MONEY GLOBE XCanadian housing
New Brunswick housing market: prices, building and jobs
New Brunswick's new home prices changed -0.4% over a year, and unemployment is 7.4%. Reading: balanced market.
New home prices, 1 year
-0.4%
6 months -0.4%
Housing starts, 1 year
+139%
latest 11.6k (annual rate)
Unemployment
7.4%
-0.3 points in a year
Reading
Balanced market
simple rule on official data
What the numbers say
- Prices flat (-0.4% over a year).
- Unemployment is steady at 7.4%.
- New building +139% over a year (more new supply coming).
- Nationally: The central bank has raised rates by 0.25 points in six months — this weighs on demand.
Prices are Statistics Canada's New Housing Price Index (new homes only; resale prices by province need a CREA licence). Latest data: 2026-09-01.
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Create a free accountUpdated November 10, 2026, 20:38 UTC. Sources: Statistics Canada, CMHC via Statistics Canada. Educational information only - not financial advice.