Mary-Anne Gillespie's (mgillespie) Blog

This weekend, Saturday December 12th the Olympic Torch Relay will be making its way through our Nation's Capital. This has been a long awaited journey for a lot of us and we cannot wait to take part in all of the festivities! The torch will arrive at noon on the 12th and depart the morning of th...

Buying ahead of the market...2years ahead, was no problem for my client. She is in a great location with excellent rent. So she viewed this as a wonderful investment opportunity. With continued growth and increase in costs of condos in downtown Ottawa, it's almost a sure thing that the value wil...

On Saturday November 28th over 120,000 people came out to watch the Orleans Parade of Lights put on by the Ottawa Firefighter's Association. This is the 12th year that the parade has been going strong and every year it continues to grow with more and more participants.This year the Keller William...

                                                                                                               2010 is the year that millions of people have been awaiting! Finally the Winter Olympics are making its way back to Canada! As the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver get underway there is ...

A Simple Way to Transform Your BathroomOften, all you need to do to update your bathroom is to install a new vanity and repaint. The choice in colour and style for your new vanity is wide - you can go traditional or thoroughly modern. It's a good idea to look for something that is similar in size...

WOW... It continues to be an amazing month for the Ottawa Resale Market. Sales have been booming in past months with record breaking numbers! This is terrific for the Ottawa market and it looks as if it's just going to keep going and going. Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,202 resid...

Looking for a unique piece to spice up your living room? You've looked everywhere and just can't seem to find ANYTHING... DO-IT-YOURSELF!  Create a focal point that reflects your creativity. Take a simple base such a build it yourself wooden box then you can add 12 x 12 mirrored tiles to make it ...

Ottawa Real Estate September Resale Home Sales Highest On Record! We're now deep into fall with the cold breeze and Thanksgiving just around the corner and yes, the final stats of the Ottawa Resale Market for September 2009 are in! Wow, another amazing month. Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Boa...

Ottawa Real Estate August Resale Home Sales Remain Solid! It looks like once again Ottawa's resale market has had an exceptional month. Not only a remarkable amount of ends sold but the price increase over last year shows that sales remain strong. Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,21...

Ottawa Realtors Come Together For Great Training! Keller Williams Ottawa Realty one of Ottawa's largest and most powerful real estate brokerage firms and #2 Best Place to Work for Women in Canada is at it again in leading the way. The firm has successfully beaten the odds and broken into Ottawa a...