Oshawa market report · May 2026
Oshawa housing market: May 2026
Oshawa housing market in May 2026: $708,723 average sale price (down 9.3% year over year), 183 homes sold, 3.6 months of supply — a balanced market. Figures from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board.
What happened in Oshawa in May 2026
Oshawa recorded 183 sales in May 2026, 15.3% fewer than the same month a year earlier. Sellers brought 514 new listings to market, leaving 654 properties in inventory — 7.9% less than a year ago. At the month's pace of sales that is 3.6 months of supply, which puts Oshawa in a balanced market. 39% of the month's new listings sold.
The average sale price across all property types was $708,723, down 9.3% year over year and down 2.0% on the month. Detached homes averaged $793,496 against $367,083 for condo apartments — the gap that decides which side of the $1.5 million insured-financing cap a purchase here falls on.
The two years to May 2026
By property type
| Type | Average sale price | YoY | Sold | New listings | Inventory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | $793,496 | -6.0% | 111 | 330 | 408 |
| Semi-detached | $600,238 | -10.0% | 24 | 55 | 51 |
| Row / townhouse | $683,974 | -7.2% | 19 | 44 | 63 |
| Apartment | $367,083 | -13.3% | 12 | 32 | 57 |
| All types | $708,723 | -9.3% | 183 | 514 | 654 |
Source: the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, Oshawa, May 2026.
What this means if you're buying in Oshawa
Market conditions shape the negotiation; your income, debts and the stress test decide what you can actually borrow. This is the strongest rental-income market on the site, and the place where using it well matters most. Confirm whether an existing suite is legal and registered — it changes which lenders will use the income and how much of it. If you are buying as an investor rather than to occupy, expect a 20% minimum down payment: rental properties you do not live in cannot be insured. If you will live in one unit of a two-unit property, you can put down as little as 5%, which is a completely different proposition and one a lot of buyers here do not realise is available.
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