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The St. John's real estate market — Aug 2026
- Reference price (Aug 2026)
- $425,400 (+7.5%)
St. John's is North America's oldest European-founded city and the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, a harbour town of painted row houses built into steep hills on the Avalon Peninsula. It remains one of the more affordable provincial capitals in the country.
In August 2026, the MLS® benchmark price in St. John's stood at $425,400, up 7.5% year over year. Source: NLAR / CREA (MLS HPI), August 2026.
The market figures for St. John's cover the census metropolitan area, which takes in Mount Pearl, Paradise, Conception Bay South and other surrounding communities as well as the city itself; no city-only breakdown is published. The Newfoundland and Labrador Association of REALTORS® publishes absolute sales counts, average prices and inventory at the provincial level only, and Payotte does not present a provincial figure as though it described the capital. For inventory, days on market or a neighbourhood-level read, a local professional working from current board data is the right source.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a home cost in St. John's in 2026?
In August 2026, the MLS® benchmark price in St. John's stood at $425,400, up 7.5% year over year. Source: NLAR / CREA (MLS HPI), August 2026.
Are St. John's home prices rising in 2026?
In August 2026, the MLS® benchmark price in St. John's stood at $425,400, up 7.5% year over year. Source: NLAR / CREA (MLS HPI), August 2026.
Is St. John's a buyer's or seller's market in 2026?
Months of inventory — the figure used to call a buyer's or seller's market — is not available for St. John's (August 2026), so Payotte does not call it either way rather than guess. In August 2026, the MLS® benchmark price in St. John's stood at $425,400, up 7.5% year over year. Source: NLAR / CREA (MLS HPI), August 2026.
Why are some housing figures for St. John's only available province-wide?
Because the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of REALTORS® publishes absolute sales counts, average prices and inventory for Newfoundland and Labrador as a whole, not for the capital. Rather than let a provincial number stand in for a city one, Payotte leaves those figures out; a local professional working from current board data can fill in inventory and days on market.
Do these figures cover the city or the wider area?
The census metropolitan area, which takes in Mount Pearl, Paradise, Conception Bay South and other surrounding communities as well as the city itself. No city-only breakdown is published.
Source : NLAR / CREA (MLS HPI) · St. John’s (RMR) · 2026-08 — figures updated with each board release.
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