Ottawa's house prices jump, as supply remains tight

Perhaps it was just a matter of time, but some of the steam has gone out of the housing market in Ottawa’s western districts — from Tunney’s Pasture to Britannia.
While homeowners in these areas still registered year-over-year gains of five per cent to seven per cent for single-family properties sold in June, these were among the smallest increases in the city, according to data published Thursday by the Ottawa Real Estate Board.
This marks a sharp change from the pattern of th