Pickering market report · January 2026
Pickering housing market: January 2026
Pickering housing market in January 2026: $935,565 average sale price (down 1.6% year over year), 60 homes sold, 3.8 months of supply — a balanced market. Figures from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board.
What happened in Pickering in January 2026
Pickering recorded 60 sales in January 2026, 25.0% fewer than the same month a year earlier. Sellers brought 186 new listings to market, leaving 270 properties in inventory — 15.4% more than a year ago. At the month's pace of sales that is 3.8 months of supply, which puts Pickering in a balanced market. 37% of the month's new listings sold.
The average sale price across all property types was $935,565, down 1.6% year over year and up 0.1% on the month. Detached homes averaged $1,124,405 against $506,250 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 January 2026
By property type
| Type | Average sale price | YoY | Sold | New listings | Inventory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | $1,124,405 | -9.7% | 33 | 97 | 140 |
| Semi-detached | $854,375 | +6.6% | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Row / townhouse | $796,399 | -11.5% | 10 | 20 | 26 |
| Apartment | $506,250 | -11.4% | 4 | 30 | 43 |
| All types | $935,565 | -1.6% | 60 | 186 | 270 |
Source: the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, Pickering, January 2026.
What this means if you're buying in Pickering
Market conditions shape the negotiation; your income, debts and the stress test decide what you can actually borrow. The north end runs into rural lending rules — well and septic, limited acreage valuation, and greenbelt restrictions that can affect what a property may be used for and therefore how it appraises. In the south, the newer condo supply near the GO station raises the same maintenance-fee point as Square One: a high monthly fee reduces borrowing capacity, because lenders count a share of it against you.
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