The market, honestly
The latest Ottawa Real Estate Board figures, quoted exactly, with the date and the source. No neighbourhood price guesses: OREB does not publish neighbourhood-level numbers in its monthly release.
OREB's September 2026 figures for all of Ottawa: single-family benchmark price $705,100; months of inventory, single-family 4.4; average sale price, all homes $685,640. OREB does not publish neighbourhood-level prices.
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Citywide numbers
Citywide Ottawa figures from OREB's monthly MLS® report. They describe the whole city, not one neighbourhood.
- $705,100Single-family benchmark price (MLS® HPI)Nearly unchanged from Sept 2025; down 3.0% from August
- 4.4Months of inventory, single-familyAll homes: 4.8, up from 4.1 a year earlier
- $685,640Average sale price, all homesDown 1.0% from Sept 2025
- 1,010Homes sold in SeptemberDown 6.6% from Sept 2025
- 27Median days on market22 days in Sept 2025
- 97.5%Sale-to-list price ratio98.1% in Sept 2025
- 4,813Active listings at month endUp 7.9% from Sept 2025
- 34.5%Sales-to-new-listings ratioLowest September result of the past decade, per OREB
Figures for September 2026, released October 5, 2026 · oreb.ca
A buyer's autumn
OREB's September 2026 release describes a market that gave buyers more choice. Sales held near August's level, while new listings rose 38.1% from August, much faster than the 12.9% median increase for that month over the previous ten years.
Prices were mixed. The average sale price was close to August and 1.0% below a year earlier, but the MLS® Home Price Index, which tracks a representative home and so removes the effect of which homes happened to sell, fell 2.2% from August. OREB says that was the largest August-to-September drop in a series that starts in 2005, and also notes that one month does not establish a trend.
- New listings: 2,927 in September, up 3.0% from a year earlier and 38.1% from August.
- Year to date: 10,288 homes sold, down 6.9% from the same period in 2025.
- Median sale price: $625,000, down 0.8% year over year.
- Ottawa's three suburban submarkets accounted for 72.7% of September sales.
- OREB cites TD, RBC and CMHC forecasts that point to limited near-term price growth and a gradual recovery.
Single-family
≈0% year over year · −3.0% from August · 535 sales (−4.6%)
$705,100benchmarkTownhouse
−2.2% year over year · 329 sales (−3.5%)
$546,500benchmarkApartment
−6.1% year over year · 121 sales (−24.8%)
$380,800benchmarkAll homes (composite)
−0.3% year over year · −2.2% from August
$623,500benchmark
Not a valuation. These are citywide figures for all of Ottawa. A single home's value depends on its size, condition, lot and street; ask a REALTOR® for a comparative market analysis.
Homes on this hub
- 0For sale with a website here
- 0Sold
- 1Neighbourhoods coveredToo few homes yet to quote a typical price
Asking prices from REALTOR.ca listings of homes with a website on altavista.homes.
Quick answers
Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.
How much do homes cost in Alta Vista?
This guide has no neighbourhood-level sale price for Alta Vista. The 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study) put the median owner-estimated value of owned dwellings at $800,000. For comparison, OREB's citywide single-family benchmark price was $705,100 in September 2026, and the citywide average sale price for all homes was $685,640.
As of 2026-10 · ons-sqo.ca oreb.ca
How is the Ottawa housing market doing right now?
In September 2026, OREB reported 1,010 homes sold citywide, down 6.6% from September 2025, with a median of 27 days on market (22 a year earlier). The single-family benchmark price was $705,100, nearly unchanged from September 2025. These are citywide figures, not Alta Vista figures.
As of 2026-10 · oreb.ca
How long do homes take to sell in Ottawa?
The median days on market across Ottawa was 27 in September 2026, up from 22 in September 2025, per OREB. Homes sold at 97.5% of list price on average, compared with 98.1% a year earlier.
As of 2026-10 · oreb.ca