In Ottawa's suburban communities, condos, townhouses, and detached homes occupy three distinct price tiers, and the gap between them is wide enough to change what you qualify for. As of July 2026, the MLS® Home Price Index benchmark sits at $385,500 for condo apartments, $542,500 for townhouse and r

The single-family benchmark sits at $725,000 in Ottawa (July 2026) and $551,700 in Brockville (2025 annual), a gap of roughly $173,000 for comparable property types along the same 115-kilometre highway corridor. That difference is the starting point for most relocation conversations in this part of

The short answer: selling a house in Ontario costs you four things almost every time. Remuneration to the brokerages, your lawyer's fees and disbursements, whatever it takes to clear the mortgage off title, and the adjustments that settle the day you close. Everything else depends on your situation.