What is the Ottawa housing market like right now?
Citywide, OREB reported 1,010 homes sold in September 2026, down 6.6% from September 2025, and active listings of 4,813, up 7.9%. The median days on market was 27, against 22 a year earlier. These are whole-city figures, not Lowertown figures.
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The single-family benchmark price was $705,100, nearly unchanged from September 2025 and down 3.0% from August. The average sale price for all homes was $685,640, down 1.0% year over year.
Months of inventory was 4.4 for single-family homes and 4.8 for all homes (4.1 a year earlier). The sale-to-list price ratio was 97.5%, against 98.1% in September 2025.
Keep in mind. Citywide figures from OREB's monthly MLS® report, released October 5, 2026.
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