Source: TRREB MarketWatch, June 2018

MLS® Home Price Index

June 2018

What the benchmark is, and why it is the cleaner signal

The average price is the mean of everything that sold, so it moves when the mix of homes changes — a month with more detached sales lifts it even if no individual home got more expensive. The median is the middle sale, which resists outliers but still follows the mix.

The MLS® HPI benchmark instead prices a consistent, typical home for the area and adjusts for its attributes, so a change in the benchmark is closer to a change in price for the same house. That makes its year-over-year figure the most like-for-like price signal on this site — and it is why the benchmark and the average often disagree.

Benchmark against average price

All TRREB areas · 13 months to June 2018

MLS HPI composite benchmark and average selling price for all TRREB areas over the 13 months ending June 2018.
Month MLS® HPI benchmarkAverage price
Jun '17 810700793915
Jul '17 773000746218
Aug '17 755400732292
Sep '17 750800775546
Oct '17 747800780104
Nov '17 744700761757
Dec '17 743500735021
Jan '18 743200736783
Feb '18 751700767818
Mar '18 760800784558
Apr '18 766300804584
May '18 770900809305
Jun '18 772100807871

Where these diverge, the gap is mix: the average is being pulled by what sold that month, while the benchmark holds the home constant.

Composite benchmark by region

13 months to June 2018

MLS HPI composite benchmark price for TRREB overall, Toronto, York, Peel and Durham over the 13 months ending June 2018.
Month All TRREBCity of TorontoYorkPeelDurham
Jun '17 810700829500no datano datano data
Jul '17 773000807800no datano datano data
Aug '17 755400790000no datano datano data
Sep '17 750800787700no datano datano data
Oct '17 747800790300no datano datano data
Nov '17 744700791300no datano datano data
Dec '17 743500793900no datano datano data
Jan '18 743200794200no datano datano data
Feb '18 751700807500no datano datano data
Mar '18 760800817800no datano datano data
Apr '18 766300830500no datano datano data
May '18 770900839800no datano datano data
Jun '18 772100840200no datano datano data

Movers on the index

Composite, year-over-year

Top 10

  1. Toronto W01 +12.6% up 12.6%
  2. Toronto C01 +8.2% up 8.2%
  3. Toronto C09 +7.9% up 7.9%
  4. Toronto C11 +7.8% up 7.8%
  5. Toronto C08 +5.6% up 5.6%
  6. Toronto W05 +5.1% up 5.1%
  7. Toronto W08 +4.5% up 4.5%
  8. Toronto E01 +3.9% up 3.9%
  9. Toronto W06 +3.9% up 3.9%
  10. Toronto W02 +3.5% up 3.5%

Bottom 10

  1. Toronto C15 −7.5% down 7.5%
  2. Toronto C12 −6.6% down 6.6%
  3. Toronto E10 −6.5% down 6.5%
  4. Toronto E06 −6.2% down 6.2%
  5. Toronto C13 −5.8% down 5.8%
  6. Toronto C06 −5.3% down 5.3%
  7. Toronto C07 −4.4% down 4.4%
  8. Toronto E05 −3.7% down 3.7%
  9. Toronto C14 −3.5% down 3.5%
  10. Toronto E07 −3.2% down 3.2%

Apartment, year-over-year

Top 10

  1. Toronto W05 +24.9% up 24.9%
  2. Toronto W01 +16.3% up 16.3%
  3. Toronto W02 +15.8% up 15.8%
  4. Toronto W03 +15.2% up 15.2%
  5. Toronto W04 +14.8% up 14.8%
  6. Toronto C13 +14.6% up 14.6%
  7. Toronto E10 +14.5% up 14.5%
  8. Toronto C11 +12.6% up 12.6%
  9. Toronto E08 +12.3% up 12.3%
  10. Toronto E03 +12.2% up 12.2%

Bottom 10

  1. Toronto W10 +0.8% up 0.8%
  2. Toronto E02 +3.0% up 3.0%
  3. Toronto C14 +3.3% up 3.3%
  4. Toronto C08 +6.4% up 6.4%
  5. Toronto C07 +6.5% up 6.5%
  6. Toronto E04 +6.6% up 6.6%
  7. Toronto W07 +7.2% up 7.2%
  8. Toronto E06 +7.2% up 7.2%
  9. Toronto C15 +7.5% up 7.5%
  10. Toronto C02 +7.7% up 7.7%

Every area

37 areas × five categories · sorted by composite benchmark

Area Composite YoY MoM Single-family detached YoY MoM Single-family attached YoY MoM Townhouse YoY MoM Apartment YoY MoM
Toronto C12 $1,873,600 −6.6% down 6.6% +0.6% up 0.6% versus May 2018 $2,140,300 −13.5% down 13.5% +0.1% up 0.1% versus May 2018 $1,089,600 −13.0% down 13.0% +2.8% up 2.8% versus May 2018 $844,600 −4.0% down 4.0% +0.3% up 0.3% versus May 2018 $868,800 +10.1% up 10.1% +1.2% up 1.2% versus May 2018
Toronto C03 $1,531,900 −1.4% down 1.4% −0.5% down 0.5% versus May 2018 $1,663,000 −5.9% down 5.9% −1.2% down 1.2% versus May 2018 $1,063,900 −3.8% down 3.8% −1.3% down 1.3% versus May 2018 n/a not available, prior month not on file n/a not available, prior month not on file versus May 2018 $881,200 +8.2% up 8.2% +2.1% up 2.1% versus May 2018
Toronto C04 $1,521,200 −2.8% down 2.8% +0.3% up 0.3% versus May 2018 $1,750,100 −5.2% down 5.2% +0.6% up 0.6% versus May 2018 $1,161,500 −4.9% down 4.9% no change no change versus May 2018 $1,138,800 +3.8% up 3.8% −1.5% down 1.5% versus May 2018 $538,900 +8.7% up 8.7% −0.2% down 0.2% versus May 2018
Toronto C09 $1,312,300 +7.9% up 7.9% +2.2% up 2.2% versus May 2018 $1,757,400 −1.1% down 1.1% −1.5% down 1.5% versus May 2018 $1,253,200 −1.6% down 1.6% −1.0% down 1.0% versus May 2018 $1,616,800 +11.0% up 11.0% +0.4% up 0.4% versus May 2018 $695,700 +10.1% up 10.1% +3.6% up 3.6% versus May 2018
Toronto C02 $1,253,700 +2.6% up 2.6% +0.9% up 0.9% versus May 2018 $1,868,800 −4.1% down 4.1% −0.8% down 0.8% versus May 2018 $1,437,000 −1.9% down 1.9% +0.7% up 0.7% versus May 2018 $1,239,200 +4.4% up 4.4% −3.5% down 3.5% versus May 2018 $735,900 +7.7% up 7.7% +2.3% up 2.3% versus May 2018
Toronto C06 $1,084,100 −5.3% down 5.3% +0.5% up 0.5% versus May 2018 $1,146,400 −17.0% down 17.0% +0.3% up 0.3% versus May 2018 $779,800 −10.1% down 10.1% −0.9% down 0.9% versus May 2018 $664,600 +5.4% up 5.4% −0.5% down 0.5% versus May 2018 $644,400 +9.9% up 9.9% +0.6% up 0.6% versus May 2018
Toronto E02 $1,078,400 +1.8% up 1.8% +0.7% up 0.7% versus May 2018 $1,144,100 +2.2% up 2.2% −0.2% down 0.2% versus May 2018 $1,009,000 +1.1% up 1.1% −0.4% down 0.4% versus May 2018 $915,100 −1.4% down 1.4% +4.7% up 4.7% versus May 2018 $735,700 +3.0% up 3.0% +3.5% up 3.5% versus May 2018
Toronto C10 $1,043,600 +2.5% up 2.5% −0.6% down 0.6% versus May 2018 $1,545,300 −10.8% down 10.8% −1.8% down 1.8% versus May 2018 $1,173,300 −11.9% down 11.9% −2.5% down 2.5% versus May 2018 $792,200 +5.6% up 5.6% −1.9% down 1.9% versus May 2018 $662,400 +9.6% up 9.6% +0.2% up 0.2% versus May 2018
Toronto E01 $1,040,300 +3.9% up 3.9% −0.2% down 0.2% versus May 2018 $1,155,300 +1.2% up 1.2% −0.9% down 0.9% versus May 2018 $1,077,900 +3.5% up 3.5% −0.3% down 0.3% versus May 2018 $685,000 +0.8% up 0.8% +1.2% up 1.2% versus May 2018 $719,000 +11.3% up 11.3% +0.3% up 0.3% versus May 2018
Toronto W01 $1,012,000 +12.6% up 12.6% +0.3% up 0.3% versus May 2018 $1,288,900 +9.1% up 9.1% −1.1% down 1.1% versus May 2018 $1,028,400 +7.5% up 7.5% −1.2% down 1.2% versus May 2018 $546,100 +8.5% up 8.5% +3.2% up 3.2% versus May 2018 $561,200 +16.3% up 16.3% +0.9% up 0.9% versus May 2018
Toronto W07 $1,002,700 −1.6% down 1.6% +1.3% up 1.3% versus May 2018 $1,075,700 −2.1% down 2.1% +1.2% up 1.2% versus May 2018 $902,500 +0.4% up 0.4% +2.8% up 2.8% versus May 2018 n/a not available, prior month not on file n/a not available, prior month not on file versus May 2018 $632,200 +7.2% up 7.2% +2.4% up 2.4% versus May 2018
Toronto W02 $969,900 +3.5% up 3.5% +0.7% up 0.7% versus May 2018 $1,096,500 −0.2% down 0.2% +2.1% up 2.1% versus May 2018 $904,200 −0.8% down 0.8% +0.3% up 0.3% versus May 2018 $637,600 +7.2% up 7.2% −1.6% down 1.6% versus May 2018 $585,800 +15.8% up 15.8% +0.7% up 0.7% versus May 2018
Toronto C11 $938,100 +7.8% up 7.8% +1.3% up 1.3% versus May 2018 $1,453,700 −0.4% down 0.4% +0.4% up 0.4% versus May 2018 $1,047,600 −1.4% down 1.4% −1.1% down 1.1% versus May 2018 $377,500 +0.1% up 0.1% +3.1% up 3.1% versus May 2018 $446,200 +12.6% up 12.6% +1.8% up 1.8% versus May 2018
Toronto C07 $900,900 −4.4% down 4.4% −0.3% down 0.3% versus May 2018 $1,374,700 −14.5% down 14.5% −0.0% down 0.0% versus May 2018 $771,500 −14.0% down 14.0% −0.6% down 0.6% versus May 2018 $687,200 +4.5% up 4.5% −0.4% down 0.4% versus May 2018 $589,000 +6.5% up 6.5% −0.4% down 0.4% versus May 2018
Toronto C13 $891,100 −5.8% down 5.8% +1.8% up 1.8% versus May 2018 $1,326,800 −20.2% down 20.2% +0.2% up 0.2% versus May 2018 $710,000 −18.9% down 18.9% −1.1% down 1.1% versus May 2018 $691,800 −1.6% down 1.6% −0.0% down 0.0% versus May 2018 $493,700 +14.6% up 14.6% +3.5% up 3.5% versus May 2018
Toronto W08 $884,300 +4.5% up 4.5% +2.0% up 2.0% versus May 2018 $1,121,200 −2.6% down 2.6% +0.9% up 0.9% versus May 2018 $786,900 −0.3% down 0.3% +2.9% up 2.9% versus May 2018 $586,400 +3.0% up 3.0% −1.2% down 1.2% versus May 2018 $471,600 +11.0% up 11.0% +3.0% up 3.0% versus May 2018
Toronto C14 $863,200 −3.5% down 3.5% −0.9% down 0.9% versus May 2018 $1,565,600 −16.7% down 16.7% −2.3% down 2.3% versus May 2018 $1,152,100 −14.0% down 14.0% −2.9% down 2.9% versus May 2018 $859,300 −1.7% down 1.7% +0.9% up 0.9% versus May 2018 $635,400 +3.3% up 3.3% −0.7% down 0.7% versus May 2018
City of Toronto $840,200 +1.3% up 1.3% +0.0% up 0.0% versus May 2018 $1,119,400 −7.1% down 7.1% −0.4% down 0.4% versus May 2018 $887,100 −3.5% down 3.5% −0.5% down 0.5% versus May 2018 $634,300 +0.5% up 0.5% +1.7% up 1.7% versus May 2018 $529,300 +9.1% up 9.1% +0.4% up 0.4% versus May 2018
Toronto E03 $825,700 +0.7% up 0.7% −1.4% down 1.4% versus May 2018 $927,100 −1.7% down 1.7% −2.6% down 2.6% versus May 2018 $845,900 +2.7% up 2.7% −1.8% down 1.8% versus May 2018 n/a not available, prior month not on file n/a not available, prior month not on file versus May 2018 $365,600 +12.2% up 12.2% +5.1% up 5.1% versus May 2018
Toronto C15 $803,500 −7.5% down 7.5% −0.2% down 0.2% versus May 2018 $1,387,900 −20.1% down 20.1% −2.5% down 2.5% versus May 2018 $795,800 −21.4% down 21.4% −2.2% down 2.2% versus May 2018 $685,700 −3.2% down 3.2% +0.2% up 0.2% versus May 2018 $516,000 +7.5% up 7.5% +1.4% up 1.4% versus May 2018
All TRREB Areas $772,100 −4.8% down 4.8% +0.2% up 0.2% versus May 2018 $931,600 −9.3% down 9.3% +0.0% up 0.0% versus May 2018 $721,800 −7.2% down 7.2% +0.1% up 0.1% versus May 2018 $568,200 −3.6% down 3.6% +1.1% up 1.1% versus May 2018 $502,400 +7.5% up 7.5% +0.4% up 0.4% versus May 2018
Toronto W03 $741,000 +1.4% up 1.4% +0.6% up 0.6% versus May 2018 $786,700 −1.1% down 1.1% +0.5% up 0.5% versus May 2018 $724,300 +0.6% up 0.6% +0.0% up 0.0% versus May 2018 $560,800 +15.1% up 15.1% +0.6% up 0.6% versus May 2018 $470,200 +15.2% up 15.2% no change no change versus May 2018
Toronto E10 $730,200 −6.5% down 6.5% +0.2% up 0.2% versus May 2018 $796,200 −8.9% down 8.9% +0.1% up 0.1% versus May 2018 $632,400 −8.3% down 8.3% +1.0% up 1.0% versus May 2018 $541,900 −3.5% down 3.5% −1.0% down 1.0% versus May 2018 $416,100 +14.5% up 14.5% +2.8% up 2.8% versus May 2018
Toronto E06 $724,000 −6.2% down 6.2% −3.2% down 3.2% versus May 2018 $740,900 −7.8% down 7.8% −4.1% down 4.1% versus May 2018 $623,700 −7.0% down 7.0% −3.6% down 3.6% versus May 2018 $624,200 +3.1% up 3.1% −3.0% down 3.0% versus May 2018 $543,100 +7.2% up 7.2% +3.5% up 3.5% versus May 2018
Toronto C01 $703,600 +8.2% up 8.2% −0.4% down 0.4% versus May 2018 $1,058,100 −2.6% down 2.6% −1.5% down 1.5% versus May 2018 $949,700 −1.9% down 1.9% −1.4% down 1.4% versus May 2018 $775,100 +0.2% up 0.2% −0.9% down 0.9% versus May 2018 $592,300 +9.5% up 9.5% −0.7% down 0.7% versus May 2018
Toronto C08 $685,600 +5.6% up 5.6% −0.6% down 0.6% versus May 2018 $1,598,000 −3.0% down 3.0% −3.1% down 3.1% versus May 2018 $1,289,500 −3.2% down 3.2% −3.3% down 3.3% versus May 2018 $697,300 +5.5% up 5.5% +1.6% up 1.6% versus May 2018 $564,800 +6.4% up 6.4% −0.4% down 0.4% versus May 2018
Toronto W04 $660,700 +3.4% up 3.4% +1.8% up 1.8% versus May 2018 $816,300 −2.1% down 2.1% +1.4% up 1.4% versus May 2018 $711,600 +2.2% up 2.2% +0.6% up 0.6% versus May 2018 $551,300 +6.8% up 6.8% +2.4% up 2.4% versus May 2018 $382,100 +14.8% up 14.8% +2.7% up 2.7% versus May 2018
Toronto E05 $649,700 −3.7% down 3.7% +1.3% up 1.3% versus May 2018 $906,100 −9.6% down 9.6% +0.4% up 0.4% versus May 2018 $690,500 −11.1% down 11.1% +1.2% up 1.2% versus May 2018 $544,800 −7.6% down 7.6% +2.4% up 2.4% versus May 2018 $463,500 +10.9% up 10.9% +2.2% up 2.2% versus May 2018
Toronto E07 $639,300 −3.2% down 3.2% +0.3% up 0.3% versus May 2018 $863,000 −12.9% down 12.9% −0.1% down 0.1% versus May 2018 $658,900 −15.2% down 15.2% −0.2% down 0.2% versus May 2018 $564,600 −6.9% down 6.9% +1.0% up 1.0% versus May 2018 $446,100 +10.6% up 10.6% +0.5% up 0.5% versus May 2018
Toronto E04 $639,000 −0.9% down 0.9% +0.6% up 0.6% versus May 2018 $720,500 −5.3% down 5.3% −0.5% down 0.5% versus May 2018 $608,400 −6.6% down 6.6% −0.2% down 0.2% versus May 2018 $544,100 +0.8% up 0.8% +2.7% up 2.7% versus May 2018 $442,800 +6.6% up 6.6% +1.8% up 1.8% versus May 2018
Toronto E08 $629,100 −0.4% down 0.4% +0.1% up 0.1% versus May 2018 $778,300 −7.3% down 7.3% −2.9% down 2.9% versus May 2018 $587,400 −7.1% down 7.1% −4.2% down 4.2% versus May 2018 $545,200 +3.8% up 3.8% +4.4% up 4.4% versus May 2018 $445,600 +12.3% up 12.3% +4.1% up 4.1% versus May 2018
Toronto W06 $615,900 +3.9% up 3.9% +0.8% up 0.8% versus May 2018 $880,600 −1.4% down 1.4% +2.4% up 2.4% versus May 2018 $679,700 +1.0% up 1.0% +3.3% up 3.3% versus May 2018 $879,700 −1.4% down 1.4% −1.9% down 1.9% versus May 2018 $445,200 +11.1% up 11.1% −0.3% down 0.3% versus May 2018
Toronto E09 $598,000 +0.4% up 0.4% +0.2% up 0.2% versus May 2018 $693,700 −7.3% down 7.3% −0.2% down 0.2% versus May 2018 $576,300 −6.6% down 6.6% +0.4% up 0.4% versus May 2018 $524,600 −0.6% down 0.6% +1.3% up 1.3% versus May 2018 $472,500 +9.0% up 9.0% +0.3% up 0.3% versus May 2018
Toronto W09 $595,100 +2.5% up 2.5% −0.1% down 0.1% versus May 2018 $851,400 −2.8% down 2.8% −0.3% down 0.3% versus May 2018 $595,500 +1.2% up 1.2% +2.3% up 2.3% versus May 2018 $712,900 +10.8% up 10.8% +2.4% up 2.4% versus May 2018 $307,600 +8.4% up 8.4% −0.7% down 0.7% versus May 2018
Toronto W05 $568,900 +5.1% up 5.1% +0.8% up 0.8% versus May 2018 $800,900 −4.9% down 4.9% −0.7% down 0.7% versus May 2018 $646,800 −4.3% down 4.3% −0.7% down 0.7% versus May 2018 $421,500 +8.2% up 8.2% +1.9% up 1.9% versus May 2018 $344,100 +24.9% up 24.9% +2.7% up 2.7% versus May 2018
Toronto E11 $565,600 −2.0% down 2.0% −0.2% down 0.2% versus May 2018 $730,700 −7.4% down 7.4% −1.1% down 1.1% versus May 2018 $591,100 −5.8% down 5.8% −0.7% down 0.7% versus May 2018 $388,600 −1.6% down 1.6% −1.8% down 1.8% versus May 2018 $441,600 +8.9% up 8.9% +2.3% up 2.3% versus May 2018
Toronto W10 $552,100 −0.9% down 0.9% −0.5% down 0.5% versus May 2018 $739,200 −2.9% down 2.9% −0.5% down 0.5% versus May 2018 $631,900 −2.6% down 2.6% −0.5% down 0.5% versus May 2018 $450,600 +4.4% up 4.4% −1.2% down 1.2% versus May 2018 $332,200 +0.8% up 0.8% −0.5% down 0.5% versus May 2018

Year-over-year is TRREB's own published figure. Month-over-month is computed here from the prior month's benchmark, because TRREB does not print it.