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RPS-Wahi House Price Index: Home Prices Now Down in 6 Major Canadian Cities<\/h2>\n

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TORONTO<\/a>, ONT. \u2014April 13, 2026 \u2014 We\u2019re pleased to share the latest national housing data from Wahi and Real Property Solutions (RPS) \u2014 timely insight for anyone covering real estate market trends going into the spring market.
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Wahi, a leading Canadian real estate platform, and Real Property Solutions (RPS), the foremost Canadian provider of property valuation services, today released their March 2026 House Price Index.
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According to the latest data \u2014 Canada\u2019s most comprehensive and timely measure of home prices \u2014 national home prices declined by 3% on a year-over-year basis. This is a slightly larger annual decline than what was observed in the first two months of the year, when the index was falling at a rate of 2% annually. The deeper drop at the national level is at least partly a function of more widespread regional price declines.<\/span><\/p>\n


Notably, six major Canadian housing markets of the 13 major metro areas analyzed are now experiencing annual price declines.<\/span>
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Halifax has become the latest market to join that group, with values tumbling by 2% year over year in March, trailing Ottawa, which in February had become the fifth major urban centre to post a decline. Halifax now joins Hamilton, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria and Ottawa, where prices have already been trending downward.<\/span><\/p>\n


\u201cThe Canadian housing market is performing a rebalancing act,\u201d says RPS-Wahi Economist Ryan McLaughlin. \u201cLike other previously hot housing markets currently experiencing slowdowns, Halifax appears to be returning to more balanced conditions rather than beginning a pronounced downturn,\u201d he continues.<\/span><\/p>\n


Highlights from the March report include:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n