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01 / Market Watch · Q2 2026

Ottawa Q2 2026: A Balanced Market on the Surface, a Divided Market Underneath

Ottawa stayed balanced through spring, but detached homes, townhomes and apartments increasingly behaved like different markets.

OREB quarterly data · OLR interpretation
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Story 1 of 5: Ottawa Q2 2026: A Balanced Market on the Surface, a Divided Market Underneath

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Ottawa Luxury Real Estate Market: What Buyers, Sellers, and Investors Should Understand

A research-led look at Ottawa’s luxury real estate market — market context, what moves it, and the questions buyers, sellers, and investors should be asking in 2026.

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01Market BehaviourWhy Luxury Real Estate Behaves Differently Than the General Housing MarketA framework for understanding scarcity, discretion, property quality, and the slower signals that shape high-value decisions.Read the analysis
02Neighbourhood ContextOttawa’s Luxury Neighbourhoods Are Not One MarketWhy property type, location, lifestyle fit, and local supply create distinct micro-markets across the capital.Read the analysis
03Price ThresholdsWhy $1 Million No Longer Defines Luxury in OttawaA closer look at why price alone is an incomplete measure of luxury, scarcity, and long-term residential value.Read the analysis
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