Posts Tagged ‘ottawa military’
Posted on: March 2nd, 2022 by Chris Scott
I know that one of the biggest challenges with real estate and house hunting in Ottawa is the lack of available homes for sale. Rest assured our team is doing everything we can to find off-market opportunities for our incoming military buyers. We were able to pair up a few military clients last year with off-market deals. We have just proactively sent out over 25,000 letters for this express purpose to our local communities.
The system does work. Here is an example:
A seller in Jackson Trails, Stittsville got in contact with us about selling their detached 4 bedroom home. On the outside, it looked like most others in the area. On the inside, the house was extremely cluttered. Writing that I almost feel like that is an understatement. Lots of religious artifacts throughout the house and it would have needed a total staging overhaul. I presented each option to the seller and they said they would consider an offer off market if they could get a very specific price. The price was about what they would have got if it was staged.
On the other side, our buyers were coming in as a military transfer from another Canadian base were getting fed up with the process of offering against 15-20 other offers. It can be overwhelming, to say the least. They were happy to pay a slight premium for the exclusivity of the deal. This allowed everyone to leave happy.
We also had another past military client sell exclusively to an international military transfer to Ottawa. Again, they had a price they wanted and we delivered. In both cases, the process was smooth with only one showing each. In both cases, the buyer did not actually see the home in person until we showed up on closing date. We took care of every detail of these purchases and sales for our clients. House hunting is stressful enough, add on top of that relocating to a new city, we pride ourselves on being there every step of the way.
In closing our team is proactive with trying to produce options for our military clients relocating to Ottawa. If you are posted to Ottawa feel free to get in touch with our team. We are here to help!
Posted on: February 28th, 2022 by Chris Scott
I am so excited about our new military division coming to Keller Williams! We are the first major brand to have such a division. It reinforces the importance our company places in supporting our troops with their real estate needs.
It was such an honor to meet Levi Rodgers. He is the new head of the Keller Williams military division. He is a veteran with an incredible story of bravery and determination. During his deployment, his vehicle was hit with an IED. He was the only one to survive the attack. He was heroically dragged to safety and there was not much hope he would make it. He was in a coma for weeks and had years of recovery ahead of him. Suffering from injuries and PTSD he left the army to start a career in real estate. He now operates one of the largest real estate teams in North America with over $900M in annual sales. Incredible achievement. Talk about perseverance!
I am so thrilled to work with and learn from Levi. Our team is proud to serve so many CAF members as buyers and sellers every year who relocate into and out of Ottawa. This new division will provide training and networks not available anywhere else. We will have the best connections across Canada and North America for our Ottawa clients who are posted out. I am so proud to be a part of this company that is so aligned with what we do. This new division ties so nicely to a core pillar of our business, assisting members of our military with their real estate needs.
Posted on: June 19th, 2019 by Chris Scott
Special thanks to all our 2019 Ottawa military clients who bought and sold with our team. Our house hunting trips took us to every corner of Ottawa and the surrounding area this year. Colin and I worked as a team to make sure everyone was well taken care of. It was a challenging Spring house hunting season in Ottawa but I am proud to say that everyone left with a house they were happy with. If you are relocating to Ottawa and need some assistance with your move always feel free to reach out.
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Arnprior
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Stittsville
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Tunney’s Pasture
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Findlay Creek
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Emerald Meadows
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Playfair Park
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Kemptville
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Orléans
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Fallingbrook
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Kemptville
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Fairfield Heights
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Stittsville
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Orléans
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Casselman
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Riverside South
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Stittsville
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Fairfield Heights
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Fallingbrook
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Half Moon Bay
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Renfrew
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Morgans Grant
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Avalon
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Posted on: September 25th, 2017 by Chris Scott
Right now I am sitting at a home inspection as I type this. I am here with some great military clients who are relocating from Petawawa. We have secured a nice townhouse in the KANATA neighbourhood of Morgan’s Grant. It is about 10mins to the New DND headquarters at the Nortel campus. Securing this home has been a challenge.
The townhouse market right now in Barrhaven, Stittsville, and Kanata is as hot as it has ever been. Townhomes in these neighbourhoods over the past 2 months are selling in 6 Days for an average of $3,500 over asking. We have been competing against as many as 11 offers on previous offer attempts. I have never seen anything like it for this segment of the Ottawa real estate market. On a house hunting trip, this can make things very stressful and can be challenging to leave Ottawa with a house. These are the fall market conditions right now. I am really hoping that by the time our Spring House hunting trips begin there will be more inventory available.
I will be starting a database of CAF members who have a high probability of being transferred next Spring. My objective will be to have some off-market military listings that can be sold to other military buyers coming in on their transfer. Basically making it as easy as possible for both military buyers and sellers.
If you are relocating to Ottawa or have any questions, please get in contact with us. This is what we specialize in.
