Buying a home in Canada right now feels like sitting for an exam you have been studying for but still aren’t sure you are ready to take.
The national average home price sat at $673,335 in December 2025, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association, and that number is forecast to climb another 2.8% to roughly $698,881 in 2026.
Interest rates have settled, with the Bank of Canada holding its overnight rate at 2.25% and signalling that borrowing costs are unlikely to move much this year.
So the money side of things has become a bit more predictable, which is a relief. But predictable does not mean simple.
You still have to find the right property, understand what it is actually worth, figure out your budget down to the last dollar, and do all of this before someone else puts in a competing offer.
The good news is that a handful of platforms have gotten very good at organizing this process so that a buyer can move through it without feeling lost.
Below are 10 of them, each with a different strength, and a comparison to help you decide which ones deserve a spot on your phone.
A Quick Note on Government Incentives Worth Knowing
Before looking at platforms, it helps to know what financial tools are available to you as a buyer, because the best platforms will surface these details during your search.
First-time buyers in Canada can stack several programs on a single purchase.
The First Home Savings Account lets you contribute up to $8,000 per year, with a $40,000 lifetime cap, and all withdrawals for a qualifying home purchase are tax-free, including investment growth.
Nearly 1 million Canadians have already opened one of these accounts, according to the Government of Canada.
The Home Buyers’ Plan allows you to pull up to $60,000 from your registered retirement savings plans.
The First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit provides up to $1,500 in tax savings. And as of December 15, 2024, all first-time buyers can access 30-year amortization periods on insured mortgages, with the insured mortgage cap raised from $1 million to $1.5 million.
These programs can work together, and platforms that help you understand how they apply to your situation add real, measurable value.
Wahi
Wahi brings together real-time pricing trends, over 20 years of sold comparable data, and right neighbourhood insights inside a single app.
Listings update every 15 minutes, confirmed on Wahi’s Popular Searches page.
The feature that separates Wahi from other apps on this list is its Select Realtor program, which uses an AI-powered recommendation engine built in partnership with the Vector Institute to match buyers and sellers with agents based on sales results, years of experience, listing quality, and local area performance.
Wahi Select Realtors are salaried professionals rather than commission-based, and according to Wahi’s realtor services page, they carry 10 or more years of experience and handle 10 times more deals than the Greater Toronto Area average.
If the first match doesn’t work, Wahi reassigns you to another agent at no cost under their Perfect Match Guarantee.
One feature that sets the app apart for couples is Co-Buying, which lets you invite a spouse, partner, or family member into your account so you can share listings, notes, and preferences together.
Wahi’s Market Pulse tool gives a visual breakdown of where overbidding or underbidding is happening across nearly 400 GTA neighbourhoods, which is useful when you are trying to figure out what a fair offer looks like.
The platform added AI-generated property summaries to every listing and, in October 2024, launched AI-powered image filtering developed with Western University researchers, an industry-first tool that lets you search listing photos for features like “renovated kitchen” or “finished basement.”
The mortgage calculator factors in property taxes, condo fees, utilities, and maintenance costs, showing true monthly housing expenses rather than the principal and interest alone.
Wahi won the Canadian Business Awards’ Best Real Estate Innovator in both 2023 and 2024 and was named one of Inman’s Top Real Estate AI Startups in 2024.
Realtor.ca
Realtor.ca is developed by the Canadian Real Estate Association and holds the largest database of property listings in the country.
Nearly every home listed through Canada’s formal real estate market appears here, with updates coming directly from licensed agents.
In 2025, the platform added AI search capabilities and improved its map-based browsing.
It includes neighbourhood insights, mortgage payment calculators, and the ability to connect with a licensed agent.
With ratings of 4.3 on iOS across over 45,000 reviews and 3.5 on Google Play with over 7,300 reviews, it remains the platform with the widest listing coverage across every province and territory.
Its depth of analytical and transactional tools has not caught up to some newer competitors, but for sheer volume of listings, nothing else matches it.
Zolo
Zolo’s strength is its mobile-first search tool paired with a price trend engine.
Search filters go deep, covering lot size, days on market, price changes, walk scores, commute scores, and more.
Property pages include price history, trending neighbourhood data, and details about nearby shopping, parks, and commute options.
Like Wahi, Zolo provides market insights that indicate if a specific city or neighbourhood leans toward buyers or sellers.
The platform also offers home value estimates and historical sales data alongside mortgage calculators and home value estimators.
Coverage spans Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and parts of other provinces.
Zoocasa
Zoocasa pairs buyers with vetted real estate professionals through its agent-matching service, which accounts for specific preferences.
Buyers can chat with agents, book property tours, and request detailed reports without leaving the app.
One of its strongest search features is the ability to filter by commute times, school district boundaries, transit proximity, and walk scores, which is helpful if your daily routine matters as much as the home itself.
Neighbourhood reports break down price growth statistics, school catchment information, and local reviews.
Zoocasa focuses heavily on Ontario, with thinner coverage in other provinces. Users rate the app above 4.5 out of 5 on both iOS and Google Play.
HouseSigma
HouseSigma uses artificial intelligence and big data analytics to provide estimated market values, historical sale prices going back to 2003, and neighbourhood sales trends.
Buyers can see how long a property has been on the market, the gap between asking and selling prices, and school data alongside walk and bike scores.
Bid range estimates based on past sales help buyers calibrate their offers. It currently covers Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta.
HouseSigma also operates as a full-service brokerage with a 4.9-star rating on Trustpilot from around 300 reviews, and its app holds ratings of 4.4 on iOS and 4.0 on Google Play.
Centris.ca
Centris serves all 12 real estate boards in Quebec, functioning as the province’s property search hub.
Every property listed for sale or rent by a real estate broker in Quebec appears on the platform.
As of April 2024, it carried 61,892 listings and attracts between 10 and 12 million visitors monthly.
In July 2025, it ranked second nationally for traffic with 6.53 million visits, behind only Realtor.ca.
Centris connects users with one of its 16,000 real estate brokers and offers a payment calculator, property alerts, saved searches, virtual tours, and Chromecast support for viewing property photos on a larger screen.
REW
REW offers MLS listings across Canada along with rental properties, new home developments, and mortgage options from hundreds of lenders.
Its roots are in British Columbia and Alberta, though it has expanded to include Ontario listings as well.
The platform’s agent-matching feature pairs users with a local market expert.
REW’s editorial section, called The Guide, publishes advice and information about Canadian real estate.
For buyers interested in pre-sale opportunities, REW also features new home developments and pre-construction listings, which makes it useful if you are considering a property that has not been built yet.
Royal LePage
Royal LePage has operated in Canada since 1913 and has grown to a network of over 20,000 real estate agents across more than 600 locations.
The platform covers all provinces and provides extensive historical data. Buyers can filter by price, property type, and upcoming open houses.
A map overlay adds demographic factors like age, education, and language distribution.
A livability score summarizes local amenities, and price trend graphs allow year-over-year comparisons.
In-app calculators estimate down payment size and closing costs, and a built-in Home Valuation tool compares asking prices against past sales.
Royal LePage is the only Canadian real estate company with its own charitable foundation, directing 100% of every donated dollar to its causes.
Redfin Canada
Redfin Canada updates its MLS listings every few minutes, and its Book It Now feature lets buyers schedule a home showing with a Redfin agent in a few taps.
The platform calculates mortgage payments, property tax, and insurance within the search itself, and it shows commute times from potential homes.
Its AI assistant, Ask Redfin, provides quick answers on for-sale listings.
Redfin is now part of Rocket Companies, with integration into Rocket Mortgage for buyers who want to explore financing on the same platform.
Primary operations are in the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Vancouver, with MLS listing search available across most provinces.
RE/MAX Canada
RE/MAX operates one of the largest brokerage networks in the country.
Its website and app offer property search across all Canadian provinces, along with agent-matching tools and educational content aimed at buyers.
RE/MAX’s platform provides neighbourhood-level market reports, mortgage calculators, and the ability to connect with local agents through their extensive office network.
The company has published detailed content on its blog about the 30-year amortization policy for first-time buyers, which is a useful resource if you want to understand how that change affects your monthly payments.
How to Pick the Right Platform for Your Search
The best platform for you depends on where you are buying and what kind of support you need during the process.
If you are a first-time buyer looking for financial tools and savings, Wahi covers a lot of ground in a single app.
If you want the widest possible listing pool across the entire country, Realtor.ca remains the most comprehensive source.
Buyers in Quebec will find Centris.ca to be the most relevant platform. And if historical pricing data matters to your decision-making, both HouseSigma and Wahi offer deep sold data going back many years.
CREA’s Chair Valérie Paquin noted that the spring market is expected to benefit from 4 years of pent-up demand and interest rates that are about as good as they are going to get.
With roughly 494,512 residential properties forecast to trade hands through Canadian MLS Systems in 2026, representing a 5.1% increase from 2025, there will be plenty of activity to track.
Having the right platform on your phone means you can follow that activity with confidence and move on a property when the time is right, rather than scrambling to catch up.
