The share of neighbourhoods in Durham Region where homes sold above list price climbed to 17 per cent in February, up from 7 per cent in January.
Meanwhile, communities in underbidding territory fell from 93 per cent to 78 per cent, while 6 per cent of neighbourhoods reported home selling at list price, up from 0 per cent the previous month.
The 10 per cent increase in overbidding across the Durham Region mirrors a broader, albeit more modest, trend in the Greater Toronto Area, where more communities had homes selling for above asking last month. In February, 7 per cent of GTA neighbourhoods were in overbidding territory, while 91 per cent continued to see homes selling below list price, and 2 per cent had homes selling at asking.
The Top-5 Overbidding Neighbourhoods in February 2026
Excluding neighbourhoods with fewer than five sales, two of the 36 neighbourhoods in Durham with homes selling above list price last month were in Pickering, another two in Whitby, and one in Ajax. The top-5 overbid neighbourhoods had a median overbid amount ranging from $5,500 to $50,000.
The Top-5 Underbidding Neighbourhoods in February 2026
The five most underbid neighbourhoods were spread across the region. Uxbridge Neighbourhood took first place with a median sold price of just over 1.3 million and a median underbid amount of $61,999.
At the end of each month, Wahi compares the differences between the median list and sold prices to determine whether neighbourhoods are in overbidding or underbidding territory, excluding those neighbourhoods with fewer than five transactions in a given month.
In February, there were 36 Durham neighbourhoods where there were at least five home sales. The top overbidding and underbidding neighbourhoods are ranked by the median overbid or underbid amount. The median overbid and underbid amounts are calculated by subtracting the list price from the sold price of each individual listing in a given neighbourhood. These are then ranked by the median of all subtractions and presented as the median overbid or underbid amount.
Note: The author is the CEO of Wahi, a digital real estate company that redefines the homebuying experience by putting more power into consumers’ hands. By combining cutting-edge tech and market data with expert realtors, Wahi offers unmatched access to insights, tools and the team that makes buying a home faster and easier.