New Brunswick REALTORS® du Nouveau Brunswick

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the New Brunswick REALTORS® du Nouveau Brunswick totaled 455 units in January 2026. This was a minor decrease of 3% (14 sales) from January 2025.

Home sales were 6.4% below the five-year average and 5.2% below the 10-year average for the month of January.

At the local level home sales activity was unchanged in Northern and Valley Regions and Saint John and recorded declines in Greater Moncton (-2.2%) and Fredericton (-9.6%) on a year-over-year basis.

“MLS® home sales eased slightly both year over year and from the end of December, coming in below what we typically expect for this time of year. While improving significantly from December totals, new listings were essentially unchanged from a year ago and broadly in line with historical norms for the month,” said Justin Morehouse, Chair of the New Brunswick REALTORS® du Nouveau Brunswick. “The MLS® Composite Benchmark Price edged down to its lowest point since the end of summer 2025, in part due to softer apartment prices. Even with that month-to-month dip, benchmark pricing remained higher than at the end of January last year, underscoring that conditions continue to vary by segment. If you are in the market to buy or sell, we recommend reaching out to a trusted local REALTOR® who can help interpret currents trends and offer tailored advice for your specific neighbourhoods and goals.”

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 $329,400 in January 2026, increasing by 4.8% compared to January 2025.

The benchmark price for single-family homes was $330,400, a gain of 5% on a year-over-year basis in January. By comparison, the benchmark price for townhouse/row units was $246,400, up by 7.6% compared to a year earlier, while the benchmark apartment price was $289,700, a minor decrease of 3.8% from year-ago levels.

The dollar value of all home sales in January 2026 was $150.1 million, down by 6.7% from the same month in 2025.

The number of new listings was essentially unchanged, down just 0.9% (seven listings) from January 2025. There were 781 new residential listings in January 2026.

New listings were 10.8% above the five-year average and 4.5% below the 10-year average for the month of January.

Active residential listings numbered 2,502 units on the market at the end of January, a slight reduction of 0.2% (six listings) from the end of January 2025.

Active listings were 13.4% above the five-year average and 23.4% below the 10-year average for the month of January.

Months of inventory numbered 5.5 at the end of January 2026, up from the 5.3 months recorded at the end of January 2025 and below the long-run average of 7.4 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.