Housing Sales Flat Year-By-Year

Ottawa’s new home sales climbed to 291 in March, marking an 11.5 per cent increase over February. While that number is slightly below figures from the same time last year, overall sales in 2025 remain steady, with year-to-date numbers just edging ahead of 2024 by less than 1 per cent.

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This is a release from the Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association

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“The market appears to be keeping its strength in the face of economic uncertainty, which is encouraging,” said Jason Burggraaf, executive director of the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association. “This buyer confidence will hopefully lead into a more active spring for new home sales.”

South Ottawa continues to lead new home sales in March, accounting for 42 per cent of all sales across Ottawa. While down slightly from February, that area has still had the largest share of the market for four months in a row. The west end followed with 31 per cent of sales, then the east end at 24 per cent. Central Ottawa remained the quietest area for sales, with 3 per cent — a 2 per cent boost from last month.

Townhomes led the market with 54 per cent of all sales. Condo towns dropped by nine per cent, making up 20 per cent of all sales, while single-family homes got a slight boost from last month, up to 25 per cent. Sales of condo apartments remained minimal, with just 1 per cent of total sales.

Ken Gray

Journalist Ken Gray has worked at five major Canadian newspapers. He is an educator, broadcaster and at present is the editor and founder of the 16-year-old pioneering internet publication, The Bulldog.

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