill 96. 367 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:36,370 That is just passed and the residents are very upset about that. 368 00:19:36,370 --> 00:19:41,320 And we were just talking about the fact that they have 11 months now to the 369 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:45,480 business owners have to change all of their signs to really make sure it's in 370 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:48,760 French and to demonstrate the French language in Quebec. 371 00:19:49,340 --> 00:19:51,616 So we have a lot of people 372 00:19:51,616 --> 00:19:55,696 speaking to us about moving over to Quebec because it's it's less expensive to live 373 00:19:55,696 --> 00:19:56,096 there. 374 00:19:56,096 --> 00:19:56,816 It's very attractive. 375 00:19:56,816 --> 00:19:57,556 It's very attractive. 376 00:19:57,556 --> 00:20:02,476 But we also have the opposite happening where people in Quebec are now fed up with 377 00:20:02,476 --> 00:20:05,416 living in Quebec and they're coming back over to Ottawa. 378 00:20:20,367 --> 00:20:25,027 So speaking about rivers, it's always fun to discuss the luxury market in Ottawa, 379 00:20:25,027 --> 00:20:28,767 which tends to be associated with the waterways in Ottawa. 380 00:20:29,187 --> 00:20:29,377 Yes. 381 00:20:29,377 --> 00:20:31,917 So Tamara and I had a great experience this past week. 382 00:20:31,917 --> 00:20:37,087 It was a beautiful sunny day and we decided to go rent a kayak on the canal at 383 00:20:37,087 --> 00:20:38,027 Dows Lake. 384 00:20:38,027 --> 00:20:39,727 Yes, we did rent a kayak. 385 00:20:39,727 --> 00:20:45,167 It started out as two kayaks and we headed back quickly and got the tandem kayak and 386 00:20:45,167 --> 00:20:46,627 probably smart idea. 387 00:20:46,627 --> 00:20:47,847 Yes, it was smart. 388 00:20:47,847 --> 00:20:50,543 It was, it was definitely a workout. 389 00:20:50,543 --> 00:20:54,663 If you're going on the canal or renting a kayak, expect to be on there for a little 390 00:20:54,663 --> 00:20:57,803 bit of time, but definitely take in the views. 391 00:20:57,803 --> 00:21:04,403 It's probably one of the best ways to see all the majestic properties along the 392 00:21:04,403 --> 00:21:05,423 canal. 393 00:21:05,423 --> 00:21:09,243 And this is really taking us into our ultra luxury market. 394 00:21:09,243 --> 00:21:10,983 Yeah, absolutely. 395 00:21:11,063 --> 00:21:14,673 So what do you consider ultra luxury in Ottawa, ladies? 396 00:21:14,673 --> 00:21:17,071 Like, what do you think? 397 00:21:17,071 --> 00:21:21,690 Well, when I'm thinking luxury, I'm thinking about the locations in Ottawa. 398 00:21:21,771 --> 00:21:24,111 So where's the house located? 399 00:21:24,111 --> 00:21:31,251 I think of places like Rockcliff or Westboro and the Glebe, places like that, 400 00:21:31,251 --> 00:21:32,771 Manateeck. 401 00:21:32,771 --> 00:21:32,891 Yeah. 402 00:21:32,891 --> 00:21:37,151 I associate these types of areas to luxury living and beautiful homes. 403 00:21:37,151 --> 00:21:38,731 What else? 404 00:21:38,731 --> 00:21:39,141 Yeah. 405 00:21:39,141 --> 00:21:41,461 And on the water, typically a lot of them. 406 00:21:41,461 --> 00:21:44,399 So many of them are on the water for sure. 407 00:21:44,399 --> 00:21:49,439 I think probably also architectural design would factor in. 408 00:21:49,439 --> 00:21:57,599 So like really unique type of unique features like expansive spaces. 409 00:21:57,759 --> 00:22:01,919 Exactly like contemporary design, state -of -the -art amenities. 410 00:22:02,379 --> 00:22:03,229 Beautiful, yes. 411 00:22:03,229 --> 00:22:05,379 Yeah just things that are like really over the top. 412 00:22:05,379 --> 00:22:06,079 Over the top. 413 00:22:06,079 --> 00:22:10,239 Indoor outdoor living, balconies, patios, views. 414 00:22:10,239 --> 00:22:11,319 exactly. 415 00:22:11,375 --> 00:22:17,255 penthouse condos with a panoramic view of the city, the sparkling lights at night. 416 00:22:17,415 --> 00:22:21,795 Yeah, so the luxury market definitely usually means our Ottawa's custom builders 417 00:22:21,795 --> 00:22:23,555 and architects. 418 00:22:24,195 --> 00:22:27,915 You know, looking into this, the top winning, they've won 11 times with house 419 00:22:27,915 --> 00:22:30,915 homes is a builder Maple Leaf Custom Homes. 420 00:22:30,915 --> 00:22:36,215 And they have a lot of homes in Manotick, along the canal and other areas of Ottawa. 421 00:22:36,215 --> 00:22:41,231 Their custom homes start at a million up to like five million and plus. 422 00:22:41,231 --> 00:22:45,171 They have a lot of great designs and work closely with the architectural firm 423 00:22:45,171 --> 00:22:47,311 Ardington Associates. 424 00:22:47,311 --> 00:22:51,111 We actually, Ottawa Property Gala, sold one of their older custom builds. 425 00:22:51,111 --> 00:22:54,591 Built in about 2006 on High Street. 426 00:22:54,591 --> 00:22:55,851 That must have been exciting. 427 00:22:55,851 --> 00:22:57,171 Near Britannia Beach. 428 00:22:57,171 --> 00:23:00,491 Yeah, there were eight luxe town homes called the Midtowns. 429 00:23:00,491 --> 00:23:04,111 They actually had an article written about it and just beautiful. 430 00:23:04,111 --> 00:23:08,651 They had great features of concrete interior walls, high ceilings, incredible 431 00:23:08,651 --> 00:23:10,671 design functionality. 432 00:23:10,671 --> 00:23:12,731 Just something that you didn't see at that time period. 433 00:23:12,731 --> 00:23:14,271 It was a little ahead of its time. 434 00:23:14,271 --> 00:23:15,681 How much were they going for? 435 00:23:15,681 --> 00:23:16,371 I forget. 436 00:23:16,371 --> 00:23:16,751 my gosh. 437 00:23:16,751 --> 00:23:20,151 At the time, I think it was still in the 500s. 438 00:23:20,391 --> 00:23:21,711 yeah. 439 00:23:22,031 --> 00:23:23,971 So that was back. 440 00:23:24,371 --> 00:23:25,531 my gosh. 441 00:23:25,531 --> 00:23:25,681 Yeah. 442 00:23:25,681 --> 00:23:27,511 That would be 1 .5 today. 443 00:23:29,031 --> 00:23:30,011 Yeah. 444 00:23:30,011 --> 00:23:35,231 So other things that we may want to think about, I think we've saw a few properties 445 00:23:35,231 --> 00:23:40,185 that we looked up as well that had some incredible 446 00:23:40,271 --> 00:23:42,991 Yeah, let's talk about Ottawa. 447 00:23:43,171 --> 00:23:49,341 Ottawa's big, largest historically, largest sold property. 448 00:23:49,341 --> 00:23:50,471 Most expensive. 449 00:23:50,471 --> 00:23:50,891 Yeah. 450 00:23:50,891 --> 00:23:56,251 Can we just add in before we even talk about that is how much of a good deal 451 00:23:56,251 --> 00:24:00,831 these are compared to the market in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver. 452 00:24:00,931 --> 00:24:04,721 So all these prices, you can double or triple them if you're there. 453 00:24:04,721 --> 00:24:09,674 So yeah, let's talk about that. 454 00:24:14,488 --> 00:24:19,968 Well, Ottawa has had some very impressive sales here, but bear in mind the luxury 455 00:24:19,968 --> 00:24:23,308 market in Ottawa is very much traded off market. 456 00:24:24,208 --> 00:24:28,888 So I thought it would be fun to take a little tour into the lifestyles of the 457 00:24:28,888 --> 00:24:35,608 rich and famous and give our listeners a little bit of a chance to hear about what 458 00:24:35,608 --> 00:24:41,168 is happening, has happened historically in Ottawa, some of the finest. 459 00:24:41,168 --> 00:24:42,328 So our top. 460 00:24:42,328 --> 00:24:47,948 five historical sales and this is on MLS so this is not on the private off market 461 00:24:47,948 --> 00:24:52,268 so this is what was traded on the MLS system and these are all five million plus 462 00:24:52,268 --> 00:25:00,536 there were seven in total but we'll talk about the the the top five first one 463 00:25:00,536 --> 00:25:06,236 Yeah, so in 2014, believe it or not, the very top most expensive home in Ottawa 464 00:25:06,236 --> 00:25:13,996 sold in Rothwell Heights and it was on Cedar Road and that sold for over 7 465 00:25:13,996 --> 00:25:14,596 million. 466 00:25:14,596 --> 00:25:17,436 7 .675 million. 467 00:25:17,436 --> 00:25:19,076 In 2014. 468 00:25:19,076 --> 00:25:19,226 Yes. 469 00:25:19,226 --> 00:25:20,396 Can you imagine what it would be now? 470 00:25:20,396 --> 00:25:21,636 What it would be now. 471 00:25:21,636 --> 00:25:22,016 Yeah. 472 00:25:22,016 --> 00:25:22,616 Yeah. 473 00:25:22,616 --> 00:25:24,656 And that one had something pretty special. 474 00:25:24,656 --> 00:25:26,276 Yeah, it had some cool features in there. 475 00:25:26,276 --> 00:25:29,720 We were taking a look at the photos from the listing and we saw 476 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:34,240 And this is just what makes these homes so special, so stand out, that they had a 477 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,920 luxury garage built with, you know, obviously some nice sports cars in there, 478 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:42,500 but he had some kind of a porthole cut out from above. 479 00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:47,240 So from the kitchen above or one of the rooms above, looking down into the garage, 480 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:49,200 which was super well lit and all that. 481 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:54,820 So he can walk by or she can walk by and view their car, their luxury cars from 482 00:25:54,820 --> 00:25:55,704 above. 483 00:25:55,704 --> 00:25:57,524 There's a car buff for sure there. 484 00:25:57,524 --> 00:26:01,004 There is definitely a car buff there, but so cool, so interesting. 485 00:26:01,004 --> 00:26:02,974 Yeah, that's pretty, that's pretty luxury. 486 00:26:02,974 --> 00:26:04,464 Yeah, that's very luxury. 487 00:26:04,464 --> 00:26:05,764 Yeah, absolutely. 488 00:26:05,764 --> 00:26:09,174 And then of course just the landscaping and gorgeous outside. 489 00:26:09,174 --> 00:26:10,904 Yeah, the architecture. 490 00:26:10,904 --> 00:26:15,184 Yes, the infinity pool and the views looking out, looking out in the 491 00:26:15,184 --> 00:26:15,904 landscaping. 492 00:26:15,904 --> 00:26:16,920 Yeah. 493 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:21,040 We didn't have an opportunity to see a lot of the interior design because a lot of 494 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:26,140 these homes that go onto the market, we don't get a real look into for privacy of 495 00:26:26,140 --> 00:26:27,620 the sellers. 496 00:26:27,620 --> 00:26:35,400 So the next luxury property that sold was in 2023, the next highest for 6 .3 497 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:35,740 million. 498 00:26:35,740 --> 00:26:36,408 I love. 499 00:26:36,408 --> 00:26:41,068 I love how when we're talking about about ultra luxury properties, it's six point 500 00:26:41,068 --> 00:26:41,518 something. 501 00:26:41,518 --> 00:26:43,608 We're no longer talking in hundreds of thousands. 502 00:26:43,608 --> 00:26:46,228 It's 6 .3 million. 503 00:26:47,048 --> 00:26:49,808 6 .3 on Manor Avenue. 504 00:26:49,808 --> 00:26:51,568 In Manotick Manotick. 505 00:26:51,568 --> 00:26:53,628 Beautiful area for us. 506 00:26:53,628 --> 00:26:54,488 Gorgeous. 507 00:27:01,291 --> 00:27:08,951 Okay, so let's move on over to Rockliffe Park. 508 00:27:08,991 --> 00:27:15,970 We have this number two on our list of highest historical sales is a property on 509 00:27:15,970 --> 00:27:17,531 Manor Avenue. 510 00:27:17,671 --> 00:27:21,281 snuggled amongst the rest of the beautiful mansions in this area. 511 00:27:21,281 --> 00:27:24,151 It really does look like old money. 512 00:27:24,671 --> 00:27:28,251 The old village of Rockleaf Park, it's just it's known for its views. 513 00:27:28,251 --> 00:27:29,951 You can see Gatineau Hills from here. 514 00:27:29,951 --> 00:27:33,791 You can see all the incredible properties around. 515 00:27:33,971 --> 00:27:37,771 So expansive landscaped spaces. 516 00:27:37,831 --> 00:27:42,651 So this property in particular is just gorgeous inside. 517 00:27:42,651 --> 00:27:45,311 It's got two private terraces. 518 00:27:45,311 --> 00:27:47,527 It has a circular driveway. 519 00:27:47,527 --> 00:27:52,267 The mature trees around, it's situated perfectly for entertaining. 520 00:27:52,267 --> 00:27:54,367 The inside is elegant. 521 00:27:54,367 --> 00:27:59,167 Architecture is really, it's just carved in. 522 00:27:59,167 --> 00:28:02,127 It's not modern, but it's just so well done. 523 00:28:02,127 --> 00:28:04,347 It doesn't have to be modern to be luxury. 524 00:28:04,347 --> 00:28:08,267 I mean, it's just the way the Rockliffe Park homes are, like you said, kind of 525 00:28:08,267 --> 00:28:09,831 like that old money. 526 00:28:09,831 --> 00:28:12,111 It's just so gorgeous. 527 00:28:12,111 --> 00:28:12,211 Yeah. 528 00:28:12,211 --> 00:28:12,631 Yes. 529 00:28:12,631 --> 00:28:13,301 It's ornate. 530 00:28:13,301 --> 00:28:18,131 It gives you an idea that you're just living in a lot of luxury here. 531 00:28:18,131 --> 00:28:22,471 It's all custom, custom moldings, coffered ceilings, the kitchen. 532 00:28:22,471 --> 00:28:27,691 The kitchen is to die for, but then the most spectacular part of the whole space, 533 00:28:27,691 --> 00:28:31,391 which is very nice, is the proprietor suite. 534 00:28:31,391 --> 00:28:34,211 This is just a dream place. 535 00:28:35,623 --> 00:28:39,063 The ensuite is a home in its all of itself. 536 00:28:39,063 --> 00:28:41,043 There aren't enough words. 537 00:28:41,223 --> 00:28:44,343 You can entertain in the ensuite. 538 00:28:46,063 --> 00:28:48,943 Enough takes spa life to the next level. 539 00:28:49,123 --> 00:28:52,282 And that one sold for $6 .3. 540 00:28:52,823 --> 00:28:54,103 Beautiful. 541 00:28:54,103 --> 00:28:55,023 Gorgeous. 542 00:28:55,023 --> 00:29:00,763 And then if we move, continuing into the Rockliffe Park area, which as we know 543 00:29:00,763 --> 00:29:01,543 is... 544 00:29:01,543 --> 00:29:02,733 just a stunning area. 545 00:29:02,733 --> 00:29:09,983 There was one that sold on Crescent Road and it sold for $5 .95 million in 2021. 546 00:29:10,683 --> 00:29:15,243 This is probably one of the most stunning properties I've ever seen. 547 00:29:15,243 --> 00:29:17,703 I didn't see it in person, unfortunately. 548 00:29:17,703 --> 00:29:19,303 I've ever seen online though. 549 00:29:19,303 --> 00:29:21,763 Can you imagine what it would have looked like in person though? 550 00:29:22,123 --> 00:29:24,933 I would die to go back. 551 00:29:24,933 --> 00:29:29,043 I would honestly claw my way in to see this property. 552 00:29:29,799 --> 00:29:35,599 Such architectural details like the moldings, the baseboards, custom limestone 553 00:29:35,599 --> 00:29:37,119 fireplaces. 554 00:29:37,419 --> 00:29:42,399 You know, the family room that has those views of Western light with the French 555 00:29:42,399 --> 00:29:46,899 doors and the stunning sunroom with the Western exposure. 556 00:29:47,759 --> 00:29:52,359 You know, the outside with the pool and the hot tub and the terrace gardens. 557 00:29:52,359 --> 00:29:54,659 The gardens are so beautiful. 558 00:29:54,659 --> 00:29:54,979 Unbelievable. 559 00:29:54,979 --> 00:29:57,479 And the stonework around the pool is... 560 00:29:57,479 --> 00:30:01,759 Yes, yeah, there's a gym, there's a theater, you know, theater. 561 00:30:01,759 --> 00:30:02,709 It's a luxury checkbox. 562 00:30:02,709 --> 00:30:05,299 It's every single thing. 563 00:30:05,299 --> 00:30:08,079 And yet it's not, again, ultra modern, right? 564 00:30:08,079 --> 00:30:11,559 It's that traditional money look. 565 00:30:12,039 --> 00:30:12,487 Yeah. 566 00:30:12,487 --> 00:30:16,667 I mean, to me, this is probably one of the dream properties. 567 00:30:16,667 --> 00:30:17,347 I agree. 568 00:30:17,347 --> 00:30:19,027 Of the entire city. 569 00:30:19,027 --> 00:30:19,317 Yeah. 570 00:30:19,317 --> 00:30:21,707 And it didn't sell at the most expensive either. 571 00:30:21,707 --> 00:30:22,027 I know. 572 00:30:22,027 --> 00:30:22,447 I know. 573 00:30:22,447 --> 00:30:22,647 But. 574 00:30:22,647 --> 00:30:23,847 Look at about that one. 575 00:30:23,847 --> 00:30:24,207 Yeah. 576 00:30:24,207 --> 00:30:24,647 Yeah. 577 00:30:24,647 --> 00:30:25,227 How affordable. 578 00:30:25,227 --> 00:30:26,667 Why didn't you jump on that? 579 00:30:26,667 --> 00:30:27,847 At what? 580 00:30:27,847 --> 00:30:30,487 5 .95 million? 581 00:30:30,487 --> 00:30:30,787 Yeah. 582 00:30:30,787 --> 00:30:32,127 That's a deal. 583 00:30:32,127 --> 00:30:33,547 Just under 6 million. 584 00:30:33,547 --> 00:30:34,627 Yeah. 585 00:30:34,827 --> 00:30:40,307 And then getting into more of a modern home at Tamara and I had the, you know, 586 00:30:40,307 --> 00:30:43,314 privilege of 587 00:30:43,314 --> 00:30:52,015 rowing, two sweaty girls, two dows lakes, you know, this home has been in the news a 588 00:30:52,015 --> 00:30:52,635 few times. 589 00:30:52,635 --> 00:30:57,615 It was for sale a while back for 8 million and it's ended up selling for 5 million on 590 00:30:57,615 --> 00:31:01,955 Sunset Boulevard just this year, 2024 this year. 591 00:31:02,155 --> 00:31:07,195 And so the architectural design is by Bohas. 592 00:31:07,431 --> 00:31:08,691 Yeah, so beautiful. 593 00:31:08,691 --> 00:31:13,211 We actually saw someone enjoying their rooftop patio overlooking the canal. 594 00:31:13,211 --> 00:31:16,571 I think that was the best part. 595 00:31:16,571 --> 00:31:20,151 But also the walk -in closet was pretty incredible. 596 00:31:21,331 --> 00:31:26,511 Yeah, it's just very modern, a lot of concrete and wood and a lot of windows 597 00:31:26,511 --> 00:31:27,931 because the view. 598 00:31:28,351 --> 00:31:30,871 The more glass the better. 599 00:31:30,871 --> 00:31:34,651 Yes, the views and being right on the Rideau Canal. 600 00:31:34,695 --> 00:31:39,555 They really did take advantage of the design inside of it and really maximized 601 00:31:39,555 --> 00:31:42,255 what their views that they have. 602 00:31:42,255 --> 00:31:46,795 And because it was photographed in recently, we were able to enjoy it because 603 00:31:46,795 --> 00:31:48,365 they had the best photographers. 604 00:31:48,365 --> 00:31:53,555 It was all very modern ways for the consumer to look at it through the lens of 605 00:31:53,555 --> 00:31:54,631 actually being there. 606 00:31:54,631 --> 00:31:59,491 So we can really see the inside and I've looked at this home multiple times just 607 00:31:59,491 --> 00:32:01,021 kind of like, truly beautiful. 608 00:32:01,021 --> 00:32:06,891 Yeah, because real estate photography and videography and the tours are so much more 609 00:32:06,891 --> 00:32:10,051 sophisticated than it even was like two or three years ago. 610 00:32:10,371 --> 00:32:16,491 I don't know if you guys remember seeing that when we were in COVID and they had a 611 00:32:16,491 --> 00:32:20,311 big tribute, so this would have been before this was sold, they had a tribute 612 00:32:20,311 --> 00:32:21,611 to the first line responders. 613 00:32:21,611 --> 00:32:23,239 I don't know if you noticed they had 614 00:32:23,239 --> 00:32:29,789 one of the biggest banners in the whole city across the front of the home. 615 00:32:29,789 --> 00:32:31,329 that's amazing for everybody to see. 616 00:32:31,329 --> 00:32:34,039 And it was, it was quite impressive. 617 00:32:34,039 --> 00:32:35,359 That's so cool. 618 00:32:35,359 --> 00:32:37,039 And speaking of impressive. 619 00:32:37,039 --> 00:32:41,419 So this one actually didn't hit the 5 million and over, but there was one on 620 00:32:41,419 --> 00:32:45,129 Claver that sold, you know, it was a little while ago. 621 00:32:45,129 --> 00:32:49,831 It sold in 2023 for 1 .5 million. 622 00:32:49,831 --> 00:32:52,351 it had something pretty spectacular. 623 00:32:52,351 --> 00:32:54,601 They had their own basketball court. 624 00:32:54,601 --> 00:32:55,811 Wow. 625 00:32:55,811 --> 00:32:56,531 Inside. 626 00:32:57,051 --> 00:32:57,931 How much fun? 627 00:32:57,931 --> 00:32:59,471 So pretty incredible. 628 00:32:59,471 --> 00:33:05,479 And apparently the designer of the basketball court was also the person that 629 00:33:05,479 --> 00:33:08,719 did the Toronto Raptors basketball court as well. 630 00:33:08,719 --> 00:33:10,979 A little bit of connections there. 631 00:33:13,059 --> 00:33:17,639 So yeah, that's what I think of when I think of luxury. 632 00:33:17,639 --> 00:33:19,769 Something that you just never see, right? 633 00:33:19,769 --> 00:33:21,538 How special is that? 634 00:33:21,538 --> 00:33:22,099 that's so cool. 635 00:33:22,099 --> 00:33:25,839 So we have some pretty incredible things in Ottawa and homes for sure. 636 00:33:25,839 --> 00:33:28,619 yeah, we are definitely on the high end side of things for sure. 637 00:33:28,619 --> 00:33:30,663 And it's only growing. 638 00:33:30,663 --> 00:33:35,223 Yeah, yeah, we still and right now there's, there's a several, we have 639 00:33:35,223 --> 00:33:39,983 several active listings that are currently offered for sale on the MLS market. 640 00:33:40,203 --> 00:33:43,063 So if you want your million dollar mansion. 641 00:33:43,063 --> 00:33:43,423 Yeah. 642 00:33:43,423 --> 00:33:47,903 So there's, there's a, I guess the one that tops the listed price right now is 643 00:33:47,903 --> 00:33:52,003 the, there's one in Crystal Bay for $7 million that's listed. 644 00:33:52,003 --> 00:33:57,343 So contact us if you'd like to see it and we will need to pre -qualify you. 645 00:34:00,103 --> 00:34:04,723 Yeah, there's two on Royal Palm in Manotick listed for over four million. 646 00:34:15,973 --> 00:34:20,053 And one new listing on Kittleman Crescent in Manotick. 647 00:34:20,053 --> 00:34:22,733 It's listed a little over four million. 648 00:34:22,733 --> 00:34:25,873 And there's a listing on Mariposa in Rockcliff. 649 00:34:25,873 --> 00:34:30,173 It's waterfront property and it's listed for six point five million. 650 00:34:30,173 --> 00:34:33,263 And there's one on Roger Road in Alta Vista. 651 00:34:33,263 --> 00:34:37,353 We know that has a that's a beautiful street and it's listed at three point four 652 00:34:37,353 --> 00:34:38,353 million. 653 00:34:38,373 --> 00:34:45,533 and lands down road in Rockliffe again it listed at 4 .95 million and if you were 654 00:34:45,533 --> 00:34:51,533 looking at an ultra luxurious condo Queen Elizabeth Drive on the canal has a condo 655 00:34:51,533 --> 00:35:01,533 listed at 3 .998 million condo fees here are 2078 50 cents and includes nothing 656 00:35:02,341 --> 00:35:03,281 Not even the water. 657 00:35:03,281 --> 00:35:04,821 No water sewer utilities. 658 00:35:04,821 --> 00:35:08,321 Welcome to the ultra luxury market. 659 00:35:08,321 --> 00:35:09,061 Yeah. 660 00:35:09,861 --> 00:35:13,881 Finally rounding us out there's one listing here on Red Castle Ridge in Rideau 661 00:35:13,881 --> 00:35:17,081 Forest and it is almost four million dollars. 662 00:35:17,401 --> 00:35:18,361 Wow. 663 00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:24,501 And what better spot to view luxury homes and expensive boats cruising by than 664 00:35:24,501 --> 00:35:31,109 sitting on the patio at Kelly's Landing which is our spotlight today for 665 00:35:31,109 --> 00:35:36,809 luxury market and there's definitely a place to view beautiful beautiful homes. 666 00:35:36,809 --> 00:35:41,989 It is the place to be on the waterfront in Manateeck and it's been open since 1997 667 00:35:41,989 --> 00:35:44,629 and I've been going there since then. 668 00:35:44,629 --> 00:35:45,649 I think you're a regular. 669 00:35:45,649 --> 00:35:47,629 So yes definitely. 670 00:35:47,629 --> 00:35:51,389 So Kelly's Landing is open from March to November every year because they really 671 00:35:51,389 --> 00:35:53,895 you know depend on that patio. 672 00:35:53,925 --> 00:35:58,655 And when the sun is shining, you can see cars parked all the way down River Road. 673 00:35:58,655 --> 00:35:59,545 It's incredible. 674 00:35:59,545 --> 00:36:02,625 It seems like a kilometer, you know, it seems like it's that long. 675 00:36:02,625 --> 00:36:07,585 You wonder how am I ever going to get a table there, but you will. 676 00:36:08,365 --> 00:36:12,725 There are huge patio overlooks the Rideau River and it's really so much fun watching 677 00:36:12,725 --> 00:36:16,605 all the boats cruising by or pulling up into one of the slips that they provide 678 00:36:16,605 --> 00:36:17,413 there. 679 00:36:17,413 --> 00:36:20,203 further customers who are coming by boat, right? 680 00:36:20,203 --> 00:36:21,033 Or kayak. 681 00:36:21,033 --> 00:36:23,373 Yeah, exactly. 682 00:36:23,493 --> 00:36:24,493 You can. 683 00:36:24,493 --> 00:36:27,153 Or you can be really hungry. 684 00:36:27,153 --> 00:36:27,843 Exactly. 685 00:36:27,843 --> 00:36:33,153 So you can pull up in your boat and go up to Kelly's and enjoy a snack or a drink or 686 00:36:33,153 --> 00:36:33,622 a meal. 687 00:36:33,622 --> 00:36:34,553 And ice cream. 688 00:36:34,553 --> 00:36:35,693 Yeah, ice cream. 689 00:36:35,693 --> 00:36:38,433 But Kelly's does not take reservations. 690 00:36:38,821 --> 00:36:42,741 on a beautiful day, there is going to be a bit of a wait, but that's all part of it. 691 00:36:42,741 --> 00:36:46,381 I always find if I go on the off time there, so it's not like specifically 692 00:36:46,381 --> 00:36:47,151 dinner or lunch. 693 00:36:47,151 --> 00:36:47,421 Exactly. 694 00:36:47,421 --> 00:36:52,581 And you can try and saunter in a bit around four o 'clock a little bit earlier. 695 00:36:52,581 --> 00:36:54,481 Just before the rush. 696 00:36:54,481 --> 00:36:56,921 You can typically get a good table there. 697 00:36:56,921 --> 00:36:57,421 Exactly. 698 00:36:57,421 --> 00:37:00,181 And they have lots of shaded areas too. 699 00:37:00,181 --> 00:37:04,341 So if you can't sit in the sun, there's plenty of areas where you can sit. 700 00:37:04,341 --> 00:37:07,921 So important to note though that they don't take reservations. 701 00:37:10,005 --> 00:37:11,485 Did I already say that? 702 00:37:11,485 --> 00:37:13,565 You did, but it is important to know. 703 00:37:13,565 --> 00:37:15,525 It's important to know. 704 00:37:15,525 --> 00:37:18,585 They also seat you if all your members of your party aren't there. 705 00:37:18,585 --> 00:37:22,545 So that was something we discovered, but we had a great time when we went. 706 00:37:22,545 --> 00:37:26,605 We had an awesome spot on the patio overlooking the water and the food was 707 00:37:26,605 --> 00:37:27,445 really good. 708 00:37:27,445 --> 00:37:28,635 It was really good. 709 00:37:28,635 --> 00:37:32,225 And then if you're not too full after you eat, you can just go up top to where they 710 00:37:32,225 --> 00:37:34,181 have the store and 711 00:37:34,181 --> 00:37:35,981 Honestly, some of the best ice cream. 712 00:37:35,981 --> 00:37:36,681 Yeah, for sure. 713 00:37:36,681 --> 00:37:42,681 Well, that's how my husband and I stumbled upon Kelly's Landing prop over 25 years 714 00:37:42,681 --> 00:37:43,051 ago. 715 00:37:43,051 --> 00:37:45,421 And this is when Kelly's wasn't really popular. 716 00:37:45,421 --> 00:37:49,281 We stumbled upon it, thought, wow, we just look at this little we just found this 717 00:37:49,281 --> 00:37:52,161 little gold mine and we had it all to ourselves. 718 00:37:52,321 --> 00:37:55,711 And my husband, yes, he's an ice cream lover. 719 00:37:55,711 --> 00:37:59,701 So we stopped for the ice cream and we noticed the patio in the back and 720 00:37:59,717 --> 00:38:04,897 Back then it was just really catering to the boaters and you didn't have that, you 721 00:38:04,897 --> 00:38:08,617 know, people coming in and the scene of the cars down the road. 722 00:38:08,617 --> 00:38:16,297 It was really boats pulling up and gassing out. 723 00:38:16,297 --> 00:38:20,877 such a hot spot as I think 25 years ago wasn't what it is today. 724 00:38:20,877 --> 00:38:21,997 Yeah, exactly. 725 00:38:21,997 --> 00:38:22,897 Cool. 726 00:38:22,897 --> 00:38:24,417 That was really fun. 727 00:38:24,417 --> 00:38:26,277 Highly recommend you go there. 728 00:38:26,277 --> 00:38:28,917 yeah, if you can get out there, do it. 729 00:38:36,178 --> 00:38:39,938 so on our next episode, it's going to be all about summer vibes. 730 00:38:39,938 --> 00:38:45,138 So we're going to be talking about the summer market, the Jean Stats that will be 731 00:38:45,138 --> 00:38:50,968 coming out, as well as the coolest places to visit for day trips close to Ottawa. 732 00:38:50,968 --> 00:38:55,382 So we're going to be diving into places like Merrickville, Westport. 733 00:38:55,382 --> 00:38:58,532 Almont and Perth and Newborough, etc. 734 00:38:58,532 --> 00:39:03,282 Just all the cool places that you can get away for a day and not have to spend, you 735 00:39:03,282 --> 00:39:05,642 know, hotel money overnight. 736 00:39:05,642 --> 00:39:06,202 So this will be... 737 00:39:06,202 --> 00:39:07,602 Yeah, most of these places are so close. 738 00:39:07,602 --> 00:39:11,022 They're so close you just can go there for the day and they're all so different and 739 00:39:11,022 --> 00:39:11,422 so quaint. 740 00:39:11,422 --> 00:39:13,762 So that's what we're going to be discussing on the next episode. 741 00:39:13,762 --> 00:39:15,102 It's going to be really fun. 742 00:39:15,102 --> 00:39:17,206 I'm excited for the road trips, ladies. 743 00:39:17,206 --> 00:39:20,526 Yeah, daytime road trips. 744 00:39:21,066 --> 00:39:22,166 Research happening. 745 00:39:42,049 --> 00:39:46,789 I want to take a moment to toast our community of Barhaven. 746 00:39:46,789 --> 00:39:52,489 So cheers to Barhaven for standing up for a family that was being racially targeted. 747 00:39:52,489 --> 00:39:57,469 That was in the news and it was so inspiring and just so uplifting to see 748 00:39:57,469 --> 00:40:01,429 people coming together and standing up and saying that this is just not okay. 749 00:40:01,429 --> 00:40:05,969 I was definitely proud to be a Barhaven night or Barhavener at that time. 750 00:40:05,969 --> 00:40:10,809 It was just so warming to see everyone just come together and for the good of 751 00:40:10,809 --> 00:40:12,103 these people and that 752 00:40:12,103 --> 00:40:14,083 do not accept that type of hate. 753 00:40:14,083 --> 00:40:17,783 So that was really awful situation and make it better for these people to feel 754 00:40:17,783 --> 00:40:19,863 more comfortable in their own neighborhood. 755 00:40:19,863 --> 00:40:21,043 Exactly. 756 00:40:21,543 --> 00:40:22,183 Yeah. 757 00:40:22,183 --> 00:40:24,783 So we'd love to also invite people. 758 00:40:24,783 --> 00:40:29,323 If you have a message or someone that you want to toast in our next episode, we 759 00:40:29,323 --> 00:40:30,563 would love to hear from you. 760 00:40:30,563 --> 00:40:33,043 You can message us on Instagram. 761 00:40:33,503 --> 00:40:38,123 We also take comments on YouTube and then we do have an email, which we will put in 762 00:40:38,123 --> 00:40:39,129 the show notes. 763 00:40:39,129 --> 00:40:44,049 But yeah, we'd love to hear if you have someone inspiring or uplifting a local 764 00:40:44,049 --> 00:40:48,129 community business that you love or just something really positive that you want to 765 00:40:48,129 --> 00:40:48,959 share with us. 766 00:40:48,959 --> 00:40:51,009 Yeah, we want to take care of them as well. 767 00:40:51,009 --> 00:40:54,309 People doing great things and inspiring others to do great things. 768 00:40:54,309 --> 00:40:56,469 Great community and it's contagious, right? 769 00:40:56,469 --> 00:40:58,049 Positivity is contagious. 770 00:40:58,049 --> 00:40:58,609 So exactly. 771 00:40:58,609 --> 00:40:59,829 And that's what we're here for. 772 00:40:59,829 --> 00:41:02,782 We're here to spread this around and to 773 00:41:02,782 --> 00:41:06,152 that uplifting environment for all of the people of Ottawa. 774 00:41:06,152 --> 00:41:08,302 We really are all in this together. 775 00:41:08,302 --> 00:41:09,492 We'd love to hear from you. 776 00:41:20,478 --> 00:41:22,278 And that's a wrap. 777 00:41:22,838 --> 00:41:23,468 There we go. 778 00:41:23,468 --> 00:41:24,648 And that's a wrap. 779 00:41:24,648 --> 00:41:25,618 And that's a wrap. 780 00:41:25,618 --> 00:41:26,488 And that's a wrap. 781 00:41:26,488 --> 00:41:28,158 And to wrap it up. 782 00:41:30,221 --> 00:41:32,501 Thank you for tuning in to She Sells Ottawa. 783 00:41:32,501 --> 00:41:36,421 Remember, manifesting your dream home starts with believing it's possible and 784 00:41:36,421 --> 00:41:38,741 taking those steps towards making it a reality. 785 00:41:38,741 --> 00:41:42,601 If you enjoyed today's show, don't forget to hit the like button, follow us for more 786 00:41:42,601 --> 00:41:46,961 great content, and subscribe to stay updated with all our latest episodes. 787 00:41:46,961 --> 00:41:50,589 Until next time, keep dreaming big and happy house hunting! 788 00:42:27,557 --> 00:42:29,397 let's do this. 789 00:42:29,397 --> 00:42:30,637 Okay. 790 00:42:30,877 --> 00:42:31,367 Ready? 791 00:42:31,367 --> 00:42:32,297 Yeah. 792 00:42:32,557 --> 00:42:34,537 Three, two, 793 00:42:36,062 --> 00:42:42,682 So remember our first listener, Mary, who commented, yeah, she, hi Mary, hi Mary, 794 00:42:42,682 --> 00:42:43,842 hi, shout out to Mary. 795 00:42:43,842 --> 00:42:49,022 She made a comment about the existence of a tax -free savings plan for first -time 796 00:42:49,022 --> 00:42:50,002 home buyers. 797 00:42:50,002 --> 00:42:51,062 What? 798 00:42:53,202 --> 00:42:54,318 Yeah. 799 00:42:56,380 --> 00:42:58,280 Three, two. 800 00:42:59,220 --> 00:43:02,540 So guys, remember our first listener, Mary? 801 00:43:02,540 --> 00:43:03,000 Yes. 802 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:05,710 She was listening to episode two and she made a comment. 803 00:43:05,710 --> 00:43:11,220 She wrote in and had a question about free savings plans for first time home buyers. 804 00:43:11,220 --> 00:43:18,160 So this started in 2023, the first home savings account. 805 00:43:18,720 --> 00:43:20,300 Yes it is. 806 00:43:20,300 --> 00:43:22,420 It is really funny. 807 00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:23,140 Yeah. 808 00:43:23,140 --> 00:43:23,750 Guys, it's funny. 809 00:43:23,750 --> 00:43:25,122 Yeah, it's hilarious.