Residential Real Estate Statistics | Hamilton, Burlington & Area
Year-To-Date Residential Prices – August 2026
With eight months of the year now complete, these figures reflect combined market activity for January through August.
A quick guide to the geography. Full Market Area is the entire board region: Hamilton, Burlington, Haldimand, and Niagara North. City of Hamilton is the full amalgamated city. The Citywide total is the whole city, and the areas beneath it, Ancaster through Stoney Creek, are its outlying communities. The four central urban districts, West, Central, East, and the Mountain, are broken out in the Urban Hamilton Detail section below. Surrounding Communities cover what lies outside the city: Burlington is a single municipality, Grimsby is the main centre reported for the Niagara North area, and Haldimand is the full county total. These community rows sample the Full Market Area rather than sum to it.
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Area
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2026
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2025
|
2024
|
|
Full Market Area
|
$829,194
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$860,752
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$885,181
|
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City of Hamilton
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Citywide Total
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$745,783
|
$784,803
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$808,854
|
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Ancaster
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$1,073,783
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$1,146,037
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$1,199,397
|
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Dundas
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$912,644
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$980,919
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$922,662
|
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Flamborough
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$1,252,604
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$1,233,526
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$1,290,916
|
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Waterdown
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$965,409
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$967,639
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$992,365
|
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Glanbrook
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$767,974
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$858,003
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$893,901
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Stoney Creek
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$765,944
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$810,482
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$836,544
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Surrounding Communities
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Burlington
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$1,099,977
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$1,133,290
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$1,138,263
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Grimsby
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$791,606
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$853,292
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$873,443
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Haldimand
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$647,902
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$683,598
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$722,103
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Average price statistics are a directional tool. Track them month over month and year over year, and you can see whether values across an entire area are rising, holding, or easing. What they can't do is put a number on your home. Two houses on the same street can sell for tens of thousands of dollars apart, depending on condition, layout, lot, and timing alone, and a district average quietly absorbs it all. The mix of what sold moves the figure just as much. A month weighted toward detached or higher-end sales lifts the average without any single property gaining value, and a run of condo or entry-level closings drags it down the same way. Read these numbers for the trend, then look to the comparables that actually match your property for its value. The trend shows you the direction. The comparables show you the price.
Market Overview - August 2026
August cooled across the board, the usual late-summer step-down showing up on nearly every line. Sales across the Full Market Area came in at 665, down 13.2% from last August and down from 818 in July. New listings pulled back just as hard, off 17.6% year over year to 1,315. Because both sides stepped away together, the market held its footing rather than tipping: months of supply sat almost flat at 4.4, and the sales-to-new-listings ratio landed at 50.6%, squarely balanced. The one line that moved with the slowdown was time on market, with the average home taking 44 days to sell, five days longer than a year ago.
Year-to-date pricing continues to drift lower. The Full Market Area average for the first eight months is $829,194, down 3.7% from the same stretch of 2025, and the softening runs through nearly every community on the page. That is the through line for August: a market easing in price and quieting in volume, without the oversupply that would push it into buyers' hands outright.
Sales Activity
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Area
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Aug 2026
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Jul 2026
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Aug 2025
|
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Full Market Area
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665
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818
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766
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Citywide Total
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389
|
516
|
474
|
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Ancaster
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35
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53
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35
|
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Dundas
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14
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31
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18
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Flamborough
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13
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16
|
22
|
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Waterdown
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18
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38
|
35
|
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Glanbrook
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34
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44
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32
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Stoney Creek
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49
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64
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70
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Burlington
|
165
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180
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191
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Grimsby
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31
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29
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27
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Haldimand
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61
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58
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64
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Sales fell 13.2% against last August and stepped down from July, which is the normal seasonal shape rather than a signal on its own. The sharp movers were Waterdown, nearly halved to 18 sales from 35 a year ago, and Stoney Creek, down 30%. Grimsby and Glanbrook ran against the tide with modest year-over-year gains, and Ancaster held flat at 35. Haldimand was steady at 61.
Pricing Trends
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Area
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Aug 2026
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Aug 2025
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Change
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Full Market Area
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$809,598
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$860,441
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-5.9%
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Citywide Total
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$739,246
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$773,604
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-4.4%
|
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Ancaster
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$1,207,257
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$1,130,486
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+6.8%
|
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Dundas
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$900,543
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$998,017
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-9.8%
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Flamborough
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$967,204
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$1,034,177
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-6.5%
|
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Waterdown
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$936,300
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$958,855
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-2.4%
|
|
Glanbrook
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$749,035
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$839,328
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-10.8%
|
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Stoney Creek
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$800,149
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$779,063
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+2.7%
|
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Burlington
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$1,040,378
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$1,125,598
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-7.6%
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Grimsby
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$885,248
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$900,922
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-1.7%
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Haldimand
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$621,148
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$654,036
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-5.0%
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The monthly average was down 5.9% year over year, and most areas moved in the same direction. Two exceptions read as mix rather than momentum: Ancaster's 6.8% monthly gain sits on just 35 sales and lands well above its own year-to-date average, and Stoney Creek's smaller gain works the same way. A handful of higher-end closings can lift a thin month like that, which is why the year-to-date column is the steadier read. Glanbrook posted the largest monthly decline at 10.8%. Month-to-month price swings are best read as noise around the trend, not the trend itself.
New Listings
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Area
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Aug 2026
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Jul 2026
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Aug 2025
|
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Full Market Area
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1,315
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1,602
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1,595
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Citywide Total
|
846
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1,022
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1,042
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Ancaster
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64
|
112
|
104
|
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Dundas
|
25
|
37
|
35
|
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Flamborough
|
35
|
41
|
39
|
|
Waterdown
|
55
|
54
|
54
|
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Glanbrook
|
42
|
67
|
63
|
|
Stoney Creek
|
144
|
148
|
160
|
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Burlington
|
278
|
323
|
297
|
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Grimsby
|
58
|
70
|
70
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Haldimand
|
104
|
146
|
129
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New listings fell 17.6% year over year and dropped from July as well, a broad pullback that touched almost every area. Ancaster was the steepest, down 38.5% to 64. Waterdown was the lone hold, essentially flat at 55. This is the number doing the quiet work on the page: sellers stepped back harder than buyers did, which is what kept the market balanced instead of loosening as sales softened.
Inventory and Months of Supply
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Area
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Active 2026
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MOS 2026
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Active 2025
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MOS 2025
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Active 2024
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MOS 2024
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Full Market Area
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3,108
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4.4
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3,507
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4.5
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3,039
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3.8
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Citywide Total
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2,023
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4.6
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2,275
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4.7
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1,902
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3.9
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Ancaster
|
207
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5.2
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242
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6.1
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172
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4.3
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Dundas
|
65
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3.2
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76
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3.1
|
58
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2.6
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Flamborough
|
127
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8.8
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130
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7.2
|
142
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7.6
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Waterdown
|
104
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4.0
|
107
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3.6
|
113
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4.2
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Glanbrook
|
118
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4.0
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132
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4.4
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129
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4.0
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Stoney Creek
|
316
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5.3
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376
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5.5
|
322
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4.3
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Burlington
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551
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3.3
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640
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3.7
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546
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3.0
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Grimsby
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122
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4.6
|
149
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4.8
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162
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4.6
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Haldimand
|
348
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6.9
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337
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5.7
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344
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6.8
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Active listings were down 11.4% from last August, and because sales eased too, months of supply barely moved, holding at 4.4 against 4.5 a year ago. The spread across areas is the story. Dundas and Burlington are the tightest of the larger markets at 3.2 and 3.3 months, while Flamborough sits at 8.8 and Haldimand at 6.9, both carrying well more inventory relative to how fast homes are selling there.
Days On Market
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Area
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2026
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2025
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2024
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Full Market Area
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44
|
39
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34
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Citywide Total
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43
|
37
|
34
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Ancaster
|
36
|
31
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48
|
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Dundas
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39
|
29
|
18
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Flamborough
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40
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49
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41
|
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Waterdown
|
38
|
35
|
26
|
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Glanbrook
|
50
|
38
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41
|
|
Stoney Creek
|
43
|
38
|
42
|
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Burlington
|
41
|
39
|
29
|
|
Grimsby
|
42
|
44
|
32
|
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Haldimand
|
54
|
53
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39
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Homes took 44 days to sell on average, five longer than last August, and most areas slowed in step with the cooler market. Flamborough and Grimsby were the two areas here that improved, Flamborough down to 40 days from 49, though on only 13 sales that reads as a thin-month result more than a trend. Glanbrook saw the sharpest slowdown, out to 50 days from 38, and Haldimand remained the slowest area at 54.
SNLR Market Conditions
The Sales-to-New-Listings Ratio, or SNLR, measures whether buyers or sellers hold the advantage. Above 60% signals a seller's market, below 40% a buyer's market, and anything in between is balanced.
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Area
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Sales
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New Listings
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SNLR
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Market Type
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Full Market Area
|
655
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1,315
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50.6%
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Balanced
|
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Citywide Total
|
389
|
846
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46.0%
|
Balanced
|
|
Ancaster
|
35
|
64
|
54.7%
|
Balanced
|
|
Dundas
|
14
|
25
|
56.0%
|
Balanced
|
|
Flamborough
|
13
|
35
|
37.1%
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Buyers
|
|
Waterdown
|
18
|
55
|
32.7%
|
Buyers
|
|
Glanbrook
|
34
|
42
|
81.0%
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Sellers
|
|
Stoney Creek
|
49
|
144
|
34.0%
|
Buyers
|
|
Burlington
|
165
|
278
|
59.4%
|
Balanced
|
|
Grimsby
|
31
|
58
|
53.4%
|
Balanced
|
|
Haldimand
|
61
|
104
|
58.7%
|
Balanced
|
The region held balanced at 50.6%. The extremes are worth reading with care. Glanbrook shows 81%, deep in seller's territory, entirely because new listings dried up to 42 while sales held. Time on market there actually rose to 50 days, so it reads as a thin-listings month rather than a genuinely hot one. On the other side, Waterdown flipped into buyer's territory at 32.7% after sitting in seller's territory in July, joined by Stoney Creek and Flamborough. Burlington sits tight at 59.4%, just under the seller line.
Notable Movements
Waterdown reversed sharply. After leading the region in sales growth through the summer, August sales fell to 18 from 35 a year ago, and its SNLR dropped to 32.7%, moving it from seller's territory in July into buyer's territory. Thin volume amplifies the swing, so it reads as a single soft month more than a turn in the trend, worth watching into fall.
Glanbrook shows 81% on paper, the highest SNLR in the region, but it isn't a hot market. New listings dried up to 42 while sales held near their usual level, and time on market actually climbed to 50 days, the slowest in the area's recent run. When a ratio spikes on falling listings rather than rising sales, it signals scarcity of new supply, not a surge of demand.
Ancaster's monthly average price rose 6.8% year over year to $1,207,257, the only sizeable gain on the page. It sits well above Ancaster's own year-to-date average of $1,073,783, which points to mix. A handful of higher-end closings can lift a 35-sale month like this, and the year-to-date figure, down 6.3% on the year, is the truer read on where Ancaster values sit.
Flamborough was the only area with year-to-date pricing up year over year, $1,252,604 against $1,233,526, a slim gain on low volume in a month where nearly everywhere else softened. Its time on market also improved, down to 40 days from 49, though on just 13 sales that carries the same thin-month caution.
Dundas ran tight again, 3.2 months of supply on only 25 new listings, among the leaner inventories of any area even as its sales stayed modest.
Urban Hamilton Detail
A closer look at the four central districts inside the City of Hamilton: West, Central, East, and the Mountain. Sales, listings, inventory, and days on market are for August. Average price is shown year-to-date, matching the district map above, so the core's pricing reads consistently across the page.
Sales and Average Price
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District
|
Sales
|
New Listings
|
Active
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MOS
|
Avg DOM
|
YTD Avg Price
|
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West Hamilton
|
34
|
69
|
185
|
5.3
|
48
|
$691,482
|
|
Central Hamilton
|
44
|
111
|
257
|
4.7
|
42
|
$501,743
|
|
East Hamilton
|
44
|
109
|
235
|
4.7
|
44
|
$532,410
|
|
Hamilton Mountain
|
104
|
192
|
409
|
3.5
|
44
|
$687,181
|
Hamilton Mountain carries the core. Its 104 sales are nearly half the central districts' total, and at 3.5 months of supply, it's the tightest of the four by a clear margin, the closest thing to a seller's market inside the urban core.
Central Hamilton remains the most affordable district in the city, with a year-to-date average of $501,743. Its August monthly average dropped to $474,734 from $554,185 last year, a steep month-over-month move that reflects the entry-level mix that trades there rather than a broad reset in values. East Hamilton posted the deepest year-to-date decline of the four, down 8.4% to $532,410, alongside softer sales, a district worth watching through the fall.
West Hamilton is the priciest of the core at $691,482 year-to-date, and it was the one central district where time on market improved, easing to 48 days from 50. That's a notable turn from July, when West Hamilton stood out for the slowest selling times in the core.
Year-To-Date Market Context
Eight months into 2026, the shape of the year is clear:
The Full Market Area average price for January through August is $829,194, down 3.7% from the same stretch last year, with the softening running through nearly every community.
The market stayed balanced through a cooling month because new listings fell faster than sales, down 17.6% versus 13.2%. Sellers stepped back harder than buyers, which kept supply from building.
Months of supply held at 4.4, essentially flat year over year, so the price softness is coming without oversupply. This is an easing market, not a saturated one.
Time on market lengthened to 44 days from 39, the clearest sign of the slowdown, as homes took longer to sell across most areas.
Flamborough was the lone area with year-to-date pricing up year over year. Every other community is down, which makes the current market broad-based rather than pocketed.
Local Market Observations
August told a consistent story with sharp local exceptions. Region-wide, the market cooled the way late summer usually does: sales down, listings down further, prices easing, and it held its balance through it all. Underneath that steady headline, individual communities moved hard in both directions, which is exactly why a regional average only takes you so far.
For buyers, balance is the backdrop and leverage sits in specific areas. Waterdown, Stoney Creek, and Flamborough all fell into buyers' territory this month, and Waterdown in particular swung there fast after a strong summer. In those areas, fewer competing buyers and homes sitting a little longer mean more room to negotiate than in the spring. Ancaster and Burlington, by contrast, are holding balanced-to-tight, so the leverage is real in some places and thin in others just a few kilometres apart. Within Haldimand, Caledonia accounted for 20 of the county's 61 sales at an average of $682,275, a steady month for buyers looking south of the city.
For sellers, the lengthening market rewards realism. Homes are taking 44 days to sell on average, and the areas that slowed most, Glanbrook out to 50 days, are the ones where an ambitious asking price now costs weeks. Hamilton Mountain shows the other side of that: at 3.5 months of supply and steady demand, well-priced homes there are still moving quickly. Pricing to today's comparables, not to last spring, is the difference between a sale and a stall.
The through line is the same one that runs under every table above. Glanbrook and Waterdown look nothing alike this month despite sitting near each other, one tight on vanished listings, the other loosened on a sales drop. A regional average tells you the market's temperature. It cannot tell you what's happening on your street, in your price range, for a home like yours. That takes local reads: which areas are absorbing listings, which price points are drawing offers, and which are sitting. Whether you're setting a list price or deciding how hard to negotiate, that's the gap between working off a headline and working off the ground.
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