Statistics Canada new-home price index

Compare new-home price trends across Canada.

Compare the same Statistics Canada index over 12 months or five years for two or three tracked markets. Resale context is available only for Canada, Ontario, Toronto, and Ottawa.

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Change over this view+9.2 %Higher than the start of the period

New-home price index128.6December 2016 = 100

Latest monthly change0%May to June 2026, new homes

Five-year new-home change9.2%June 2021 to June 2026

Halifax census metropolitan area new homes

New-home price direction

This consistent Statistics Canada series helps compare direction over time. It tracks new homes, not the resale price of every home.

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Halifax new-home price direction
Period	Index value	Source
June 2021	117.8	Statistics Canada
June 2022	122.0	Statistics Canada
June 2023	121.3	Statistics Canada
June 2024	121.5	Statistics Canada
June 2025	127.3	Statistics Canada
June 2026	128.6	Statistics Canada

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Every result uses the same Statistics Canada index and selected period. Resale signals are labelled for context and are never used in the comparison math.

Markets to compare

Market 1Market 2Market 3

New-home price index comparison, 5 years
Market	Geographic level	Coverage	Starting index	Latest index	Change
Halifax	City	New-home index only	117.8June 2021	128.6June 2026	+9.2 %
Canada	National	New-home index + resale context	116.7June 2021	120.6June 2026	+3.3 %
Toronto	City	New-home index + resale context	110.0June 2021	106.0June 2026	-3.6 %

Comparison source: Statistics Canada New Housing Price Index, total house and land, December 2016 = 100. Statistics Canada · Observed June 2026 · Retrieved Jul 28, 2026

Coverage in this release

Halifax census metropolitan area new homes

Trend series: New-home index: house and land
Available resale context: None in this release
Not included: Neighbourhood, price band, days on market, sales-to-new-listings ratio, and a complete property-type breakdown.

These omissions are explicit so a broad headline is not mistaken for a local valuation.

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Three useful lenses

The same market can mean different things.

For buyers

Halifax's new-home index is unchanged than last month. Use that direction as a starting point, then compare the neighbourhood, property type, and resale listings that match your search.

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For sellers

The Halifax index tracks newly built homes, so it does not set the value of an existing property. Recent comparable sales in the same segment remain the stronger pricing evidence.

Estimate my sale proceeds

For watchers

Halifax's new-home index is higher than five years ago. Watch the monthly path and local resale activity before treating one release as a turning point.

Source trail

See exactly where the numbers came from.

The trend uses one comparable series. Regional resale signals appear where a current local source is available. Source dates are not mixed or hidden.

VerifiedStatistics Canada

New Housing Price Index, total house and land, December 2016 = 100. Table 18-10-0205-01.

Statistics Canada table 18-10-0205-01Observed June 2026 · Retrieved Jul 28, 2026Open source VerifiedBank of Canada

Target for the overnight rate. This is economic context, not a mortgage quote.

Bank of Canada key interest rate: target for the overnight rateObserved July 2026 · Retrieved Jul 28, 2026Open source

Market context is descriptive, not predictive. Neighbourhood, property type, condition, and price band can behave differently from these broad measures.

OFFICIAL LOCAL EVIDENCE

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Each page combines four dated evidence layers: new-home prices, supply mix, the construction pipeline and the rental market.

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