Ottawa house prices climb in March; condos, not so much

Ottawa house prices climbed eight per cent to an average of $447,600 in March compared to a year earlier, while prices for condominiums edged up just 0.7 per cent to $275,600, according to data published Thursday by the Ottawa Real Estate Board.
These averages reflect the sale of some 1,660 residential properties sold last month through the board’s multiple listing service. They do not include data from the sale of new homes.
The number of properties available is somewhat constrained, with