Nova Scotia
Housing Market ReviewAverage Sold Price*
*All residential properties sold through the MLS® System, Nova Scotia
Transactions*
*All residential properties sold through the MLS® System, Nova Scotia
Market Conditions
August 2026
Nova Scotia - Region Breakdown
August 2026
Cape Breton had the lowest average property price in the market, with an average price of $289,859. On the other hand, Halifax-Dartmouth was the area with the highest average property price, reaching $592,675. Additionally, Highland Region saw the largest month-over-month rise in average price with a 13% increase, while Annapolis Valley had the lowest with a -4.4% decrease.
Area | Avg. Price | Monthly Change | Yearly Change | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis Valley | $394,019 | -4.4% | 1.7% | 159 |
| Cape Breton | $289,859 | -1.5% | 15.3% | 89 |
| Halifax-Dartmouth | $592,675 | 2.6% | -1.9% | 441 |
| Highland Region | $367,859 | 13% | 14.1% | 41 |
| Northern Nova Scotia | $332,251 | 2.6% | -1.3% | 144 |
| South Shore | $455,127 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 105 |
| Yarmouth | $313,944 | 11.3% | -4.4% | 18 |
The seven regions add up to the province. Halifax-Dartmouth alone is 44% of this month's sales.
Glossary
Nova Scotia
The whole province, as reported by the Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS®. Its seven regions (Halifax-Dartmouth, Annapolis Valley, Cape Breton, Highland Region, Northern Nova Scotia, South Shore, Yarmouth) each have a page and add up to the province.
Average price
Total dollars paid divided by the number of sales, as printed by NSAR for the province and each region.
Benchmark price
The MLS® Home Price Index value of a typical home, tracked over time. Unlike the average, it does not move just because more expensive (or cheaper) homes happened to sell this month. NSAR publishes it for the province only: composite, single-family, townhouse/row and apartment.
Months of inventory
How long the homes currently for sale would last at the current pace of sales. NSAR's long-run average for the province is about 4.6 months.
Year to date
Sales and average price over all the months since January 1, as NSAR prints them.
Yearly change
NSAR's printed change from the same month a year earlier. NSAR revises earlier months as late sales are recorded and computes the change on the revised figures, so it can differ slightly from a change taken between the two months shown on the charts.
Regions
Halifax-Dartmouth is close to half of the province's sales. The smaller regions (Yarmouth, Highland Region) sell a few dozen homes a month, so their average price can swing sharply from one month to the next.
Data obtained from the Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS® (NSAR) MLS® Statistical Report reports.
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