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Market Report · October 2026

Oshawa Real Estate Market Report, October 2026

Durham's largest city and its most active resale market, with detached homes, new condos along the GO line, and a wide price range.

Median sold price, October 2026

$648,000

↓ 11.3% YoY

Avg days on market

28 days

How fast homes sell

Homes sold, October 2026

135

1,620 in the 12 months to October 2026

Median sold price in Oshawa: $648,000 (135 sales, October 2026), down 11.3 percent year over year, selling in an average of 28 days. This Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team market report tracks Oshawa sold prices, days on market, and sales volume using Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) MLS data.

Shawn Hinchey

Shawn Hinchey

Broker and Team Owner, Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team

RECO registered, TRESA compliant, serving Durham Region since 2013

Published: June 4, 2026 · Last updated: October 31, 2026

Where this data comes from: aggregate Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) MLS sold data. Data through October 2026, the most recent complete month with enough closed sales to report. Refreshed daily. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

$648,000
Median sold price in Oshawa, October 2026. 135 closed sales.
Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) MLS
28 days
Average days on market in Oshawa, October 2026.
Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) MLS
-11.3%
Year-over-year change in Oshawa: median sold price.
Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) MLS
135
Homes sold in Oshawa, October 2026.
Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) MLS

What is the average home price in Oshawa?

Median sold price in Oshawa: $648,000 (135 sales, October 2026), down 11.3 percent from a year earlier.

How long do homes take to sell in Oshawa?

Oshawa homes took an average of 28 days to sell in October 2026, measured from list date to sale date across closed transactions.

Are home prices going up or down in Oshawa?

Oshawa prices are down 11.3 percent year over year, and down 3.6 percent month over month. The market reads as balanced right now.

How many homes sell in Oshawa each month?

135 homes sold in Oshawa in October 2026, with 1,620 sold over the 12 months to October 2026.

What do homes sell for per square foot in Oshawa?

Homes in Oshawa sold for about $492 per square foot on average in October 2026.

Housing stock

What kind of homes are in Oshawa?

Oshawa's housing stock over the last 12 months of sales was 76 percent detached homes and 13 percent semi-detached, with detached homes selling for a median of $735,000. Overall prices sit about 21 percent below the Durham Region median.

Sales by property type, last 12 months

  • Detached76% of sales · median $735,000
  • Semi-Detached13% of sales · median $610,000
  • Att/Row/Townhouse8% of sales · median $660,000
  • Duplex1% of sales · median $650,000
  • Link1% of sales · median $667,500

Where sold prices landed

  • Under $600K22% of sales
  • $600K to $800K50% of sales
  • $800K to $1M19% of sales
  • Over $1M10% of sales
+26%
median price change over five years in Oshawa
Source: TRREB MLS sold data
+283%
median price change over twenty years in Oshawa
Source: TRREB MLS sold data

Market behaviour

When do homes sell in Oshawa?

Homes in Oshawa recently took an average of 28 days to sell. Across roughly twenty years of sales, March has been the busiest month for closings and December the quietest, which matters when timing a listing.

March
historically the busiest month for Oshawa closings
Source: 20-year TRREB MLS monthly volume
December
historically the quietest month for Oshawa closings
Source: 20-year TRREB MLS monthly volume

Getting around

How is the commute from Oshawa?

From Oshawa map centre, Oshawa GO is about a 15 minute drive (6.6 km), with Lakeshore East trains into Toronto's Union Station. From Oshawa map centre, the nearest 400-series access is Highway 401 at Ritson Rd, roughly 7 minutes away by car.

15 min
drive from Oshawa map centre to Oshawa GO
Source: Mapbox Directions, typical conditions
7 min
drive from Oshawa map centre to Highway 401 at Ritson Rd
Source: Mapbox Directions, typical conditions

Drive times use Mapbox Directions from Oshawa map centre in typical traffic. They are not a route from a specific address and vary with conditions.

Living in Oshawa

What is it like to live in Oshawa?

The housing stock is primarily detached homes, 76 percent of recent sales, alongside a meaningful semi-detached segment at 13 percent. Green space in and around the area includes Memorial Park, Kinsmen Park, Brick Valley Park, Cowan Park, among others.

Schools

Schools near Oshawa

In Oshawa, public schools are run by the Durham District School Board (DDSB) and Catholic schools by the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB). Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir also serve Oshawa with French-language schools. Boundaries are set by the boards, they change, and the only authority on which school an address attends is the board's own locator. Use the board locators to confirm the schools for a specific address.

School names, boards and grades were checked on October 29, 2026 against the school boards' own directories and the Ontario Ministry of Education school lists. Confirm the school for any specific address with the board locators above. Boundaries and programs are determined solely by the boards.

Homes for sale

Homes for sale in Oshawa

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Median sold price

Monthly median of closed residential sales

Data from TRREB MLS as of October 2026. Aggregate statistics only.

The listing data is provided under copyright by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). The information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by TRREB or Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team.

Sales volume

Homes sold per month

Data from TRREB MLS as of October 2026. Aggregate statistics only.

The listing data is provided under copyright by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). The information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by TRREB or Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team.

Average days on market

How fast homes are selling

Data from TRREB MLS as of October 2026. Aggregate statistics only.

The listing data is provided under copyright by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). The information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by TRREB or Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team.

Price per square foot

Average $/sqft of closed sales

Data from TRREB MLS as of October 2026. Aggregate statistics only.

The listing data is provided under copyright by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). The information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by TRREB or Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team.

Market temperature

Speed, competition, and momentum combined

48Balancedout of 100

Data from TRREB MLS as of October 2026. Aggregate statistics only.

The listing data is provided under copyright by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). The information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by TRREB or Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team.

Year over year appreciation

Annual change in median sold price

Data from TRREB MLS as of October 2026. Aggregate statistics only.

The listing data is provided under copyright by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). The information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by TRREB or Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team.

Seasonality

Average median sold price by calendar month

Data from TRREB MLS as of October 2026. Aggregate statistics only.

The listing data is provided under copyright by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). The information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by TRREB or Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team.

Median sold price by neighbourhood

Ranked by median sold price, recent sales

Data from TRREB MLS as of October 2026. Aggregate statistics only.

The listing data is provided under copyright by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). The information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by TRREB or Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team.

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Oshawa real estate questions, answered

  • Median sold price in Oshawa: $648,000 (135 sales, October 2026), down 11.3 percent from a year earlier.

Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team, Shawn Hinchey, Broker, eXp Realty, Brokerage. Brokered by eXp Realty.

The listing data is provided under copyright by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). The information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by TRREB or Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team.

Statistics on this page are aggregate market figures computed from Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) MLS sold data. Copyright © Toronto Regional Real Estate Board. Individual sold listings are available to registered, verified users only.

Not intended to solicit properties already listed for sale or buyers under contract.

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Oshawa market data by neighbourhood

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Q4 2026 Market Recap (to date)

Oshawa

135 closed sales, October 2026.

$648,000

Sales-weighted median of monthly medians, October 2026

-11.3%

Year over year, October 2026 vs the same month last year

135

Homes sold so far this quarter

28

Avg days on market

Homes in Oshawa sold for a median of $648,000 in October 2026, down 11.3 percent from a year earlier, in an average of 28 days on market. 135 homes changed hands over that period.

Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team, Shawn Hinchey, Broker, eXp Realty, Brokerage. Aggregate figures from TRREB MLS sold data. The listing data is provided under copyright by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). The information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by TRREB or Hinchey Homes Real Estate Team.