The New Brunswick Real Estate Board reported that December home sales were unchanged from a year earlier as prices remained stable across the province.

The board said 559 homes were sold last month, matching the total from December 2024.

Sales were also 4.5 per cent above the five‑year average and 11.2 per cent above the 10‑year average for December.

For all of 2025, 9,631 homes sold across New Brunswick, which the board said was a 4 per cent increase from 2024.

Regionally, sales rose in Fredericton by 14.4 per cent and in the Northern and Valley regions by 9.3 per cent.

Greater Moncton recorded a 6.2 per cent decline, while Saint John saw a 10 per cent drop.

The board noted that new listings slowed sharply in December and fell to their lowest level since late 2024.

Active listings dropped below 2,000 homes for the first time since spring, tightening overall supply.

Even so, total active listings reached 2,558 at month’s end, which was 5 per cent higher than December 2024 and the highest December level in more than five years.

The board stated that the benchmark price, which it describes as the best way to track housing trends, was $334,100 in December.

That was up 1.6 per cent from a year earlier.

The benchmark price for single‑family homes increased 1.6 per cent to $335,400.

Townhouse and row units edged down 0.2 per cent to $239,700, while apartments slipped 0.8 per cent to $288,500.

The total value of all home sales in December reached $182.9 million, a 0.3 per cent gain from December 2024.

There were 461 new residential listings last month, up 2.4 per cent from December 2024.

The board noted that the total was above both the five‑ and 10‑year averages for December.

Active residential listings stood at 2,558 at the end of the month, up 5 per cent from December 2024.

The board added that active listings were 14.1 per cent above the five‑year average but remained 21.1 per cent below the 10‑year average.

At the end of December, it would take about 4.6 months to sell all current listings at the current pace of sales.

That was up slightly from 4.4 months a year earlier but below the long‑term average of 7.1 months for this time of year.

The board noted that steady interest rates from the Bank of Canada may give buyers and sellers more certainty heading into early 2026.