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GOHBA Announces Nominees for Special Achievement Awards 2023 February 6, 2024 OTTAWA – The Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association is pleased to announce the nominees for the prestigious Special Achievement Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions and excellence in the local home building community. The nominees for the following awards have been selected based on their exemplary…

GOHBA / PMA Brethour Ottawa New Home Sales Report December new home sales year-over-year improved, but 2023 overall down from year prior January 17, 2024 OTTAWA – New data shows 140 new homes were sold in the nation’s capital in December, more than doubling a low of just 62 in 2022, but the year ends far…

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…

Ottawa Home Builders Hope Federal Fall Economic Statement Sets the Stage for Further Action on Housing   November 22, 2023 OTTAWA – With the release of the federal government’s Fall Economic Statement (FES), federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland appears to be setting the stage for more action to come to improve housing affordability and supply,…

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…

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…

Home Builders warn that provincial policy reversal will worsen Ottawa’s housing affordability and supply crisis October 23, 2023 The Greater Ottawa Home Builder’s Association (GOHBA) is concerned about the housing affordability and supply crisis facing the Nation’s Capital, particularly in light of the Ontario Government’s decision to reverse changes it made to Ottawa’s Official Plan,…

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…

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…

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…