Preparing for Military Posting Season in Ottawa Every spring is an important time in Ottawa real estate as military posting season begins. Helping Canadian Armed Forces families relocate into and out of Ottawa has been a major focus of our team for many years. Between my partner Colin and I,
Every year people ask the same question around this time: what will the spring market look like? The reality is that Ottawa tends to follow a very predictable rhythm. Once the sun starts coming out and the snow begins to disappear, activity picks up quickly. We are starting to see
Here’s the latest update in our Suburban Statistics Series, featuring insights on the five largest urban neighborhoods in Ottawa. With Ottawa’s spread-out layout, it’s always fascinating to see how each area’s market trends vary. These stats compare MLS OREB sales from January 1 to January 31, 2026, with the same
For anyone coming to Ottawa on a House Hunting Trip, figuring out where to live can be overwhelming. Ottawa is a large, spread-out city made up of many distinct communities, and with limited time on the ground, it’s not always easy to know where to focus. After nearly 20 years
One of the main reasons I wanted to start The Chris Scott Show was simple: I always felt like I had more to say. Our monthly market videos are great, but Ottawa real estate isn’t something you can properly explain in 60 seconds. There’s context, nuance, and a lot happening under the
When military clients get transferred to Ottawa, they are often looking in the core 5 Suburban neighbourhoods. Much depends on where our clients will be posted to within the city. Popular areas now tend to be West Ottawa due to NDHQ being in the Nortel complex in Nepean. For a helpful
Selling a home is never a small task, and doing it while deployed overseas adds an entirely different layer. We recently helped one of our military clients sell her condo on Pinhey Street while she was serving abroad, and it’s a great example of how the right systems, preparation, and
Our team helps with many HHTs each year, and each one is a little different from the rest. In one case this year, Colin and Chris first spoke with the relocating members in March after they were referred by a past relocation client. At that stage they were not familiar
If you’re a member of the Canadian Armed Forces planning a posting, you may have heard that BGRS (Brookfield Global Relocation Services) has transitioned to a new name: Sirva. For our clients relocating to or from Ottawa, this change might sound like a big shift—but the reality is simple: your
Military moves are our specialty. We know the BGRS process, we know the neighborhoods, and we know how to help families make confident decisions—quickly and without the stress. We even send out tens of thousands of letters each year trying to find homes before they hit the market, because sometimes that’s exactly
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