Source: TRREB MarketWatch, May 2026

Greater Toronto Area · TRREB MarketWatch

GTA Real Estate Market Report

May 2026

In May 2026 the average selling price across the Greater Toronto Area edged up 1.7% to $1,069,700 versus April 2026, and sales jumped 10.7% to 6,583.

Published September 9, 2026 · Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board MarketWatch, May 2026

Headline indicators

All TRREB areas · all home types

Average price — Mean sale price across all transactions. Sensitive to the mix of homes that sold.

$1,069,700

MoM +$17,731 +1.7% up $17,731, 1.7% versus April 2026 YoY −4.6% down 4.6% versus May 2025

Median price — The midpoint sale price. Less affected by a few very high or low sales than the average.

$910,000

MoM +$30,000 +3.4% up $30,000, 3.4% versus April 2026 YoY −4.7% down 4.7% versus May 2025

MLS® HPI benchmark — Quality-adjusted price for a typical home. The cleanest like-for-like price signal.

$946,500

MoM +$2,400 +0.3% up $2,400, 0.3% versus April 2026 YoY −6.7% down 6.7% versus May 2025

Sales — Firm transactions reported through the MLS® System during the month.

6,583

MoM +637 +10.7% up 637, 10.7% versus April 2026 YoY +5.4% up 5.4% versus May 2025

Dollar volume — Total value of all sales in the month.

$7.04B

MoM +$786,826,332 +12.6% up $786,826,332, 12.6% versus April 2026 YoY +0.6% up 0.6% versus May 2025

New listings — Properties newly listed during the month.

17,698

MoM +601 +3.5% up 601, 3.5% versus April 2026 YoY −18.9% down 18.9% versus May 2025

Active listings — Listings available at month end.

26,927

MoM +1,817 +7.2% up 1,817, 7.2% versus April 2026 YoY −13.0% down 13.0% versus May 2025

Avg. LDOM — Average days on market for the current listing. Not reported before 2020.

27

MoM −2 days −6.9% down 2 days, 6.9% versus April 2026 YoY +8.0% up 8.0% versus May 2025

Avg. PDOM — Average days on market across the property’s consecutive listings. Not reported before 2020.

42

MoM −1 day −2.3% down 1 day, 2.3% versus April 2026 YoY +7.7% up 7.7% versus May 2025

Avg. SP/LP — Average sale price as a share of list price. Above 100% means competing offers were common.

98%

MoM no change no change versus April 2026 YoY −1.0% down 1.0% versus May 2025

SNLR — Sales-to-new-listings ratio, computed here from this month’s counts. Below 40% favours buyers, above 60% favours sellers.

37.2%

MoM +2.4 pp +7.0% up 2.4 pp, 7.0% versus April 2026 YoY +30.0% up 30.0% versus May 2025

Months of inventory — Active listings divided by monthly sales — how long the current stock would take to sell. Computed here, not TRREB’s trend figure.

4.1

MoM −0 −3.1% down 0, 3.1% versus April 2026 YoY −17.5% down 17.5% versus May 2025

The month in 60 seconds

  • Across all TRREB areas, sales jumped 10.7% to 6,583 versus April 2026.
  • Across all TRREB areas, active listings rose 7.2% to 26,927 versus April 2026.
  • Across all TRREB areas, new listings rose 3.5% to 17,698 versus April 2026.
  • Across all TRREB areas, the median selling price rose 3.4% to $910,000 versus April 2026.
  • Across all TRREB areas, the average selling price edged up 1.7% to $1,069,700 versus April 2026.

Generated from the figures above. Ordered by size of month-over-month move.

Economy

Indicators published with this edition

Real GDP growth

-0.6%

Q4 2025

Toronto employment growth

-0.3%

March 2026

Toronto unemployment rate

8.1%

March 2026

Inflation (CPI, year-over-year)

2.4%

March 2026

Bank of Canada overnight rate

2.3%

April 2026

Prime rate

4.5%

April 2026

1-year mortgage rate

5.49%

April 2026

3-year mortgage rate

6.05%

April 2026

5-year mortgage rate

6.09%

April 2026

Full economic indicators for May 2026 →

By home type

All TRREB areas

Home type Sales MoM Average price MoM YoY
Detached 3,236 +477 +17.3% up 477, 17.3% versus April 2026 $1,358,131 −$14,557 −1.1% down $14,557, 1.1% versus April 2026 −4.7% down 4.7%
Semi-detached 608 +45 +8.0% up 45, 8.0% versus April 2026 $1,067,672 +$34,203 +3.3% up $34,203, 3.3% versus April 2026 −2.8% down 2.8%
Att/row/townhouse 663 +97 +17.1% up 97, 17.1% versus April 2026 $916,474 −$22,723 −2.4% down $22,723, 2.4% versus April 2026 −8.0% down 8.0%
Condo townhouse 451 +32 +7.6% up 32, 7.6% versus April 2026 $729,081 +$24,234 +3.4% up $24,234, 3.4% versus April 2026 −4.5% down 4.5%
Condo apartment 1,535 −18 −1.2% down 18, 1.2% versus April 2026 $639,468 +$3,815 +0.6% up $3,815, 0.6% versus April 2026 −6.4% down 6.4%
Link 72 +11 +18.0% up 11, 18.0% versus April 2026 $925,031 −$7,772 −0.8% down $7,772, 0.8% versus April 2026 −2.4% down 2.4%
Co-op apartment 5 −1 −16.7% down 1, 16.7% versus April 2026 $705,500 +$254,167 +56.3% up $254,167, 56.3% versus April 2026 +43.7% up 43.7%
Detached condo 8 no change no change versus April 2026 $915,000 −$2,438 −0.3% down $2,438, 0.3% versus April 2026 −2.2% down 2.2%
Co-ownership apartment 5 −6 −54.5% down 6, 54.5% versus April 2026 $462,100 +$17,782 +4.0% up $17,782, 4.0% versus April 2026 −2.9% down 2.9%

Average price by home type

13 months to May 2026

Average selling price for the five main home types across all TRREB areas, for the 13 months ending May 2026.
Month DetachedSemi-detachedAtt/row/townhouseCondo townhouseCondo apartment
May '25 14252641098447995662763172683413
Jun '25 13920331089751965792761106696424
Jul '25 13616601041359929524743469651483
Aug '25 1312240980102946395739341642195
Sep '25 13590301015543947928747658655231
Oct '25 13555061033770935042735123660208
Nov '25 1346017997499913078718191663290
Dec '25 1302980957357972915723920628029
Jan '26 1277915945967914738697599604759
Feb '26 13256541027376930779748500626650
Mar '26 13423751008246931740739365620479
Apr '26 13726881033469939197704847635653
May '26 13581311067672916474729081639468

Full home-type breakdown →

Movers this month

Ranked across 55 of the 55 required areas · minimum 10 sales to qualify

Average price, month-over-month

Top 5

  1. Toronto W08 +21.5% up 21.5%
  2. Toronto E06 +21.3% up 21.3%
  3. Toronto W09 +20.2% up 20.2%
  4. Toronto C04 +18.9% up 18.9%
  5. Toronto W04 +16.8% up 16.8%

Bottom 5

  1. Toronto C03 −24.5% down 24.5%
  2. Toronto C12 −22.4% down 22.4%
  3. Toronto C11 −19.2% down 19.2%
  4. Toronto C02 −16.6% down 16.6%
  5. Toronto C13 −13.0% down 13.0%

Sales, month-over-month

Top 5

  1. Brock +260.0% up 260.0%
  2. Scugog +52.4% up 52.4%
  3. Toronto C07 +51.9% up 51.9%
  4. Toronto C14 +48.6% up 48.6%
  5. Toronto E03 +48.4% up 48.4%

Bottom 5

  1. Toronto E08 −43.8% down 43.8%
  2. Toronto E11 −27.5% down 27.5%
  3. East Gwillimbury −27.3% down 27.3%
  4. Toronto C03 −26.2% down 26.2%
  5. Toronto W06 −24.8% down 24.8%

Areas below the sales threshold are excluded — with a handful of sales, a couple of transactions can invent a swing that is not a market move.

Market balance

Sales-to-new-listings and months of inventory, computed from this month’s counts

All TRREB areas

SNLR

37.2%

prior month 34.8%

Months of inventory

4.1

All TRREB areas reads differently on the two balance measures — a buyer's market at 37.2% sales-to-new-listings, but balanced conditions at 4.1 months of inventory. They measure different things, so the split is worth noting.

City of Toronto (416)

SNLR

37.1%

prior month 37.7%

Months of inventory

4.2

City of Toronto (416) reads differently on the two balance measures — a buyer's market at 37.1% sales-to-new-listings, but balanced conditions at 4.2 months of inventory. They measure different things, so the split is worth noting.

905 total

SNLR

37.2%

prior month 33.1%

Months of inventory

4.0

905 total reads differently on the two balance measures — a buyer's market at 37.2% sales-to-new-listings, but balanced conditions at 4.0 months of inventory. They measure different things, so the split is worth noting.

These are computed here from the month’s raw counts. TRREB also publishes its own trend-smoothed SNLR and months-of-inventory figures, which are shown separately on the area pages and are not the same measure.

Where I work

Downtown TorontoMidtownScarboroughYork RegionDurham Region

Downtown

$788,527

Sales
456
SNLR
35.4%
MOI
4.9

Aggregated across 2 districts · View →

Midtown

$1,720,954

Sales
310
SNLR
35.7%
MOI
4.3

Aggregated across 6 districts · View →

Scarborough

$850,962

Sales
337
SNLR
34.0%
MOI
4.5

Aggregated across 8 districts · View →

York Region

$1,177,330

Sales
1,183
SNLR
35.6%
MOI
4.4

Region total · View →

Durham Region

$851,065

Sales
804
SNLR
40.6%
MOI
3.2

Region total · View →

Average price for a multi-district group is weighted by dollar volume, not an average of averages — that would give a district with three sales the same weight as one with three hundred.

The rest of this month’s report