Halifax Real Estate Market

CREA MLS® HPI · June 2026

As of June 2026, the typical single-family home reaches 577 900 $, or −1 % year over year. Atlantic Canada's economic hub, where the market has tightened with new residents arriving from more expensive provinces.

Prices stable. The benchmark price has barely moved over one year.

Benchmark price by property type in Halifax

Single-family

577 900 $ (−1 % year over year)

Condo

439 300 $ (−6.3 % year over year)

Townhouse

540 300 $ (−4.2 % year over year)

CREA’s MLS® HPI publishes quality-constant benchmark prices; it publishes no sales volume, no active listings and no days-on-market for this region. It also publishes no benchmark for income properties: the third series is a townhouse, and is presented here as such.

How Halifax ranks in Canada

With a benchmark price of 577 900 $, Halifax is the 11th most expensive market of 19, or -3.1% below the median of markets covered outside Quebec (596 100 $).

Asking rents in Halifax

studio : 1 540 $ · 1 bedroom : 1 830 $ · 2 bedrooms : 2 350 $ · 3+ bedrooms : 2 820 $. Average asking rent for apartments listed for rent (Halifax CMA, 2026-01, experimental estimates from Statistics Canada). Asking rents run higher than the average rent of an occupied stock: read this as a market ceiling, not as income already earned.

Frequently asked questions

What is the price of a home in Halifax?

In June 2026, the benchmark price of a single-family home in Halifax is 577 900 $ (−1 % year-over-year), according to CREA's MLS® Home Price Index.

Does the Halifax real estate market favour buyers or sellers?

Prices stable. The benchmark price has barely moved over one year.

What is the price of a condo or a townhouse in Halifax?

In June 2026, the benchmark price is 439 300 $ for a condo and 540 300 $ for a townhouse in Halifax. CREA publishes no benchmark for income properties.

Where does this data come from and how often is it updated?

Figures come from the MLS® Home Price Index published monthly by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). They are benchmark prices for a typical property — a quality-constant measure, not a median of observed sales — provided for informational purposes.

Source : MLS® Home Price Index, Canadian Real Estate Association · June 2026.