Hamilton Housing Market Heat
How the Hamilton resale market is actually behaving — market speed, asking-price performance and price reductions, computed from MLS sold data with relisting chains merged, and frozen once each quarter is finalized.
- Report period
- 2026 Q2
- Status
- REVISED
- Eligible sales
- 36,197
- Methodology
- v1.1 · full notes
Finalized August 27, 2026 — these figures are frozen and will not change without a visible revision note.
Why we’re covering Hamilton
Hamilton earned a dedicated report because it is one of the largest qualifying markets outside Toronto and posted one of the highest price-reduction shares in the province in the most recent reported quarter — a notable divergence between market size and seller pricing power that matters to buyers weighing negotiating room.
Hamilton currently ranks #39 of 103 qualifying Ontario cities on median market time for 2026 Q2.
Hamilton at a Glance — 2026 Q2
Based on 1,287 eligible sales, all property types combined.
How Each Property Type Is Behaving
Property-type cells need at least 25 eligible sales to be published; smaller cells show a dash instead of an unreliable number.
| Property type | Sales | Median market time | At/above asking | Reduction rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condo apartment | 99 | 49 days | 4.0% | 26.3% |
| Detached | 877 | 25 days | 17.9% | 20.9% |
| Semi-detached | 64 | 25 days | 17.2% | 23.4% |
| Condo townhouse | 111 | 47 days | 13.5% | 30.6% |
| Freehold townhouse | 136 | 33 days | 14.7% | 23.5% |
The Trend, Quarter by Quarter
Every published quarter for Hamilton, oldest first. Finalized quarters never change without a visible revision.
| Quarter | Sales | Median market time | At/above asking | Sale ÷ original ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 1,287 | 28 days | 16.1% | 95.6% |
| 2026 Q3 | 781 | 30 days | 14.6% | 95.8% |
Neighbourhood Findings
Neighbourhood-level Market Heat figures are currently in a Toronto-only pilot; Hamilton neighbourhoods aren’t broken out yet. City-wide figures above are the reliable read.
Analyst commentary — 2026 Q2
Commentary for this report period has not been published yet. The figures on this page come straight from the finalized snapshot data above.
Keep exploring
- Browse homes for sale in Hamilton
The live local search experience — current listings on the map.
- Ontario Market Heat Index
The full interactive index — every city, metric, period and property type.
- Hamilton in the index
Every metric for this city, across every published period.
- Fastest-selling markets in Ontario
Where Hamilton sits in the provincial speed ranking.
- Methodology
How relisting chains, disclosure floors and frozen periods work.