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Ashgrove Realty Inc., BrokerageRichmond Road, Westboro, Ottawa(613) 555-0126
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Ashgrove Realty Inc., Brokerage

We know west Ottawa street by street.

Sheet 00 / West OttawaThree registered agents with Ashgrove Realty Inc., Brokerage. We live in the streets we sell.

Buy or sell in west Ottawa with a team that knows the streets. We help buyers and sellers in Westboro, Hintonburg, Wellington West and Carlington, with a price range for your home within one business day.

Get your home's value Call (613) 555-0126
  1. A one-storey buff brick bungalow with a low hipped roof, a wide picture window and a small awning over the door.

    01CarlingtonBungalow, 1954

  2. A narrow two-storey red brick semi with a white wooden porch, turned posts and a dark green door.

    02HintonburgBrick semi, 1912

  3. A red brick house with a steep front gable, a two-storey bay window and a cream porch.

    03Wellington WestBrick house, 1924

  4. A six-storey brick condo building with black-framed windows and glass balconies.

    04Wellington WestCondo, 2016

  5. A white clapboard storey-and-a-half house with two dormers, black shutters and a young maple turning orange beside it.

    05WestboroStorey-and-a-half, 1946

  6. A narrow three-storey infill house in charcoal brick with cedar siding on the top floor.

    06WestboroInfill, 2019

Fig. 1Homes like the ones we sell.
  • 01Ashgrove Realty Inc., Brokerage
  • 02Registered with RECO
  • 03Listings on the MLS® System, updated daily
  • 04Written marketing plan for every listing

01 The plan

Four neighbourhoods, coloured by what they are built of.

Old insurance plans of Ottawa coloured every house by its material. Brick was pink, wood frame was yellow and stone was blue. Pick a neighbourhood to see which homes you will find there, and when they were built.

Pick a neighbourhood

Between Parkdale Avenue and the O-Train line, north of the Queensway

Homes by era

  1. 1900 to 1930Brick semis and row houses on narrow lots, many with a front porch and no driveway.
  2. 1950s and 1960sSmall walk-up apartment buildings on the side streets.
  3. 2005 onwardInfill houses and condo buildings, most of them close to the O-Train and Wellington.
Read the Hintonburg guide

Along Richmond Road, from the river to Carling Avenue

Homes by era

  1. 1910s to 1930sBrick and frame houses close to Richmond Road.
  2. 1940sStorey-and-a-half wartime houses on regular lots on the side streets.
  3. 2000s onwardInfill houses on split lots, and condo buildings along Richmond Road.
Read the Westboro guide

Along Wellington Street West, between Island Park Drive and Parkdale Avenue

Homes by era

  1. 1910s to 1930sDetached and semi-detached brick houses, many with a gable, a bay window and a deep porch.
  2. 1950sA few brick bungalows and duplexes on the streets toward the Queensway.
  3. 2010 onwardMid-rise condo buildings on Wellington Street West.
Read the Wellington West guide

South of Carling Avenue, beside the Central Experimental Farm

Homes by era

  1. 1945 to 1965Brick bungalows and storey-and-a-half houses on wide lots.
  2. 1960s and 1970sLow-rise apartment buildings and townhouses near the main roads.
  3. 2015 onwardRebuilt houses and additions on the original lots.
Read the Carlington guide
Plan of Westboro, Wellington West, Hintonburg and CarlingtonOttawa RiverRichmond RoadWellington Street WestScott StreetCarling AvenueChurchill AvenueIsland Park DriveHolland AvenueParkdale AvenueFisher AvenueQueenswayO-TrainExperimentalFarmHintonburgWestboroWellingtonWestCarlington
Mostly brickMostly wood frameStone and otherAfter the colour key of Goad's fire insurance plans of Ottawa. Not to scale.

02 Home value

Selling? Start with a real number.

Find out what your home is likely worth before you choose an agent. Our valuation is based on recent sales on your street and nearby. You get a price range and the sales behind it, with no obligation to list.

Get your home's value
  1. 01Reply within one business day
  2. 02Based on sales from the last 90 days
  3. 03Written by an agent who works in your area
  4. 04No automated guesses
Example replyFive recent sales marked on a line from lower to higher price. A bracket over the middle three shows the suggested range for your home.Your rangeABCDELower priceHigher price

Example reply

  1. ASame street. Smaller, no parking.
  2. BTwo blocks over. Same size, older kitchen.
  3. CSame builder and year as yours.
  4. DNext street. Finished basement.
  5. EBigger lot, with a garage.

03 Services

One agent from the first call to the keys.

The person who prices your home is the person who shows it and negotiates your offers. Fees are in writing before you sign anything.

  1. 01

    Selling your home

    A pricing plan based on recent sales on your street, professional photos and a written marketing plan before you sign.
  2. 02

    Buying a home

    Listing alerts the day a home comes up, showings that fit your schedule and recent sale prices before you make an offer.
  3. 03

    Home valuation

    Send us your address and a few details. We reply with a price range and the sales we based it on.
  4. 04

    Condos and first homes

    Help for first-time buyers, from the first mortgage call to reading the condo status certificate.

04 On the market

Every listing, with our street notes.

We write down what we would want to know as buyers, including the parts a listing usually leaves out.

Sheet 01Hintonburg

A narrow two-storey red brick semi with a white wooden porch, turned posts and a dark green door.

Wickett Street

Brick semi-detached, 1912

Asking $849,900

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Built
1912
Lot
21 × 98 ft
Parking
On-street permit
Heating
Gas, hot water radiators

A 1912 brick semi with its oak stair, radiators and front porch in place, and the dull work done. The basement was made dry last year, and the wiring was updated to breaker panels.

Street notes

  • Porch faces east. Morning sun, shade by 2:00 p.m.
  • New sump pit and pump in the basement.
  • Shares a wall and a roof line with the house to the north.

Listed by Ines Varga, Broker. Ashgrove Realty Inc., Brokerage

Walk through the house

Sheet 02Westboro

A white clapboard storey-and-a-half house with two dormers, black shutters and a young maple turning orange beside it.

Quarrie Avenue

Storey-and-a-half, 1946

Asking $1,049,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Built
1946
Lot
40 × 100 ft

Street notes

  • A full 40-foot lot. Survey available.
  • Low basement, 6 ft 4 in at the beams.

Listed by Tomas Achterberg, Sales Representative. Ashgrove Realty Inc., Brokerage

Book a showing

Sheet 03Wellington West

A six-storey brick condo building with black-framed windows and glass balconies.

Brackley Street

Condo, 2016

Asking $624,000

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Built
2016
Size
910 sq ft

Street notes

  • Status certificate ordered.
  • Balcony faces south.

Listed by Keziah Moreau, Sales Representative. Ashgrove Realty Inc., Brokerage

Book a showing

All current listings

A street of brick semis with porches after fresh snow at dusk, porch lights on and one person shovelling.

Fig. 2

Hintonburg at 4:30 p.m. in January. We show homes after dark too, so you see the street the way you will live on it.

05 Closing costs

Your land transfer tax, worked out.

Land transfer tax is due on closing day, on top of your down payment. In Ottawa you pay the Ontario tax only. First-time buyers can get up to $4,000 of it back.

Budget for a first home

Type a price or drag the slider. From $200,000 to $2.5 million on the slider.

Ontario land transfer tax you pay

$9,475

Tax before any refund
$9,475
First-time buyer refund
$0
Ottawa municipal land transfer tax
None

How the tax builds up, bracket by bracket

  1. Up to $55,0000.5%$275
  2. $55,000 to $250,0001.0%$1,950
  3. $250,000 to $400,0001.5%$2,250
  4. $400,000 to $2 million2.0%$5,000
  5. Over $2 million2.5%$0

This calculator gives an estimate only, for a home with one or two single family residences, including a condo unit. Your lawyer confirms the final amount before closing. Rates and the refund of up to $4,000 are from the Government of Ontario pages on calculating land transfer tax and refunds for first-time homebuyers.

06 How it works

Four steps, all in writing.

An agent with short grey-streaked hair points at a printed floor plan at a kitchen table while a couple listens.
Fig. 3A first meeting at a seller's kitchen table. We bring the recent sales on paper.

  1. First call

    A 20-minute call about your plans, your timing and your budget.

  2. Written plan

    A pricing or search plan in writing, with our fees stated up front.

  3. List or search

    We market your home or book your showings, and update you every week.

  4. Offer to closing

    We negotiate the offer and stay in touch with your lawyer until you get the keys.

07 The team

Three agents, three home streets.

Each of us is registered with RECO and works with Ashgrove Realty Inc., Brokerage. You deal with the same agent from start to finish.

  • Ines Varga, a woman with short dark hair streaked with grey, in a charcoal wool coat, against a brick wall.

    Ines Varga

    Broker

    Ashgrove Realty Inc., Brokerage

    Lives in
    Hintonburg
    Works on
    Pricing and selling
  • Tomas Achterberg, a man with light brown hair and a short beard, in a navy work jacket, against a brick wall.

    Tomas Achterberg

    Sales Representative

    Ashgrove Realty Inc., Brokerage

    Lives in
    Westboro
    Works on
    Buyers and showings
  • Keziah Moreau, a woman with her hair in a low bun, in a green ribbed sweater, against a brick wall.

    Keziah Moreau

    Sales Representative

    Ashgrove Realty Inc., Brokerage

    Lives in
    Carlington
    Works on
    First homes and condos

Meet the team

Example review. We post reviews only with the client's dated, written consent.

Ines told us to fix the basement before we touched the kitchen, and she showed us the sales on our street that made her case. Every Friday we got a short email with what happened that week and what came next.

Anita and Paul, sellers in Carlington

08 Questions

What people ask at the first meeting.

Which brokerage are you with?

The Larkspur Home Team is a team of registered real estate agents with Ashgrove Realty Inc., Brokerage. Every agent on the team is registered with RECO.

How much is your commission?

Commission is set by agreement between you and the brokerage, and we put it in writing before you sign a listing agreement. At the first meeting, we go through what it covers.

Do you only work in west Ottawa?

Most of our sales are in Westboro, Hintonburg, Wellington West and Carlington. We also help buyers and sellers elsewhere in Ottawa, and we will tell you if another agent knows an area better.

Can I search listings without signing up?

Yes. You can search every listing on our site without an account. Sign up only if you want email alerts for new listings.

Is this the same as an appraisal?

No. It is an opinion of market value from a registered agent. A lender that needs an appraisal will order one from a licensed appraiser.

Do I sign an agreement before you work with me?

Yes. In Ontario, a brokerage that works for you as a buyer does so under a representation agreement. We put ours in writing and go through it with you, including how long it lasts and how we are paid.