Market temperature — all 7 regions
HRM / Halifax
🟡 Balanced-Seller
3.7 months supply
Annapolis Valley
🔵 Buyer's Market
6.2 months supply ↑
South Shore
🔵 Buyer's Market
7.6 months supply
Northern NS
🔵 Buyer's Market
6.1 months supply
Highland Region
🔵 Deep Buyer's
10.4 months supply
Cape Breton
🟢 Balanced-Seller
4.4 months supply
Yarmouth/SW NS
🔵 Buyer's Market
7.6 months supply
Median price trend — NS overall
Months of supply — key regions
Median sale price by region — June 2026
Avg DOM by region — June 2026
Sale-to-list ratio — June 2026
100% = full asking price. NS regions data; N/A = not in this dataset.
Economic snapshot — July 2026
BOC rate
2.25%
5th hold · Next Jul 15
Best 5-yr fixed
4.09%
As of June 30, 2026
Canada CPI
~2.8%
Energy driving headline
NS unemployment
6.3%
Stable — improving trend
Canada GDP (Q1)
-0.1%
Weaker than expected
NS benchmark price
$441K
All-time high (CREA May)
Analyst pulse — June 2026
Daniel Foch · Canada's #1 RE Podcast
Returning to "old normal" — long-term average is ~5 months supply. Not a full buyer's market yet, but behaviour already resembles one. Sellers must price to today's comparables, not spring peaks.
CREA · June 16 Release
Spring market delayed by ~1 month but now arriving. National SNLR tightened to 49.2% in May — balanced. "If you've been on the fence, this could be your sign."
TD Economics · June 10
BOC to hold through 2026. GDP weaker than expected in Q1. Economy in excess supply. Competing forces between weak growth and energy-driven inflation keep Bank on hold.
CMHC · Housing Market Outlook
Eastern Canada prices rising in 2026 but moderating. Rental vacancies rising nationally — average asking rent down 4.7% YoY. NS and Atlantic remain more balanced than Ontario/BC.
90-day outlook — July to September 2026
HRM
→
$555K–$580K median range. Seller-adjacent holding. Priced-right homes move in 2–3 weeks. Overpriced sits.
Annapolis Valley
↘
Buyer conditions deepen. Real negotiating leverage now. Wolfville/Greenwood remain exceptions.
Cape Breton
↗
Only tightening non-HRM market. 15-day median DOM + 4.4 months = best value with demand in NS.
South Shore
→
7.6 months — buyer conditions entrenched. Patient buyers have significant leverage.
Northern NS
→
6.1 months balanced. Stable local demand. No major price movement expected either way.
Highland
↘
10.4 months — deepest buyer's market in NS. 99-day avg DOM. Sellers must negotiate meaningfully.
