New Brunswick housing market: prices, building and jobs

New Brunswick's new home prices changed 0.0% over a year, and unemployment is 7.4%. Reading: balanced market.

New home prices, 1 year

0.0%

6 months 0.0%

Housing starts, 1 year

+139%

latest 11.6k (annual rate)

Unemployment

7.4%

-0.5 points in a year

Reading

Balanced market

simple rule on official data

What the numbers say

Prices flat (+0.0% over a year).
Unemployment is falling: 7.4% (-0.5 points in a year) - stronger buyer demand.
New building +139% over a year (more new supply coming).
Nationally: The policy rate is unchanged over six months at 2.25%.

Prices are Statistics Canada's New Housing Price Index (new homes only; resale prices by province need a CREA licence). Latest data: 2026-08-01.

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Updated October 21, 2026, 10:02 UTC. Sources: Statistics Canada, CMHC via Statistics Canada. Educational information only - not financial advice.