GM Real Estate Team

GM Real Estate Team Laurie and Jeff bring you 40+ years of experience, knowledge and unfiltered honesty about real estate

When you’re looking to buy or sell a home, no matter the reason, we understand your ultimate goal: to pay or receive the best possible price for your home, in the shortest amount of time, with the best terms for you. With our team, you work with trusted professional Realtors® who have over 45 years of combined experience and their pulse on your local market at all times. You will hear what you nee

d to hear, not just what you want to hear, to ensure you become an informed buyer or seller and make the right, educated decisions. Knowing that over 95% of our business comes from client referrals raving about their experiences, you can trust that we provide you with our unwavering commitment to serving your real estate needs first and foremost. In addition to working with us, you have the full backing of one of the industry’s most trusted and recognized real estate brands, RE/MAX. Customer service – built on a foundation of drive, experience and education – is the cornerstone of RE/MAX success.

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Lorsque vous cherchez à acheter ou vendre une maison, quelle que soit la raison, nous comprenons votre premier objectif : payer ou recevoir le meilleur prix possible, dans les plus brefs délais, avec les meilleurs termes pour vous. Avec notre équipe, vous travaillez avec des courtiers et agents immobiliers professionnels qui ont plus de 45 ans d'expérience combinée et qui gardent un pouls constant sur votre marché local. Ils vous diront ce que vous devez entendre, pas seulement ce que vous voulez entendre, afin de vous assurer de devenir un acheteur ou vendeur informé qui pourra prendre de bonnes décisions éduquées. Sachant que plus de 95% de nos nouveaux clients proviennent de recommandations de gens qui parlent de leurs expériences avec enthousiaste, vous pouvez avoir confiance que nous nous engageons à répondre à vos besoins immobiliers avant tout. En plus de travailler avec nous, vous bénéficiez du soutien intégral de l'une des marques immobilières les plus reconnues de l'industrie : RE/MAX. Le service à la clientèle - construit sur une base d'expérience et d'éducation - est la pierre angulaire du succès de RE/MAX.

08/17/2026

🚨 Ottawa real estate buyers - last week’s numbers suggested you might be gaining negotiating power. This week’s numbers tell a different story.

Welcome to this week’s Ottawa Market Minute, covering the Greater Ottawa real estate market from Arnprior to Rockland and south to Kemptville-ish.

Here’s what happened this week:

🏡 518 New Listings - 14 fewer than last week

📉 233 Price Reductions - 17 fewer

📝 220 Conditional Sales - 7 more

🔄 24 Sold Conditional with Escape / First Refusal - 16 more

✅ 273 Firm Sales - 51 more

So, what is happening in the Ottawa housing market?

The biggest number this week is 273 firm sales.

That’s 51 more completed sales than last week.

At the same time, new listings declined slightly and price reductions also fell.

That’s important because last week’s numbers raised the question of whether Ottawa was beginning to shift more decisively toward buyers.

This week’s numbers suggest not so fast.

Buyers are still active.

They’re finding homes they want, negotiating deals and, importantly, completing transactions.

The market isn’t hot, but it’s also not showing signs of a dramatic slowdown.

Instead, we’re seeing a balanced Ottawa real estate market with buyers who are selective and sellers who need to be strategic.

📊 OTTAWA MARKET PULSE

🟢 Overall Market: Balanced
🟢 Buyer Activity: Rebounding
🟡 Seller Competition: Moderate
🟡 Pricing Power: Neutral

🏡 Laurie’s Takeaway

The Ottawa housing market is giving buyers choice without giving sellers a reason to panic.

For buyers, there are still opportunities to negotiate.

For sellers, properly priced and well-presented homes are still finding buyers.

And for everyone watching the Ottawa housing market?

Don’t make a decision based on one week’s headline.

Watch the trend.

Want to know what’s happening specifically in your Ottawa neighbourhood?

📩 DM me MARKET STATS and I’ll break it down for you.

08/15/2026

The Skunk Said Welcome Home 🦨😂

Statistically, I suppose it was bound to happen.

26 YEARS.
Thousands of showings. Hundreds of homes. Dogs, cats, kids, questionable basements, surprised couples 😬, questionable tenants…

And today, I finally got skunked. 😂

I was about to show a home when we heard something under the front porch.

Then it happened.

💥 SPRAY.

When I got back into my car it was abundantly clear that Pepe Le Pew had officially left his mark. 🦨

My car now smells like it has a very specific real estate marketing strategy:

“Location, location, LOCATION… and eau de skunk.”

After 26 years in Ottawa real estate, I’ve learned that you can prepare for almost anything during a showing.

Apparently, “Pepe’s romantic efforts” should have been added to the list. 😆

So here I am, laughing about it, heading home to take a bath and wondering whether I can legitimately claim “skunk exposure” as a business expense. 😂

Because if you’re an Ottawa REALTOR®, you already know:

Every showing has a story.

Some are funny.
Some are weird.
Some are unforgettable.

And apparently, some follow you home. 🦨🤣

08/13/2026

$87,000+ later… this is what a North River Road condo can look like.

Welcome to Unit 307 at 959 North River Road - a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom condo in Overbrook that has been comprehensively updated from 2020 to 2025.

And we’re not talking about a little paint and new light fixtures.

We’re talking:

✔ Completely renovated primary ensuite
✔ Custom walk-through closet
✔ Engineered maple hardwood with cork underlay
✔ Reconfigured kitchen with quartz counters + cherry cabinetry
✔ Custom dining room built-in + coffee station
✔ New appliances
✔ New windows + patio doors
✔ New high-efficiency HVAC + smart thermostat
✔ Updated baseboard heaters
✔ Newer owned hot water tank
✔ New plumbing shutoff
✔ Underground parking
✔ EV-ready parking
✔ Separate storage locker

Then there’s the location.

Riverain Park is across the street. The Rideau River is right there. The Rideau Sports Centre is nearby. Adàwe Crossing connects you to Sandy Hill. Loblaws, Starbucks, transit and everyday amenities are close by, and downtown and uOttawa are easily accessible.

It’s hard to improve the location.

It’s hard to improve the condo.

This one has done both.

📍307-959 North River Road, Ottawa

DM us for price, floor plan or a private showing.

Congratulations to everyone in this sale! New chapters all around. Thank you all for your trust.
08/13/2026

Congratulations to everyone in this sale! New chapters all around. Thank you all for your trust.

08/12/2026

You know that condo you’ve been looking for?

The one where you don’t have to renovate the kitchen, redo the bathrooms, replace the windows AND wonder what’s happening with the HVAC?

We may have found it.

📍Overbrook
🌳 Riverain Park across the street
🚲 Rideau River + pathways nearby
🏡 2 bedrooms
🛁 2 bathrooms
🚗 Underground parking
📦 Locker
⚡ EV-ready parking

And the owners have put more than $87,000 into it.

Coming soon to MLS.

👀 Stay tuned.

OttawaEast RenovatedCondo NorthRiverRoad

08/10/2026

📊 Ottawa Market Minute | August 2-9, 2026

Is the Ottawa real estate market starting to shift?

This week’s numbers give us something to watch.

From Arnprior to Rockland and south to Kemptville-ish:

🏡 532 New Listings - 67 more than last week

📉 250 Price Reductions - 27 more

📝 213 Conditional Sales - 28 fewer

🔄 8 Sold Conditional with Escape / First Refusal - 6 fewer

✅ 222 Firm Sales - 86 fewer

So what does it mean?

This week, the balance moved a little more in favour of buyers.

More homes came onto the market while both conditional and firm sales declined. That means buyers have more choice and potentially a little more negotiating room.

We’re also seeing more price reductions, which suggests some sellers are having to adjust their pricing to where today’s buyers see value.

But here’s the important distinction:

One week does not make a market trend.

We’re in the middle of summer, and weekly Ottawa real estate numbers can fluctuate considerably.

What matters now is whether we see this pattern continue:

📈 More inventory
📉 Fewer sales
📉 More price reductions

If that combination continues for several weeks, then we’ll have a much stronger indication that the Ottawa market is shifting toward buyers.

📊 Market Pulse

🟡 Overall Market: Balanced, leaning Buyer
🟡 Buyer Activity: Moderating
🟡 Seller Competition: Increasing
🟡 Pricing Power: Neutral to Buyer-Friendly

Laurie’s Takeaway

Buyers have a little more breathing room this week. Sellers need to pay close attention to pricing and presentation.

The Ottawa market isn’t suddenly a buyer’s market - but this week’s numbers are definitely worth watching.

Want to know what these numbers mean for your neighbourhood and price range?

📩 DM me MARKET STATS and I’ll help you make sense of it.

08/03/2026

📊 Ottawa Market Minute | July 26 - August 2 Ottawa Real Estate Market Update

What happened in the Ottawa real estate market this week?

From Arnprior to Rockland and south to Kemptville-ish, the numbers continue to point to a balanced market with steady buyer demand and tightening inventory.

This week’s market statistics:

🏡 465 New Listings (86 fewer than last week)

📉 223 Price Reductions (48 fewer)

📝 241 Conditional Sales (unchanged from last week)

🔄 14 Sold Conditional with Exception or First Refusal (2 fewer)

✅ 308 Firm Sales (25 fewer)

What does it mean?

Inventory continues to decline as fewer homeowners choose to list during the heart of summer.

The encouraging news is that buyers remain active. Conditional sales held steady week over week, while more than 300 homes still sold firm.

Price reductions also dropped significantly, suggesting many sellers are entering the market with realistic pricing and buyers continue to recognize good value.

📊 Market Pulse

🟢 Overall Market: Balanced

🟢 Buyer Activity: Steady

🟡 Seller Competition: Moderate

🟡 Pricing Power: Neutral

Laurie’s Takeaway

Summer hasn’t slowed the Ottawa market as much as many people expected.

Well-priced homes continue to attract buyers, while inventory remains tighter than we’ve seen earlier this season.

Whether you’re buying, selling or simply watching the market, local knowledge matters.

📩 DM MARKET STATS for a personalized update on your neighbourhood.

07/27/2026

📊 Ottawa Market Minute | Two Weeks of Ottawa Real Estate Data

What is happening in the Ottawa real estate market as we move through the heart of summer?

This week, we’re looking at two weeks of data from across the greater Ottawa area, from Arnprior to Rockland and south to Kemptville-ish.

Week of July 12-19

🏡 639 New Listings
📉 266 Price Reductions
📝 331 Conditional Sales
🔄 16 Sold Conditional with Escape Clauses or First Refusals
✅ 339 Firm Sales

Week of July 19-26

🏡 551 New Listings
📉 271 Price Reductions
📝 245 Conditional Sales
🔄 16 Sold Conditional with Escape Clauses or First Refusals
✅ 333 Firm Sales

So what does the Ottawa real estate market data tell us?

The biggest change was in new listings.

New inventory dropped by 88 homes from one week to the next.

But firm sales only declined by 6.

That is an important distinction.

Buyer activity has not disappeared. Instead, fewer sellers are bringing properties to market as we move through the middle of summer.

Conditional sales did decline significantly, which is something worth watching, but firm sales remained remarkably stable.

At the same time, price reductions increased slightly, despite fewer new listings.

The message?

Today’s Ottawa buyers are still active, but they are selective. They are looking carefully at price, condition, location and value.

📊 Market Pulse

🟢 Overall Market: Balanced
🟢 Buyer Activity: Steady
🟡 Seller Competition: Moderate
🟡 Pricing Power: Neutral

Our Takeaway

The Ottawa real estate market isn’t showing signs of a dramatic shift.

It’s showing signs of a typical summer market.

Fewer homes are coming to market, buyers are being selective, and properly priced homes continue to attract attention.

If you’re buying or selling in Ottawa, Orleans, Barrhaven, Kanata, Stittsville, Rockland, Arnprior or Kemptville, the national headlines matter far less than what’s happening in your specific neighbourhood and price range.

📩 DM MARKET STATS for a personalized update.

On to the next house for these amazing clients. They trusted the process and we thank them for that trust.
07/14/2026

On to the next house for these amazing clients. They trusted the process and we thank them for that trust.

07/13/2026

📊 Ottawa Market Minute | Greater Ottawa Real Estate Update | July 5-12

What happened in the Ottawa real estate market this week?

From Arnprior through Rockland and south to Kemptville-ish, this week’s numbers point to a market that’s active, balanced, and supported by steady buyer demand.

This week’s Greater Ottawa market statistics:

🏡 709 New Listings
📉 282 Price Reductions
📝 291 Conditional Sales
✅ 334 Firm Sales
🔄 19 Sold Conditional with Escape Clauses

What do these numbers tell us?

New listings increased significantly this week - expected after a holiday week - giving buyers more choice across the Ottawa region.

The encouraging news is that buyer activity kept pace.

Conditional sales remained almost unchanged, while firm sales increased by 48 compared to last week’s update. That tells us buyers are still confident when they find homes that are priced well and offer good value.

Price reductions also increased, but at a much slower rate than new listings. That’s another indication that many sellers are entering the market with more realistic pricing strategies.

Our Takeaway

The Ottawa real estate market continues to demonstrate why it’s considered one of Canada’s most balanced housing markets.

More inventory is creating opportunities for buyers, while strong sales activity continues to reward sellers who price and prepare their homes strategically.

If you’re thinking about buying or selling in Ottawa, Orleans, Barrhaven, Kanata, Stittsville, Rockland, Arnprior or Kemptville, local market knowledge is your biggest advantage.

📩 DM us MARKET STATS for a personalized update on your neighbourhood.

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