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August sees the highest year-to-date residential detached and condominium average prices on record
Winnipeg, September 3, 2026 – The August 2026 year-to-date (YTD) residential detached average price of $468,679 was up 3% when compared to 2025 and up 8% from the 5-year average. The YTD condominium average price of $288,834 was up 3% from last year and up 5% from the 5-year average. YTD All MLS® sales of 10,086 were down 6% from 2025 and down 2% from the 5-year average. Total MLS® listings of 16,502 were down 1% from last year and even with the 5-year average. Total dollar volume of over $4.1 billion was down 3% from 2025 but up 5% from the 5-year average. YTD residential detached MLS® sales of 6,880 were down 7% from last year and down 3% from the 5-year average. YTD condominium MLS® sales of 1,412 were down 10% from last year and 6% below the 5-year average.
“Year-to-date residential detached and condominium average prices through August were the highest on record,” said Dan O’Brien, 2026-2027 President of the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board. “Condominium average prices set a new monthly record for August while residential detached average prices decreased from last year. All MLS® active listings for August were up substantially from 2025 and represent the second highest August active listings in the last 5 years.”
All MLS®1 sales of 1,326 were down 5% from last August and the 5-year average. Active All MLS® listings of 4,102 up 13% from last year and up 4% from the 5-year average. All MLS® dollar volume of over $521 million was down 7% from August 2025 and even with the 5-year average. Residential detached MLS® sales of 915 down 6% from last year and down 7% from the 5-year average. The residential detached average price of $439,216 for August 2026 was down 3% from last year but increased 5% from the 5-year average. Condominium MLS® sales of 164 down 19% from last August and down 15% from the 5-year average. The condominium average price of $283,715 increased 2% from August 2025 and was up 3% from the 5-year average.
“From defining your goals to navigating market conditions, a REALTOR® provides the insight and objective advice you need to make informed home-buying decisions,” said Crystal Hollas, CEO of the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board. “They help identify potential risks, advocate for your interests during negotiations and coordinate the many details involved in closing. With a REALTOR® by your side, you have a trusted professional helping you move forward with clarity, confidence and peace of mind.”
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1 – The All MLS® statistical category is an aggregate of all property types.
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