Markham in September 2026
Markham recorded 245 home sales in September 2026 on 729 new listings, an average sale price of $1,125,353, and a median price of $1,051,000, according to TRREB’s Market Watch report. Active listings stood at 1,122, giving the city 4.1 months of inventory on a trend basis and a sales-to-new-listings ratio (trend) of 40.5%. Homes sold at an average of 98% of list price after 34 days on market. The MLS® HPI composite benchmark was $1,052,500, 6.02% lower than a year ago.
Markham was the most active York Region municipality by sales volume in September, ahead of Vaughan (213 sales) and Richmond Hill (172 sales), out of York Region’s total of 893 sales across Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, and Stouffville.
Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), Market Watch, September 2026.
MLS® HPI Benchmark Prices
The MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) tracks a "typical" home in each category and is less distorted by high-end outlier sales than the average price. Every Markham property category posted a year-over-year decline in September 2026, led by the apartment segment.
| Property Type | HPI Benchmark | Index | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composite (All Types) | $1,052,500 | 290.5 | ▼ 6.02% |
| Single-Family Detached | $1,441,700 | 331.3 | ▼ 5.61% |
| Single-Family Attached | $1,032,900 | 345.6 | ▼ 5.52% |
| Townhouse | $731,700 | 277.9 | ▼ 6.62% |
| Apartment | $517,200 | 239.2 | ▼ 9.70% |
Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), Market Watch, September 2026 — Focus on the MLS® Home Price Index.
By Home Type — September 2026
Detached homes accounted for the largest share of Markham's dollar volume, while condo apartments led on unit volume. Freehold (Att/Row/Townhouse) and condo townhouses are tracked separately by TRREB and are kept distinct below — they are different ownership structures with very different price points.
| Property Type | Sales | Avg. Price | Median Price | Active Listings | Avg. SP/LP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 108 | $1,534,139 | $1,381,500 | 462 | 98% |
| Semi-Detached | 18 | $1,019,322 | $999,000 | 42 | 101% |
| Freehold Townhouse (Att/Row) | 30 | $977,959 | $918,490 | 147 | 100% |
| Condo Townhouse | 23 | $829,470 | $735,000 | 93 | 98% |
| Condo Apartment | 55 | $574,612 | $535,000 | 354 | 98% |
Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), Market Watch, September 2026 — Summary of Existing Home Transactions by property type.
Supply and Demand Breakdown
Markham’s months-of-inventory trend of 4.1 sits inside the generally balanced 3–6 month range, while the SNLR trend of 40.5% sits just above the 40% threshold that typically marks a balanced market — the only one of the three York Region cities profiled here to clear it. York Region as a whole had an SNLR trend of 35.8% and 5.0 months of inventory, with an average price of $1,136,650 on 893 sales.
What's Driving the Market
Interest rates: TRREB reported the Bank of Canada overnight rate at 2.3% and the prime rate at 4.5% for September 2026, with average contract mortgage rates of 5.49% (1-year), 6.05% (3-year), and 6.09% (5-year) across TRREB’s member lenders. Buyers should confirm live rates directly — see Nordaux’s rate comparison for current lender offers, which differ from TRREB’s reported averages.
Regional economy: Toronto-area (CMA) employment grew 1.7% year over year in August 2026 while the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.8%. Year-over-year CPI inflation was 3.0% in August 2026, and Q2 2026 real GDP growth was 3.3% (annualized). These GTA-wide indicators are published by TRREB, sourced from Statistics Canada and the Bank of Canada.
New listings pullback: Across the GTA, new listings fell 14.4% year over year in September 2026 to 16,500, while sales fell 9.0% to 5,040. Inventory is shrinking faster than demand, which is the main force keeping the market from tipping further toward buyers, in Markham as across York Region.
Stress test: Every insured and most uninsured mortgages in Ontario are qualified under OSFI's B-20 stress test. Read our OSFI stress test guide to see how it affects how much home you can carry in Markham's price range.
Markham Rents — July 2026
Rentals.ca's city rent data puts Markham's average asking rent across all unit types at $2,215/month in July 2026, with one-bedroom units averaging $2,010/month and two-bedroom units averaging $2,372/month. Rentals.ca's National Rent Report also flagged Markham as one of the sharpest year-over-year decliners in the GTA rental market, down roughly 11.9% from July 2025. These figures were surfaced via web search from Rentals.ca's Markham rental listings page and National Rent Report coverage rather than fetched directly from the primary PDF report, so treat them as directionally reliable rather than exact to the dollar.
Source: Rentals.ca. Not independently verified against the primary PDF National Rent Report.
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