Best month to buy · Blainville · Centris 2016-2026
The month when sellers in Blainville wait the longest and accept the lowest against their asking price, and the opposite month, over ten years of Centris sales: the margin the season gives the buyer, season by season, and what it is really worth against the offer price. Centris figures, not estimates.
In Blainville, the month most favourable to the buyer is January: houses sold that month waited 41.0 days on average at the median and went for 97.8% of the asking price, against 29.9 days and 100.3% in April, the tightest month. Between the two, 11.1 days of delay and 2.5 points of ratio: that is the margin the season gives to or takes from the buyer in Blainville, a narrower seasonal gap than in most of the 50 cities tracked (median gap 21.4 days). January combines both signals: the longest delay of the year and the lowest ratio. Beware: 2 months out of twelve sell above the asking price on average (April, June). Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled October 14, 2026.
The short answer
In Blainville, the month most favourable to the buyer is January: houses sold that month waited 41.0 days on average at the median and went for 97.8% of the asking price, against 29.9 days and 100.3% in April, the tightest month. Between the two, 11.1 days of delay and 2.5 points of ratio: that is the margin the season gives to or takes from the buyer in Blainville, a narrower seasonal gap than in most of the 50 cities tracked (median gap 21.4 days). January combines both signals: the longest delay of the year and the lowest ratio. Beware: 2 months out of twelve sell above the asking price on average (April, June).
Days on market and sold-to-asking ratio by month in Blainville, ten years
| Month of sale | Median days (avg. 2016-2026) | Sold ÷ asking (avg. 2016-2026) | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| January (best to buy) | 41.0 | 97.8% | winter |
| February | 38.5 | 99.5% | winter |
| March | 28.9 | 99.9% | spring |
| April (tightest) | 29.9 | 100.3% | spring |
| May | 32.7 | 99.8% | spring |
| June | 30.4 | 100.2% | summer |
| July | 32.9 | 99.1% | summer |
| August | 32.2 | 98.7% | summer |
| September | 30.3 | 99.2% | fall |
| October | 24.1 | 98.7% | fall |
| November | 34.5 | 98.4% | fall |
| December | 35.0 | 98.7% | winter |
Caveat: ten-year averages of monthly values (2016 to 2026, 2026 up to September), computed by Centris on closed sales; seasonality describes the past and guarantees nothing for next month; a month's ratio rests on that month's sales only, and the monthly median price is noisy in cities where few houses sell.
What ten years of seasons tell the buyer in Blainville
- By season in Blainville: winter (December to February) 38.2 days and 98.7%, spring 30.5 days and 100.0%, summer 31.8 days and 99.3%, fall 29.6 days and 98.8%. The season most favourable to the buyer is winter; the tightest, spring.
- Winter versus spring: +7.7 days of delay and -1.3 point of ratio for the winter buyer. Spring is the season when the seller holds the price; winter, the one when they listen.
- Slowest month: January (41.0 days); fastest: October (24.1 days), a gap of 16.9 days. Over the year, the average median delay is 32.5 days and the ratio 99.2%.
- Lowest ratio: January (97.8%); highest: April (100.3%), a gap of 2.5 points. Between 2 and 4 points: on a $500,000 house, $10,000 to $20,000 between the best and the worst month.
- 2 months out of twelve at 100% or more of the asking price on average (April, June): in those months, bidding wars are the norm in Blainville, not the exception.
- The month with the most home sales in Blainville is March (11.2% of ten years of sales, see the best month to sell in Blainville): more choice for the buyer, but April remains the tightest month. The sales trough falls in January: fewer houses to visit, but sellers who are waiting.
- Across the 50 cities tracked, the month most favourable to the buyer is January in 42 cities, December in 5 cities; the tightest, March in 20 cities, April in 16 cities. The median delay is longest in January (47.6 days) and the ratio lowest in January (97.8%).
What it changes when buying in Blainville
Buying in Blainville in January means visiting houses listed since the fall, whose sellers have watched 41.0 days go by without an offer: the price conversation is open, and the 97.8% ratio confirms it. The flip side: there are fewer houses for sale (5.2% of the year's sales in January against 11.2% in March), so less choice, and you have to be ready to decide on what is there. Buying in April is the opposite: the most houses to visit, but sellers who receive several offers, a 29.9-day delay and a 100.3% ratio above the asking price. The seasonal margin is real, but it does not replace an offer built on the latest comparable sales: a buyer who overpays in January has lost more than the season gave them.
How to read these figures
One delay and one ratio per calendar month for all of Blainville, averaged over ten years to smooth out the frenzy years and the quiet years. The delay is a median within the month (half the sales faster, the other half slower), then averaged from one year to the next. The ratio compares the sale price with the asking price at the time of sale; it does not see earlier price cuts, which our page on the original price in Blainville tracks separately. The seasonality of delays is robust; that of ratios is finer and noisier in cities where fewer than 20 houses sell a month. The seller's counterpart is the best month to sell in Blainville.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best month to buy a house in Blainville?
January: 41.0 days of median delay on average and 97.8% of the asking price, the best compromise of the twelve months for the buyer. Winter as a whole gives 38.2 days and 98.7%.
What is the worst month to buy in Blainville?
April: 29.9 days and 100.3% of the asking price. Houses go above the listed price on average: you need a pre-approval in hand and an offer from the first showing.
How much does the season save the buyer in Blainville?
11.1 days of delay and 2.5 points of ratio between January and April. On a $500,000 house, in the order of $10,000 or more: a real margin, provided you find the right house that month.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, query of the night of October 13 to 14, 2026 for the municipality of Blainville: Single-family category, median days on market and sale price vs asking price (ratio) by month over ten years, averaged by calendar month; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team, aggregates only. The best month to buy in 50 cities hub compares the 50 cities; the best month to sell in Blainville is the seller's counterpart.
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Published September 7, 2026 by the Loaa & Manseur team, the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 according to the official RE/MAX ranking. Tell us about your project.