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.
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The sale-to-list price ratio was 97.5% (98.1% a year earlier), and active listings at month end were 4,813, up 7.9%. Months of inventory were 4.4 for single-family homes and 4.8 for all homes, up from 4.1.
OREB noted the sales-to-new-listings ratio of 34.5% was the lowest September result of the past decade.
Keep in mind. Citywide figures from OREB's monthly MLS® report, released October 5, 2026.
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