Ottawa · September 2026
Ottawa, this month in numbers.
1,010 sales, 4.8 months of inventory, and a benchmark price of $623,500.
The month at a glance
| Measure | Figure | Comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1,010 | −6.6% year over year |
| MLS® HPI composite benchmark | $623,500 | −0.3% year over year |
| Single-family benchmark | $705,100 | |
| Townhouse benchmark | $546,500 | −2.2% year over year |
| Apartment benchmark | $380,800 | −6.1% year over year |
| Average sale price | $685,640 | |
| Median sale price | $625,000 | |
| New listings | 2,927 | |
| Active listings | 4,813 | |
| Months of inventory, Ottawa | 4.8 | 4.1 a year ago |
| Median days on market | 27 | 22 a year ago |
| Average sale-to-list ratio | 97.5% | 98.1% a year ago |
| Suburbs' share of sales | 72.7% |
Where the market is tighter, and looser
Months of inventory is how long today's listings would last at the current pace of sales. Lower means tighter.
Hairline: Ottawa-wide figure, 4.8 months
The same numbers on the map
3.7West
4.4South
4.3East
6.8Centre
5.8Rural W
6.3Rural E
6.5Rural S
Source: Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB), September 2026 release. Figures are as published by OREB.
General information, not financial advice.
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