Rain, rain, gone away. Now it’s time to dry out. Hopefully the heat of the realty estate market will help.
After a surprisingly slow start in many neighbourhoods of the city we are seeing the market pickup all over. From Richmond, to Carleton Heights to Barrhaven and Skyline, the sales and prices are moving up. The last 3 of our listings have all sold within just a few days and all have gotten close to asking price or more. In fact, our last sale got $15,000 over asking and was sold firm the first day.
All the listings that we work with we manage to do the changes you wish to make it more valuable in the market so we can get the asking price to a higher rate. We work from doing structural changes with architects, renovations like hardie siding installation for a better looking exterior, and we work with interior designers that can make a full transformation on the interior of the house to give it a fresh look.
If you do have selling in mind we could not think of a better time to do so. Ottawa is benefiting from its usual stable economy and further benefiting from the outrageous prices in the Golden Horseshoe in and around the GTA.
For a full market evaluation email or call. It’s free!
If you like to stay up to date on the latest in home design, you may be interested to hear the color trends predicted for 2016. From Benjamin Moore’s Simply White to Behr’s Ivory Keys, the leading color trend is white, which serves as a neutral backdrop for other dramatic elements.
But before you go out and buy gallons of white, note that this year’s on-trend whites have color and warmth to them. These subtle variations in tone make them the perfect accompaniment to other hot colors highlighted this year, so keep that in mind as you select accent colors.
To update your space using the neutral white trend, take the following steps:
- Create a blank canvas — Paint an entire room in your favorite warm white. Starting with a neutral background lets other elements in the room stand out and become the focal point. Neutral rooms tend to be minimalist, so scale back on accessories and let the major pieces support your design.
- Experiment with hues — Try layering with several shades of white. Create a clean, classic look with a white room and an occasional pop of color. The design possibilities using a white color palette are surprisingly endless.
- Add contrast — Bold accent colors and crisp lines create sharp contrasts against white walls. Consider creating a feature wall with one of the other 2016 trend colors, like Blue Cloud from Olympic Paints or Paradise Found by PPG Porter Paints. You can also add other architectural elements in a dark wood or with geometric patterns.
Regardless of were you live in the Ottawa real estate market, it’s always adds value to your home for a small real estate investment that will pay for itself many times over.
