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Hamilton Housing Market Report

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Market Report Summary for August 2025
Updated September 19th, 2025
  • In August 2025, Hamilton's average home price decreased by 2.3% year-over-year, with the average sold price now at $776,381 for August 2025.
  • The benchmark price for a home in the Hamilton-Burlington region was $754,000 in August 2025, a decrease of 10.3% compared to August 2024 and a 1.3% decrease from last month.
  • Detached home average price decreased by 3.9% year-over-year to $843k.
  • Townhouse average price decreased by 2.1% year-over-year to $669k.
  • Condo apartment average price decreased by 3.1% year-over-year to $466k.
  • September 25, 2025 Update: Today’s Lowest mortgage rates in Hamilton is 3.6% for 5-Year Variable.

Hamilton Housing Market Overview

Data for August 2025
Avg. Sold Price:$776,381
All Property Types:$776,381
Detached:$842,787
Semi-Detached:$777,671
Townhouse:$668,738
Condo Apartment:$466,369
Transactions (Buy/Sell):460
All Property Types:460
Detached:323
Semi-Detached:17
Townhouse:80
Condo Apartment:36
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Hamilton Housing Market: Price Movements for August 2025

Benchmark*

Home Price

$754,000

-1.3%

1-Month Change

-10.3%

1-Year Change

Average

Home Price

$776,381

+1.1%

1-Month Change

-2.3%

1-Year Change

Median

Home Price

$715,000

+3.6%

1-Month Change

-2.1%

1-Year Change

Note: The MLS HPI benchmark price represents the value of a ‘typical’ home in the area.

*The benchmark price is for the entire Hamilton-Burlington region, including Hamilton, Burlington, Haldimand County and Niagara North.

Hamilton Market Condition
Balanced
This Month’s SNLR: 45%
An SNLR between 40% and 60% indicates a balanced market.

Home prices in Hamilton’s housing market continued to decline on a year-over-year basis in August 2025. The City of Hamilton’s average home price decreased by 2.3% from August last year to $776,381. The average home price also increased by 1.1% on a monthly basis. According to long-term statistics, the city's average home price has risen by roughly 17% over the past five years.

The Hamilton-Burlington area's MLS benchmark price, which is the price of a typical property, witnessed a much steeper annual decline of 10.3% year over year.

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The average home prices in the different regions of Hamilton-Burlington were as follows:

  • Hamilton - $776,381
  • Burlington - $1,128,578
  • Haldimand - $663,522
  • Niagara North - $839,408

The total number of sales in Hamilton was 460, while in the Hamilton-Burlington area, it was 757. Meanwhile, 1,031 properties were newly listed in Hamilton, and there were 1,601 new listings in the entire Hamilton-Burlington area.

The sales-to-new listings ratio in Hamilton was 45%, indicating balanced market conditions. At the end of August, there were 2,333 homes in inventory with 5.1 months of supply. The average days on the market were 37.1 days.

Home Prices in Hamilton

Hamilton Housing Market Statistics for All Property Types in August 2025

Average Sold Price and MLS HPI Benchmark Price

Note: MLS Benchmark displayed is for Hamilton-Burlington

Total Transactions

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Market Overview for Detached Homes in August 2025

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Market Overview for Semi-Detached in August 2025

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Market Overview for Townhouse in August 2025

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Market Overview for Condo Apartments in August 2025

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Hamilton-Burlington Breakdown by Region for August 2025

Glossary and Definitions

MLS® HPI: The MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) is an index by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) that tracks the prices of homes in a neighborhood. It allows Canadians to quickly compare home prices across Canada and between periods of time without having to account for specific features of a property. Unlike market prices, which can fluctuate from month to month based on seasonal dynamics, the HPI provides a stable view tracks trends across a longer period of time. The HPI is reviewed every year in May to adjust for changes in the real estate marketplace.

MLS® HPI Benchmark Price: The MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) Benchmark Price is the HPI translated into a real-world price number.

Strata Insurance: Strata insurance is insurance used by a strata like a condominium to covers damages to common areas and assets and liability to the strata. It can also include fixtures built or installed as part of the original construction of each unit, even though these may not be common structures. The insurance can cover:

  • Buildings and structures associated with the strata including common areas such as the roof, parking garages, driveways, gyms, pools, etc.
  • Liability for any property damage or bodily injury suffered on strata property
  • Any fixtures that are part of the "standard unit" or original construction of each unit

Strata insurance does not usually include personal items and appliances that are part of a condo unit. It also does not cover the damages made by individual unit owners, such as in the case of water damage caused by a unit owner. These are usually covered by personal condo insurance.

Property types

Detached home: A detached home is your standard single-family home. It is a residential building that stands alone and is separately titled or legally a single unit.

Semi-detached home: A semi-detached home is similar to a detached home, except it shares a wall with another home. This pair of homes must make up an independent building and each should be separately titled or legally two separate units. There can only be two homes in a semi-detached building.

Townhouses: A townhouse is the middle between a detached/semi-detached home and a condo apartment. Like detached and semi-detached homes, they are often single-family units that have their own land and may be attached to other units. However, like condo apartments, they typically have to pay co-ownership fees for maintenance and may share some common features with their neighbors.

Condo apartment: This category includes all apartments and condominiums. These are complexes of residential units with common areas such as hallways, parking lots, stairwells, etc. They can be low-rise, mid-rise, or high-rise buildings. Unlike townhouses, there are no parts of the lot (the land of the building) where access is reserved for only one owner or occupant. There can be privately owned units and spaces inside the building.

Plexes are multi-story buildings with two to four individual units, usually one on each floor. They are a mainstay in Montreal and other cities in Quebec. Each unit is usually individually accessible via an external entrance with higher floors connected by staircases.

Property Classes

Freeholds: A freehold is any property where the owner owns both the house and the land it is built on. Common freehold property types include: detached, semi-detached, some townhouses, and farmland.

Condominiums: A condominium or condo is any property where the owner owns the home (or unit) but shares ownership of the land and other improvements with a condominium corporation. Common condominium property types include condo apartments and some townhouses.

Leasehold: Leasehold describes the situation where different entities own the land and the structure built on the land. Owner of the buildings has leased the land and pay rent to their landlord while owning the building on the land.

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