Media Advisory Ottawa's Housing Market: BMO's Panel of Experts Deliver Outlook on Prices, Interest Rates and Affordability
OTTAWA, June 17, 2009 – Ottawa's         real estate market has gone through a dramatic shift in the past year,       leaving buyers and sellers with questions. 
Media are invited           to hear what a panel of experts are saying about what's         affecting homeowners and first time buyers as well as to participate         in a Q & A at the end of the session.
    -  What trends have been surfacing in the real estate market?
 
    -  Where is the housing market headed? 
 
    -  How have current market conditions impacted the buying/selling process? 
 
    -  What advice would you give to those entering the market for the first                       time?
 
    
        
            | Who: | 
            Sal Guatieri,               Senior Economist, BMO Capital Markets 
            Teresa Ventura, Mortgage Specialist, BMO 
            David H. Chick, LLB, Senior Vice-President of Development, Sales & Marketing, Domicile Development Inc.  
            Penny Torontow, Broker of Record, Assist2Sell 1st Options Realty Ltd. | 
        
        
            | When:  | 
            Friday, June           19, 2009, 10:00 a.m. | 
        
        
            | Where:  | 
            Capital Centre               Branch 
            269 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario    | 
        
    
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