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Nova Scotia housing market, February 2026
624 sales, a $467,926 average sale price and 5.3 months of inventory, with every NSAR region and the change from February 2025.
What happened in the Nova Scotia housing market in February 2026?
In February 2026, 624 homes sold through NSAR’s MLS System, down 8.2% from a year earlier, at an average sale price of $467,926, up 3.6%. Active listings were 3,297, and months of inventory 5.3 against 4.8. The largest regional move was Cape Breton, up 27.2% to $248,870.
February 2026 in numbers
February 2026 on one card
Average residential sale price, Nova Scotia
- 624Residential sales-8.2% from February 2025
- 5.3 monthsMonths of inventoryAgainst 4.8 in February 2025
- 3,297Active listingsAt month end
- Highest: Halifax-Dartmouth $594,940
- Lowest: Yarmouth $238,208
- Largest rise: Cape Breton +27.2%
- Largest fall: Yarmouth -21.7%
Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS® / CREA monthly statistics, February 2026 report; added to this site September 20, 2026. Year to date: 1,118 sales, -9.3%. NSAR publishes by region, not by town.
The seven regions
| Region | Sales | Year over year | Average price | Year over year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax-Dartmouth Halifax Regional Municipality | 307 | -8.6% | $594,940 | +0.7% |
| Annapolis Valley Kings, Annapolis and West Hants | 76 | -27.6% | $408,268 | +14.8% |
| Cape Breton Cape Breton Island | 46 | -11.5% | $248,870 | +27.2% |
| South Shore Lunenburg and Queens | 57 | -3.4% | $425,003 | +6.6% |
| Northern Nova Scotia Colchester, Cumberland and East Hants | 94 | 0.0% | $308,113 | +2.5% |
| Highland Region Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough | 32 | +23.1% | $338,013 | +24.7% |
| Yarmouth Yarmouth, Digby and Shelburne | 12 | +50.0% | $238,208 | -21.7% |
- Average sale price $248,870
- 46 sales, -11.5%
- Covers Cape Breton Island
- Average sale price $238,208
- 12 sales, +50.0%
- Covers Yarmouth, Digby and Shelburne
Average sale price against February 2025. The provincial average moved +3.6%; the regions ranged from -21.7% to +27.2%. Source: Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS® / CREA monthly statistics.
What changed for borrowers
Against January 2026, the average sale price rose $32,539 (+7.5%) to $467,926. Sales rose from 496 to 624 (+25.8%). Active listings fell from 3,315 to 3,297. Months of inventory moved from 6.7 to 5.3, above the 4.8 of February 2025: more supply relative to sales than a year earlier, which is the time a financing condition needs.
The policy rate on this site is the current one, 2.25% set September 2, 2026; for the rate in force in February 2026, see the Bank of Canada. Whatever it was, a federally regulated lender qualified buyers at the greater of the contract rate plus 2% and 5.25%.
Rule and program changes dated in February 2026:
- Feb 3, 2026, Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia First-time Homebuyers Program launched. 2–4% down with no mortgage insurance premium, income under $200,000, credit 630+, price caps $570,000 in HRM and East Hants and $500,000 elsewhere. Delivered by participating credit unions only. Source · The page this affects
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The detail, if you want it
Year to date, January to February 2026
1,118 residential sales, down 9.3% on the same months of 2025, at a year-to-date average sale price of $454,200, up 0.7%. February 2026’s own average of $467,926 was above the running average by $13,726.
Every region, the last 2 months
| Region | January 2026 | February 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax-Dartmouth | $569,778 -5.6% | $594,940 +0.7% |
| Annapolis Valley | $361,056 +6.1% | $408,268 +14.8% |
| Cape Breton | $266,345 -7.0% | $248,870 +27.2% |
| South Shore | $340,644 -21.3% | $425,003 +6.6% |
| Northern Nova Scotia | $314,135 +8.9% | $308,113 +2.5% |
| Highland Region | $285,545 +0.6% | $338,013 +24.7% |
| Yarmouth | $262,978 +35.9% | $238,208 -21.7% |
| Nova Scotia | $435,387 -3.3% | $467,926 +3.6% |
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Questions people ask
What was the average house price in Nova Scotia in February 2026?
$467,926, up 3.6% from February 2025, across 624 residential sales. The MLS HPI benchmark, which tracks a typical home rather than the mix of what sold, was $423,700, up 1.4%. By NSAR region the average ran from $238,208 in Yarmouth to $594,940 in Halifax-Dartmouth.
How many homes sold in Nova Scotia in February 2026?
624 through the MLS System, down 8.2% from February 2025. Active listings at month end were 3,297, giving 5.3 months of inventory against 4.8 a year earlier. Year to date, 1,118 homes had sold, down 9.3%.
Which region of Nova Scotia moved most in February 2026?
Cape Breton, where the average sale price was up 27.2% to $248,870 on 46 sales. At the other end, Yarmouth was down 21.7% to $238,208 on 12 sales. Regional averages on small sale counts swing more than the provincial figure; Yarmouth’s 12 sales is a small base.
Where do these February 2026 figures come from?
From the Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS® / CREA monthly statistics, read from NSAR’s monthly PDF report and added to this site on September 20, 2026. NSAR publishes seven regions and no towns, so a town’s price on this site is its region’s average. Each report is published in the first week of the following month, and NSAR removes older reports, which is why the 8 months of 2026 are kept here.
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