New housing prices fell 2.4% year-on-year in May 2026, up from a 2.3% decline in the prior month, and reaching the largest decline since September 2009. House Price Index YoY in Canada averaged 2.64 percent from 1982 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 16.50 percent in March of 1989 and a record low of -9.70 percent in February of 1991. source: Statistics Canada

House Price Index YoY in Canada is expected to be -2.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada New Housing Price Index YoY is projected to trend around 1.30 percent in 2027 and 1.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-04-23 12:30 PM
New Housing Price Index YoY
Mar 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
2025-05-21 12:30 PM
New Housing Price Index YoY
Apr -0.6% 0.1% 0.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average House Prices 657700.00 658300.00 CAD May 2026
Building Permits 12491125.00 13514761.00 CAD Thousand Apr 2026
Building Permits MoM -7.60 10.60 percent Apr 2026
Home Ownership Rate 66.70 69.30 percent Dec 2023
Home Sales 37862.00 35877.00 units May 2026
New Housing Price Index MoM -0.30 -0.40 percent May 2026
New Housing Price Index YoY -2.40 -2.30 percent May 2026
Housing Index 120.70 121.10 points May 2026
Housing Starts 261.40 278.40 Thousand units May 2026
Price to Rent Ratio 128.81 122.80 Jun 2026
Residential Property Prices -3.38 -3.19 Percent Dec 2025


Canada New Housing Price Index YoY
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.40 -2.30 16.50 -9.70 1982 - 2026 percent Monthly
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