Monthly Spotlight Update (August 2021)

Dated: September 7 2021

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Welcome to the monthly spotlight update on the Ottawa real estate market. For this update we are taking a look at the month of August, 2021. 

In August, the Ottawa market has seen a total of 1,572 homes sold. This is a 21.6% drop year over year from August 2020. Of the total homes sold 1,175 were residential and 397 were condominium homes.

Taking a look at the average prices of those homes sold we found that they have risen to $649,169 from last year's average of $529,675. That is a total increase of 22.56% year over year. With residential homes averaging at $674,449 and condominium homes averaging at $407,148.

In August the average days a listing spent on the market was 24 days. Wheras in the previous year August it was 23 days. We are still in a seller's market although not as intense as it was earlier this year.

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Marwan Khalil

With a rich background in Ottawa spanning over 20 years, my passion for real estate has flourished within the vibrant tapestry of the city's diverse communities and industries. This extensive period o....

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