Burlington slowed down in September 2026. There were 179 home sales, down 15% from a year earlier. The average freehold price was $1,056,256, down 10%, according to our Burlington market report for September 2026.
Homes took 32 days to sell on average. There were 565 new listings and 1,037 homes for sale. Put simply, buyers had lots of choice last month, and sellers had to earn the sale.
I'm Sandy MacKay, and I lead Found Spaces Realty Group. Here's how I read those numbers if you own a home in Burlington and you're thinking about selling.
The number I watch first is 565
Most people look at the price. I look at new listings next to sales.
In September, 565 homes came on the market and 179 sold. By my maths, that's about 32 sales for every 100 new listings. CREA's common rule of thumb calls a market balanced when that figure sits between about 40 and 60. Below 40 leans toward buyers.
So Burlington leaned toward buyers last month. That doesn't mean homes aren't selling. It means a buyer touring in Millcroft on a Saturday can see four homes, go home and think about it, and nobody panics.
That changes how you price.
The 10% drop is not the price of your house
The average freehold price blends detached homes, semis and townhouses. Condos are counted in the 179 sales but left out of the price.
An average moves when the mix moves. If fewer big detached homes in Roseland or Shoreacres sold in September, and more townhouses in Orchard did, the average falls. That can happen even if a single house didn't lose a dollar.
I can't tell you from this report alone how much of the 10% is real price change and how much is mix. I won't guess. What I watch instead is simple. I look at homes like yours, on streets like yours, that sold in the last 90 days.
Your home is worth what the last few buyers paid for homes like it, not what the citywide average says.
That cuts both ways. Some sellers will be relieved. Some will need to hear that last spring's price is gone.
Homes over $1.5 million are holding up better than people think
The top end of Burlington has its own story. In the 52 weeks to October 3, 2026, homes asking $1.5 million and up had 385 sales from 1,043 new listings. That's a sell-through of 37%, and these homes made up 15.6% of all Burlington sales, per the Burlington $1.5M+ figures in our market report.
One caution. That's a full year of data, and the 32-per-100 figure above is one month. They aren't a perfect match. Still, 37 sales for every 100 new listings tells me the luxury buyer hasn't left Burlington.
They've just gotten pickier. A waterfront home in Aldershot or a big lot in Tyandaga still sells when it's priced and shown well. The ones that sit are usually priced off a neighbour's dream number. You can see how we market homes at this level on our Burlington luxury and waterfront homes page.
What I'd do if I were selling in Burlington this fall
With 1,037 homes for sale, your listing is one of a thousand tabs open on a buyer's phone. A few things matter more than usual.
Price off the last 90 days. Sales from last spring were a different market. Buyers have the same data you do.
Win the first two weeks. The average was 32 days. A home that's priced right gets most of its showings early. A home that's overpriced gets ignored early, then has to cut, and buyers notice the cut.
Skip "testing the market." This is the lazy habit I'd argue against hardest. Listing high to see what happens works when buyers are scarce on homes. Right now, homes are what's plentiful.
Fix the cheap stuff. Paint, lights, a clean garage. When buyers can compare four homes in an afternoon, the tidy one feels like the safe one.
None of this is gloomy. A slower month is a fine time to sell if you plan to buy in Burlington too. The house you're moving to is also sitting in a market with more choice.
Questions people ask
Is Burlington a buyer's market right now?
It leaned that way in September 2026. If you divide the 1,037 homes for sale by the 179 sales, you get roughly 5.8 months of supply at that pace. That's my own arithmetic from the report, and anything above about five or six months usually gives buyers room to negotiate.
Why does the Burlington average price leave out condos?
Condo prices behave very differently from houses. Mixing a $600,000 apartment with a $2 million detached home would make the average hard to read. So the report prices freehold homes only, and condos still count in the sales total.
Should I wait until spring to sell my Burlington home?
Spring usually brings more buyers, but it also brings more listings to compete with. Buyers shopping in October and November tend to be serious, because few people tour homes in the cold for fun. If your plans are set, a well-priced fall listing can work just as well.
Find out what your Burlington home is worth now
The citywide average is a starting point. Your street, your lot and your home's condition decide the real number. Get your instant home evaluation to see where your home sits after September, and then we can talk about timing if you'd like.