Brantford Regional Real Estate Association MLS® home sales climb back to more typical levels in September
The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Brantford Regional Real Estate Association totaled 156 units in September 2026. This increased by 7.6% (11 sales) from September 2025. Residential sales haven’t hit this level in the month of September in five years.
Home sales were 11.6% above the five-year average and 6.8% below the 10-year average for the month of September.
On a year-to-date basis, home sales totaled 1,189 units over the first nine months of the year. This was a decline of 4.4% from the same period in 2025.
The MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) tracks price trends far more accurately than is possible using average or median price measures. The overall MLS® HPI composite benchmark price was $610,000 in September 2026, falling by 7.7% compared to September 2025.
The benchmark price for single-family homes was $638,200, a decline of 8.2% on a year-over-year basis in September. By comparison, the benchmark price for townhouse/row units was $508,500, down modestly by 2.6% compared to a year earlier, while the benchmark apartment price was $343,400, a decrease of 7.8% from year-ago levels.
The average price of homes sold in September 2026 was $647,604, down by 4.1% from September 2025.
The more comprehensive year-to-date average price was $674,565, a minor decrease of 1.7% from the first nine months of 2025.
The dollar value of all home sales in September 2026 was $101 million, a small gain of 3.2% from the same month in 2025. The dollar volume of all homes sold hasn’t been this high in the month of September in five years.
The number of new listings decreased by 4.2% from September 2025. There were 391 new residential listings in September 2026.
New listings were 6% above the five-year average and 17% above the 10-year average for the month of September.
Active residential listings numbered 651 units on the market at the end of September, a decline of 7.5% from the end of September 2025.
Active listings were 11.7% above the five-year average and 39.3% above the 10-year average for the month of September.
Months of inventory numbered 4.2 at the end of September 2026, down from the 4.9 months recorded at the end of September 2025 and above the long-run average of 3.1 months for this time of year. The number of months of inventory is the number of months it would take to sell current inventories at the current rate of sales activity.
BOARD & ASSOCIATION INFORMATION
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For further information and background, please contact Executive Officer Felicia Finnigan (executiveofficer@brrea.com).
Telephone: 519-753-0308
The Brantford Regional Real Estate Association serves an area of Southwestern Ontario that includes the rural areas and communities in Brant County, which includes the City of Brantford, Town of Paris, Villages of Burford, Mount Pleasant, Oakland, Scotland and St. George.
Brantford Regional Real Estate Association®
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