Halifax-Dartmouth (MLS® HPI)

Canadian Real Estate Association (MLS® HPI) published a composite benchmark price of $563,800 for Halifax-Dartmouth in August 2026, up 1.5% year over year and up 1.2% on the month.

Across the 35 months on record — October 2023 to August 2026 — the benchmark for Halifax-Dartmouth rose 7.0%, from $526,800 to $563,800.

The high over that window was $572,700 in May 2026; the benchmark now sits 1.6% below it.

The low was $508,500 in November 2023.

Published benchmarks for Halifax-Dartmouth were $584,200 for detached homes in August 2026, $521,900 for townhouses in August 2026 and $422,100 for apartments in August 2026.

The segments have not moved together: detached homes gained 8.7%, townhouses gained 1.6% and apartments lost 8.0% over the window — a spread of 16.7 percentage points between detached homes and apartments.

These are figures published by Canadian Real Estate Association (MLS® HPI) for Halifax-Dartmouth. The comparisons above — the change over the window, the distance from the high and the spread between property types — are arithmetic compiled by this publication from 35 monthly releases, October 2023 through August 2026.