Lifestyle Homes Ottawa - Jen & Leo Alvarenga Blog & News

  • 'Twas the year of breaking records

    by Jenniffer Alvarenga
    Sellers: good news enclosed Just like that, another year has come and gone. So, how did the Ottawa real estate market fare in 2021? Let’s take a ...

  • The November market: same same but different

    by Jenniffer Alvarenga
    Back again with a familiar tale! Don’t be fooled by the decrease in numbers of properties sold last month compared to November of 2020; it’s yet a...

  • The only thing spooky about the market in October was the still MIA inventory

    by Jenniffer Alvarenga
    Missing: inventory, Reward: a balanced market   “Spooktober” didn’t really deliver anything too spooky when it came to real estate. The October m...

  • Do you remember? The market in September.

    by Jenniffer Alvarenga
    Hey Siri, play "September," by Earth, Wind & Fire.     The September housing market didn’t throw any curve balls. In fact, it was quite predic...

  • Back to life, back to reality, back to a classic August market

    by Jenniffer Alvarenga
    THE NUMBERS:  AUGUST 2021 AVG. SALE PRICES Residential-class: $674,449 (+14% from Aug. 2020) Condominium: $407,148 (+6% from Aug. 2020) *Im...

  • Sun’s out, inventory’s up: the July market

    by Jenniffer Alvarenga
    THE NUMBERS:  JULY 2021 AVG. SALE PRICES Residential-class: $685,426 +17% Condominium: $419, 545 +17% *Important to note that varied pricing ...

  • June’s warm but the market’s chilling

    by Jenniffer Alvarenga
    THE NUMBERS:  JUNE AVG. SALE PRICES Residential-class: $725,970 Condominium: $435,198 *Important to note that varied pricing and conditions in dif...

  • Looking back at it (the housing market in May that is)

    by Jenniffer Alvarenga
      THE NUMBERS:  MAY AVG. SALE PRICES Residential-class: $741,206 Condominium: $424,843 *Important to note that varied pricing and conditions in...

  • The 411 on the April housing market

    by Jenniffer Alvarenga
    THE NUMBERS:  APRIL AVG. SALE PRICES Residential-class: $743,204 Condominium: $427,145 *Important to note that varied pricing and conditions in d...

  • Recap on the March housing market

    by Jenniffer Alvarenga
    Recap on the March housing market

  • Looking back at the housing market in February 2021

    by Jenniffer Alvarenga
                                       THE NUMBERS:  FEBRUARY AVG. SALE PRICES Residential-class: $717,914 Condominium: $407,671 *Important to note t...

  • The Numbers: Pent-up Buyer Demand Drives January's Sale Market

    by Jenniffer Alvarenga
    THE NUMBERS: JANUARY AVG. SALE PRICES Residential-class: $677,197 Condominium: $380,336 *Important to note that varied pricing and conditions in...