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 Q3
- Status
- FINAL
- Eligible sales
- 35,180
- Methodology
- v1.1 · full notes
Finalized October 2, 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 #56 of 112 qualifying Ontario cities on median market time for 2026 Q3.
Hamilton at a Glance — 2026 Q3
Based on 1,171 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 | 81 | 45 days | 6.2% | 19.8% |
| Detached | 810 | 28 days | 14.3% | 22.1% |
| Semi-detached | 54 | 19 days | 18.5% | 16.7% |
| Condo townhouse | 111 | 34 days | 15.3% | 25.2% |
| Freehold townhouse | 115 | 28 days | 13.9% | 20.0% |
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 | 1,171 | 30 days | 14.0% | 95.9% |
| 2026 Q4 | 146 | 27 days | 15.8% | 95.7% |
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 Q3
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.