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May was a Month of Giving For Royal LePage Team Realty and Royal LePage Gale Real Estate

 

With a long history of giving back to the community, May was indeed the “Month of Giving”. Royal LePage Team Realty and Royal LePage Gale hosted a series of charitable events last month. On May 2nd and 3rd, a pre-loved clothing sale called “Yesterday's” took place. Along with some generous donations that were provided for a silent auction for this event, the organizers were successful in raising over $3,000 on behalf of The St. Joseph's Women's Centre – an Downtown Ottawa based Women's Shelter.

Administrative staff raised $200 the following weekend while auctioning off a lasagna on behalf of the Ottawa Cancer Assessment Clinic. Meanwhile in Kempville, Agents of Royal LePage Gale Realty graciously participated in the Heart and Stroke Ride for Heart event raising $1,350. And finally, on that very weekend, members of Royal LePage Team and Gale, together with Mortgage Brokers Ottawa, hosted a Charity Poker Tournament. The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation and The Heart and Stroke Foundation each received $10,000.

On Saturday, May 12th, the Royal LePage Gale Carleton Place office participated in the “National Garage Sale for Shelter” and raised $2,000 for the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation.

 

“The Month of Giving” held one final event for all Team and Gale agents with a special breakfast called Denim Tuesday. All present donned blue jeans and pink T-Shirts for this special occasion. In addition, many agents donated items for live and silent auction in support of the Ottawa Cancer Assessment Clinic. The event raised $36,600.

Raising almost $65,000 in total this May, we are proud of all participants within Royal LePage Team Realty and Royal LePage Gale Realty for their dedication and commitment for the well-being of others within our community.

May sales at a high for the year


Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) sold 1,896 residential properties in May 2012 compared with 1,659 in May 2011, an increase of 14.3 percent. There were 1,568 sales in April 2012.

“Year-over-year for May, the Ottawa Market is experiencing a significant increase in the number of sales, with an accompanying moderate increase in the average sale price” said OREB’s President. “The number of sales since the beginning of the year has also been on a steady incline, which coupled with increased inventory and gradual price increases, signifies a continued strong, steady market”, he added.

The average sales price of residential properties, including condominiums, sold in May in the Ottawa area was $362,837, an increase of 3.2 percent over May 2011. The average sale price for a condominium-class property was $268,831, an increase of 2.5 percent over May 2011. The average sale price of a residential-classs property was $385,172, an increase of 2.1 percent over May 2011.

 

 

  
   

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