Buying · Rosemont · QPAREB Q2 2026 figures
A $1,138,000 median and 41 days to decide: how to buy a house in Rosemont in 2026 without overpaying.
Buying a house in Rosemont in 2026 means buying in an area where the median house sells at $1,138,000 (10% over one year, 46% over five years) in 41 days, with 40 houses listed and a condominium at $560,000. The budget starts around $700,000 and runs to $1,350,000 depending on the street and the property type. On the island of Montreal the question of type matters as much as the question of price: a large share of what looks like a house is in fact a plex or a divided co-ownership, and the minimum down payment is not the same. The method does not change: written pre-approval before the first showing, area chosen on closed sales, offer documented by the last three sales on the street, inspection and a full read of the documents before conditions come off.
The QPAREB's Rosemont area sold its median house at $1,138,000 (10% over one year, 46% over five years), in 41 days, with 40 houses actively listed; a condominium there trades at $560,000. For comparison, the island of Montreal as a whole sits at $834,250 for a single-family house and $483,000 for a condominium. The monthly picture is in our August 2026 review of the island market (French).
| Area (QPAREB, Q2 2026) | House, median | 1 year | 5 years | Days on market | Active listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont | $1,138,000 | 10% | 46% | 41 days | 40 |
| Island of Montreal, overall | $834,250 | 4% | 21% | 41 days | 2 |
| Price range | Months of inventory | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Under $280,000 | 10.2 months | Buyer's market |
| $280,000 to $420,000 | 4.2 months | Seller's market |
| $420,000 to $690,000 | 3.3 months | Seller's market |
| $690,000 to $830,000 | 2.8 months | Seller's market |
| $830,000 and up | 3.4 months | Seller's market |
| Purchase price | Minimum down payment | Monthly payment at 4.24%, 30 years (CMHC premium included) | Gross household income required (approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $700,000 | $45,000 | $3,332 | $149,000 |
| $850,000 | $60,000 | $4,019 | $178,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $75,000 | $4,706 | $208,000 |
| $1,150,000 | $90,000 | $5,393 | $238,000 |
| $1,350,000 | $110,000 | $6,309 | $278,000 |
Assumptions: five-year fixed rate of 4.24%, stress test at 6.24%, down payment of 5% up to $500,000 and 10% on the portion above, CMHC premium added to the loan, municipal and school taxes at 0.9% of the price, heating at $1,800 a year, gross debt service ratio of 39%. Your own file may produce a different result.
The Petite-Patrie, west of Papineau around the Jean-Talon Market and Beaubien, sells the classic Montreal plex and is the priciest half of the borough. Old Rosemont, between Masson and Rosemont Boulevard, sells the 1920s to 1950s houses and duplexes that make up the volume, on streets with real trees. The Angus and Technopôle sectors sell the newest stock in the borough. East of Viau, prices come back toward the island median. This is the borough families move to when the Plateau prices them out, and the market knows it.
The plex again: most of what trades in Rosemont is a duplex or triplex, and an owner-occupied plex is a different financing conversation from a single-family house. Pre-1950 construction: wiring, plumbing, stone foundations, outside staircases. Party walls and shared roofs. Parking permits, which are a constraint on most streets. And a market where the difference between two streets six blocks apart, one near the market and one near Viau, can exceed $250,000.
For the neighbourhood, living in Rosemont; to compare, Rosemont or Villeray.
Roughly $149,000 of gross household income for $700,000, $208,000 for $1,000,000 and $278,000 for $1,350,000, on a 30-year amortization with the stress test at 6.24%.
It depends on the property type and the street. At a median of 41 days, a property priced at its street's level gets its offers quickly, but the gap between two streets in the same borough can exceed $200,000. Always document your offer on closed sales, never on other offers.
Published forecasts (Desjardins, QPAREB, CMHC) point to stable to modestly rising prices in 2027 and a policy rate around 2.75%: waiting does not make the price go down. The right moment is the one where your budget, your pre-approval and your target area are ready. In a seller's market, the buyer who is ready beats the buyer who waits.
Usually nothing. The buyer's broker is paid out of the seller's brokerage contract when the sale closes. A buyer's brokerage contract spells out what happens if the seller does not provide for it, and we explain that before anything is signed. See our guide to real estate commission in Quebec.
The median prices, days on market, active listings and months of inventory quoted here come from the Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers, for the second quarter of 2026, by area. The monthly payments come from our own calculation on the assumptions listed above. Market figures move every quarter: the date is on this page so you can tell whether you are reading something current.
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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.
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