Average Sale Price

The average selling price of all single family residential properties in Ottawa through 2025 ranged from a low of $664,042 in December to a high of $745,423 in May.  Taking the average selling price each individual month, and comparing to the same month the previous year (2024), the average monthly annual increase in average sale price was +2.5%. Values were above the 2024 levels in 10 of the 12 months. Notable trends include: January to February (2 month upward trend over 2024 of +2.8%); March 2025 (1 month downward trend of -0.9%); April to December (9 month upward trend of +2.8%).

🕓 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠:

December 2025’s average sale price was $664,042 or ▼ -3.1% compared with November 2025 and ▲ +0.6% compared with December 2024. Average prices in December were the lowest monthly average prices of all months in 2025. Average home prices in December 2025 compared to December in recent years: 2024: +0.6%, 2023: +2.4%, 2022: +6.3%, 2021: +4.4%, 2020: +20.9%.

🔍 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬:

The month with the biggest increase in average price compared to 2024 was May (+7.0%); the biggest year over year price drop occurred in March (-0.9%). Current streaks: average price has seen 2 months of month over month decline and 9 months of year over year increase.

🏆 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬:

The top 3 months for average sale price in 2025 were: May $745,423; June $740,645; October $719,418. The bottom 3 months were: December $664,042; January $672,744; February $680,480.

🌤 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬:

Despite statements to the contrary in some published reports, overall seasonal trends were typical in 2025. Average prices were highest in May and lowest in December – per the majority of past years.

Sales Volume

Transaction volume ranged from 522 in December to 1,569 in May of 2025.  On average (taking the average of all monthly sales volume changes compared to the same month in 2024), transaction volume was up +0.8% year over year. Transactions were above prior-year levels in 6 of the 12 months. Notable trends include: February to April (3 month downward trend, averaging -5.0%); May to October (6 month upward trend averaging +7.5%); November to December (2 month downward trend averaging -13.0%).

🕓 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠:

December transaction volume was 522, down ▼ 34.3% compared to November and down ▼ 10.0% compared to December 2024. December was the month with the fewest transactions in 2025. Compared with the month of December in recent years: 2024: ▼ 10.0%, 2023: ▲ 5.0%, 2022: ▲ 8.8%, 2021: ▼ 15.9%, 2020: ▼ 35.4%.

🔍 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬:

The biggest monthly jump in transaction volume compared to the same month in 2024 occurred in June (+12.6%); and the biggest decline occurred in November (-16.0%). Current streaks: transaction volume has seen 2 months of month over month decline and 2 months of year over year decline. Bottom line: transaction volume ended the year on a very slow note.

🏆 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬:

The busiest 3 months for transactions in 2025 were: May @ 1,569; June @ 1,415; April @ 1,232. The slowest months were: December @ 522; January @ 605; February @ 724.

🌤 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬:

Typically, transaction volume was highest in May and lowest in December.