The market, honestly
The latest Ottawa Real Estate Board figures, quoted exactly, with the date and the source. No neighbourhood price guesses: OREB does not publish neighbourhood-level numbers in its monthly release.
OREB's September 2026 figures for all of Ottawa: single-family benchmark price $705,100; months of inventory, single-family 4.4; average sale price, all homes $685,640. OREB does not publish neighbourhood-level prices.
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Citywide numbers
Citywide Ottawa figures from OREB's monthly MLS® report. They describe the whole city, not one neighbourhood.
- $705,100Single-family benchmark price (MLS® HPI)Nearly unchanged from Sept 2025; down 3.0% from August
- 4.4Months of inventory, single-familyAll homes: 4.8, up from 4.1 a year earlier
- $685,640Average sale price, all homesDown 1.0% from Sept 2025
- 1,010Homes sold in SeptemberDown 6.6% from Sept 2025
- 27Median days on market22 days in Sept 2025
- 97.5%Sale-to-list price ratio98.1% in Sept 2025
- 4,813Active listings at month endUp 7.9% from Sept 2025
- 34.5%Sales-to-new-listings ratioLowest September result of the past decade, per OREB
Figures for September 2026, released October 5, 2026 · oreb.ca
A buyer's autumn
OREB's September 2026 release describes a market that gave buyers more choice. Sales held near August's level, while new listings rose 38.1% from August, much faster than the 12.9% median increase for that month over the previous ten years.
Prices were mixed. The average sale price was close to August and 1.0% below a year earlier, but the MLS® Home Price Index, which tracks a representative home and so removes the effect of which homes happened to sell, fell 2.2% from August. OREB says that was the largest August-to-September drop in a series that starts in 2005, and also notes that one month does not establish a trend.
- New listings: 2,927 in September, up 3.0% from a year earlier and 38.1% from August.
- Year to date: 10,288 homes sold, down 6.9% from the same period in 2025.
- Median sale price: $625,000, down 0.8% year over year.
- Ottawa's three suburban submarkets accounted for 72.7% of September sales.
- OREB cites TD, RBC and CMHC forecasts that point to limited near-term price growth and a gradual recovery.
Single-family
≈0% year over year · −3.0% from August · 535 sales (−4.6%)
$705,100benchmarkTownhouse
−2.2% year over year · 329 sales (−3.5%)
$546,500benchmarkApartment
−6.1% year over year · 121 sales (−24.8%)
$380,800benchmarkAll homes (composite)
−0.3% year over year · −2.2% from August
$623,500benchmark
Not a valuation. These are citywide figures for all of Ottawa. A single home's value depends on its size, condition, lot and street; ask a REALTOR® for a comparative market analysis.
Homes on this hub
- 0For sale with a website here
- 0Sold
- 2Neighbourhoods coveredToo few homes yet to quote a typical price
Asking prices from REALTOR.ca listings of homes with a website on vanier.homes.
Quick answers
Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.
What are homes like in Vanier?
Most homes in Vanier are apartments or flats rather than houses. In the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study, apartments in buildings under five storeys were 45.0% of dwellings in Vanier North and 48.9% in Vanier South, and single-detached houses were 13.3% and 10.4%.
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How much do homes cost in Vanier?
This guide has no Vanier-specific price figure. Two numbers give context: OREB's citywide Ottawa single-family benchmark price was $705,100 in September 2026, and the 2021 census median value of owned dwellings, as estimated by owners, was $500,000 in Vanier North and $348,000 in Vanier South. The OREB figure covers all of Ottawa and the census figures are owner estimates from 2021, so they should not be compared directly.
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Do more people rent or own in Vanier?
More people rent than own in Vanier. In the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study, 64.6% of households in Vanier North and 73.1% in Vanier South were renters, and 35.4% and 26.9% were owners.
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Are there single-detached houses in Vanier?
Yes, but they are a minority of homes. In the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study, single-detached houses were 13.3% of dwellings in Vanier North and 10.4% in Vanier South.
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What is the Ottawa housing market like right now?
Citywide, OREB reported 1,010 Ottawa home sales in September 2026, down 6.6% from September 2025, with a median of 27 days on market. Active listings were 4,813, up 7.9% from a year earlier. These are citywide figures, not specific to Vanier.
As of 2026-10 · oreb.ca