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Housing Design Awards Sets Multiple Records – Winners Announced
Housing Design Awards Sets Multiple Records – Winners Announced November 7, 2024 By Anita Murray, All Things Home It was a special night for Ottawa’s housing industry Nov. 2 as excellence in design was celebrated at the GOHBA Housing Design Awards in record fashion. The annual awards gala, now in its 41st year, is one…
Read MoreMid-Year Check-In for Ottawa Housing Sales
Mid-Year Check-In for Ottawa Housing Sales August 15, 2024 Episode 1: Analyzing Ottawa’s New Home Sales In the first episode of our mini video series, the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) partners with Cheryl Rice, President of PMA Brethour Realty – Ottawa, to provide an in-depth analysis of monthly new home…
Read MoreGOHBA / PMA Brethour Ottawa New Home Sales Report
GOHBA / PMA Brethour Ottawa New Home Sales Report New home sales quadrupled in November following low reported in 2022 December 20, 2023 OTTAWA – The latest numbers on new home sales across the Capital Region show a large increase of 318 per cent compared to a low recorded in November of last year. Despite…
Read More40th GOHBA Housing Design Awards Gala – Winners Announced
40th GOHBA Housing Design Awards Gala – Winners Announced November 6, 2023 40th GOHBA Housing Design Awards Gala – Winners Announced The Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) recently celebrated a momentous occasion as it marked the 40th edition of the Housing Design Awards Gala. This annual event has become a cherished tradition in the…
Read MoreOttawa Home Builders Welcome Provincial
Ottawa Home Builders Welcome Provincial Moves to Help Get More Homes Built November 2, 2023 OTTAWA – Today, the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) welcomed the 2023 Ontario Fall Economic Statement (FES), titled Building A Strong Ontario Together, which contained measures that will help pave the way for the construction of more places to…
Read More40th GOHBA Housing Design Awards Finalists
40th GOHBA Housing Design Awards Finalists August 12, 2023 The Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) is thrilled to announce the finalists for the highly anticipated 40th GOHBA Housing Design Awards. This milestone event celebrates the remarkable achievements of architects, builders, and designers who have pushed the boundaries of creativity and innovation in the…
Read MoreOttawa Home Builders Welcome New Housing Supply Action Plan and Provincial Policy Statement
Ottawa Home Builders Welcome New Housing Supply Action Plan and Provincial Policy Statement April 6, 2023 OTTAWA – Today, the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) welcomed Bill 97, the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, the latest provincial Housing Supply Action Plan and proposed updates to the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS). “The government’s newest Housing…
Read MoreWhat will it take to build 15,000 new homes a year?
What will it take to build 15,000 new homes a year? This article was originally published in the Ottawa Citizen’s Housing and Renovations feature supplement on March 25, 2023. Getting to 15,000 new homes a year won’t be easy, but it is necessary. Late last year the provincial government announced housing targets for twenty-nine…
Read MoreOttawa Home Builders Welcome Provincial Budget that Supports Local Housing Affordability and Supply
Ottawa Home Builders Welcome Provincial Budget that Supports Local Housing Affordability and Supply March 23, 2023 OTTAWA – Today, the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) welcomed the 2023 Ontario budget. Entitled Building a Strong Ontario, the budget lays out important measures that support housing affordability, supply, and choice in Ottawa and across the province.…
Read MoreHousing Pledge to Build 151,000 Homes to Address Ottawa’s Housing Affordability and Supply Crisis
Housing Pledge to Build 151,000 Homes to Address Ottawa’s Housing Affordability and Supply Crisis March 23, 2023 Yesterday the City of Ottawa took the important step of signing a Municipal Housing Pledge as part of the provincial government’s efforts to have 1.5 million new homes built over the next decade. GOHBA provided the following…
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