Selling
Questions sellers actually ask
The figures update themselves as new months land, so an answer here is never six months stale. Where the honest answer is it depends, it says so and then says what it depends on.
How much is my house worth in Saint John?
No website can tell you, and the honest version of that answer is more useful than a number. Here is what the data does say: homes here have been selling at about +17.8% above their assessed value, but the middle half of sales ran anywhere from +4.3% to +35.3%. On a $300,000 assessment that band is roughly ninety thousand dollars wide, and it only covers half of all sales. Which end of it your home lands on depends on the roof, the kitchen, the street and the week you list. That part takes someone standing in it.
See what the assessment gap means for your home →How long does it take to sell a house in Saint John?
In August 2026 the middle home took 31 days to sell, and homes went for 101.4% of what they were asking. That is a fast market by most standards. It is also an average across everything from a downtown condo to a farm outside Sussex, so treat it as the weather rather than the forecast for your street.
The full market read →Why is my property assessment different from what my house is worth?
Because they are answering different questions. An assessment is set for taxation and lags the market; a sale price is what one buyer paid on one day. Locally the gap has been running about +17.8%, with the middle half of sales between +4.3% and +35.3%. That spread is why multiplying your assessment by any single number produces a figure with no useful meaning. This describes what sale prices did, and says nothing about whether any assessment is correct.
Do I need to sell my house before I buy another one?
Not necessarily, and it is the question worth settling before you fall for a house rather than after. The answer turns on your equity, your lender's appetite and how much overlap you can tolerate. Both orders work here and both have gone wrong for people who did not plan them. Tell us your actual numbers and we will map both against them.
Tell us what you are planning →Do I pay tax when I sell my house in New Brunswick?
That is a question for an accountant, and we mean that literally rather than as a way of ending the conversation. Whether a sale is taxable depends on things we are not qualified to assess and would be wrong to guess at, including how the property was used and what else you own. Ask an accountant before you list, not after you have an offer.
Figures come from the New Brunswick Real Estate Board's monthly report, CREA's price index and Service New Brunswick assessment data. Nothing here is tax or legal advice. The Ellis Team at REAL Brokerage. All questions →