Source – betterdwelling.com
- “…The CREA HPI had seven markets with annual price gains larger than a decade of gains prior…North Bay’s increase in dollars over the past year was similar in size to the gains it made in the 15 years prior…The second and third fastest growth is in Moncton and Saskatoon, respectively. Moncton home prices also made a gain similar in size to the 15 years prior”
Canadian Real Estate Markets Crammed Up To 15 Years of Price Gains Into One Year

Canadian real estate prices have been rising quickly, but it’s never been like this before. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows home prices made a big jump in March. Over the past 12 months, home prices increased more than they did over the previous 4 years. That’s just at the national level. More than a half-dozen Canadian markets saw prices rise more in the past year than in the decade prior.
Canadian Real Estate Prices Made One of The Largest Jumps Ever
The typical home across Canada saw prices make a record climb over the past year. The benchmark price in March is $119,700 higher than a year before. The price increase over the past 12 months was similar in size to the previous 46 months. That’s right, on average, a typical home in Canada condensed 4 years of gains into a year. That’s a typical home, not detached. That’s across Canada, not in a high-growth region.
Canadian Composite Benchmark Change
The 12-month change of a typical home price across Canada, in Canadian dollars.
Month | Canadian Dollars |
---|---|
Jan 2006 | 21,800 |
Feb 2006 | 24,000 |
Mar 2006 | 26,500 |
Apr 2006 | 29,500 |
May 2006 | 32,900 |
Jun 2006 | 35,300 |
Jul 2006 | 36,600 |
Aug 2006 | 37,800 |
Sep 2006 | 38,200 |
Oct 2006 | 37,800 |
Nov 2006 | 37,300 |
Dec 2006 | 36,600 |
Jan 2007 | 37,100 |
Feb 2007 | 37,500 |
Mar 2007 | 37,800 |
Apr 2007 | 37,300 |
May 2007 | 37,600 |
Jun 2007 | 37,300 |
Jul 2007 | 36,300 |
Aug 2007 | 34,800 |
Sep 2007 | 33,700 |
Oct 2007 | 33,400 |
Nov 2007 | 32,200 |
Dec 2007 | 31,600 |
Jan 2008 | 30,200 |
Feb 2008 | 28,000 |
Mar 2008 | 25,700 |
Apr 2008 | 23,000 |
May 2008 | 18,400 |
Jun 2008 | 14,000 |
Jul 2008 | 10,100 |
Aug 2008 | 7,200 |
Sep 2008 | 3,400 |
Oct 2008 | -1,000 |
Nov 2008 | -4,700 |
Dec 2008 | -10,000 |
Jan 2009 | -14,700 |
Feb 2009 | -18,400 |
Mar 2009 | -21,300 |
Apr 2009 | -21,300 |
May 2009 | -18,900 |
Jun 2009 | -15,500 |
Jul 2009 | -10,300 |
Aug 2009 | -5,700 |
Sep 2009 | -200 |
Oct 2009 | 6,400 |
Nov 2009 | 13,300 |
Dec 2009 | 19,800 |
Jan 2010 | 25,500 |
Feb 2010 | 30,900 |
Mar 2010 | 34,600 |
Apr 2010 | 34,800 |
May 2010 | 32,900 |
Jun 2010 | 29,000 |
Jul 2010 | 24,000 |
Aug 2010 | 19,900 |
Sep 2010 | 15,700 |
Oct 2010 | 12,800 |
Nov 2010 | 10,000 |
Dec 2010 | 8,600 |
Jan 2011 | 7,100 |
Feb 2011 | 6,400 |
Mar 2011 | 7,100 |
Apr 2011 | 7,900 |
May 2011 | 9,000 |
Jun 2011 | 11,300 |
Jul 2011 | 13,800 |
Aug 2011 | 15,700 |
Sep 2011 | 16,900 |
Oct 2011 | 17,100 |
Nov 2011 | 17,000 |
Dec 2011 | 17,200 |
Jan 2012 | 17,400 |
Feb 2012 | 16,500 |
Mar 2012 | 16,200 |
Apr 2012 | 16,700 |
May 2012 | 17,000 |
Jun 2012 | 16,200 |
Jul 2012 | 14,900 |
Aug 2012 | 13,700 |
Sep 2012 | 13,200 |
Oct 2012 | 12,300 |
Nov 2012 | 11,200 |
Dec 2012 | 10,600 |
Jan 2013 | 9,600 |
Feb 2013 | 10,300 |
Mar 2013 | 10,100 |
Apr 2013 | 9,500 |
May 2013 | 8,600 |
Jun 2013 | 9,500 |
Jul 2013 | 10,800 |
Aug 2013 | 11,600 |
Sep 2013 | 12,600 |
Oct 2013 | 13,800 |
Nov 2013 | 15,500 |
Dec 2013 | 16,200 |
Jan 2014 | 17,400 |
Feb 2014 | 17,600 |
Mar 2014 | 17,900 |
Apr 2014 | 18,400 |
May 2014 | 19,600 |
Jun 2014 | 20,600 |
Jul 2014 | 20,400 |
Aug 2014 | 20,300 |
Sep 2014 | 20,100 |
Oct 2014 | 20,300 |
Nov 2014 | 20,400 |
Dec 2014 | 20,300 |
Jan 2015 | 19,400 |
Feb 2015 | 18,900 |
Mar 2015 | 19,400 |
Apr 2015 | 19,700 |
May 2015 | 20,100 |
Jun 2015 | 20,400 |
Jul 2015 | 21,300 |
Aug 2015 | 22,100 |
Sep 2015 | 23,500 |
Oct 2015 | 23,800 |
Nov 2015 | 25,000 |
Dec 2015 | 25,500 |
Jan 2016 | 27,500 |
Feb 2016 | 30,700 |
Mar 2016 | 33,800 |
Apr 2016 | 38,300 |
May 2016 | 46,100 |
Jun 2016 | 50,800 |
Jul 2016 | 54,000 |
Aug 2016 | 56,200 |
Sep 2016 | 57,000 |
Oct 2016 | 59,200 |
Nov 2016 | 59,400 |
Dec 2016 | 59,900 |
Jan 2017 | 63,800 |
Feb 2017 | 69,500 |
Mar 2017 | 80,500 |
Apr 2017 | 86,600 |
May 2017 | 80,800 |
Jun 2017 | 71,900 |
Jul 2017 | 59,200 |
Aug 2017 | 51,600 |
Sep 2017 | 48,300 |
Oct 2017 | 45,100 |
Nov 2017 | 43,200 |
Dec 2017 | 42,700 |
Jan 2018 | 37,500 |
Feb 2018 | 31,900 |
Mar 2018 | 19,900 |
Apr 2018 | 8,600 |
May 2018 | 6,900 |
Jun 2018 | 7,900 |
Jul 2018 | 14,700 |
Aug 2018 | 16,600 |
Sep 2018 | 15,200 |
Oct 2018 | 14,700 |
Nov 2018 | 13,000 |
Dec 2018 | 10,800 |
Jan 2019 | 7,600 |
Feb 2019 | 3,600 |
Mar 2019 | 1,000 |
Apr 2019 | 2,200 |
May 2019 | 900 |
Jun 2019 | 2,200 |
Jul 2019 | 4,200 |
Aug 2019 | 7,400 |
Sep 2019 | 10,800 |
Oct 2019 | 13,500 |
Nov 2019 | 16,200 |
Dec 2019 | 17,200 |
Jan 2020 | 27,800 |
Feb 2020 | 31,000 |
Mar 2020 | 36,300 |
Apr 2020 | 31,900 |
May 2020 | 31,200 |
Jun 2020 | 32,900 |
Jul 2020 | 44,900 |
Aug 2020 | 53,300 |
Sep 2020 | 58,900 |
Oct 2020 | 61,900 |
Nov 2020 | 66,000 |
Dec 2020 | 74,400 |
Jan 2021 | 79,000 |
Feb 2021 | 100,800 |
Mar 2021 | 119,700 |
Source: CREA; Better Dwelling.
Seven Canadian Real Estate Markets Saw Over A Decade of Gains Crammed Into One Year
Think that’s extreme? It’s not even close to the amount prices are increasing in some cities. North Bay’s increase in dollars over the past year was similar in size to the gains it made in the 15 years prior. That was the largest in the country, but it’s far from an isolated situation.
Canadian Home Price Change In Months
The annual change in home prices for March 2021, expressed as the number of months prior to March 2020 it took to make the equivalent gain in Canadian dollars
Region | Months |
---|---|
North Bay | 182 |
Moncton | 181 |
Saskatoon | 145 |
Regina | 142 |
Lakelands | 136 |
Saskatchewan | 129 |
Quinte | 125 |
Edmonton | 113 |
Bancrof | 110 |
Quebec City | 110 |
St Johns | 107 |
Calgary | 105 |
Newfoundland | 104 |
Winnipeg | 87 |
Woodstock-Ingersoll | 71 |
Ottawa | 69 |
Barrie | 57 |
Northumberland Hills | 55 |
Kawartha Lakes | 54 |
Southern Georgian Bay | 51 |
Brantford Region | 49 |
Hamilton Burlington | 48 |
Tillsonburg District | 48 |
Aggregate | 46 |
Niagara | 44 |
Peterborough – Kawarthas | 44 |
Cambridge | 43 |
Guelph | 43 |
Oakville – Milton | 42 |
Kitchener-Waterloo | 41 |
Simcoe | 41 |
Grey Bruce-Owen Sound | 41 |
Chilliwack | 40 |
Montreal | 40 |
Toronto | 37 |
Huron Perth | 37 |
Vancouver | 37 |
London – St. Thomas | 36 |
Okanagan Valley | 36 |
Fraser Valley | 35 |
Victoria | 25 |
Mississauga | 20 |
Source: CREA; Better Dwelling.
The second and third fastest growth is in Moncton and Saskatoon, respectively. Moncton home prices also made a gain similar in size to the 15 years prior. Saskatoon, the Paris of the Prairies, saw prices over the past 12 months rise more than the 12 years prior. The CREA HPI had seven markets with annual price gains larger than a decade of gains prior
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